Create New Trails in Bracken Preserve

Bracken Preserve is a local treasure that links the City of Brevard with Pisgah National Forest—and now we have the opportunity to expand it and make it better!

Back on Her Grandparents’ Porch

LaShanda Brown says mindful birding is about being still and letting nature come to you. Recently, she offered a mindful birding outing for scholars at Rise & Shine, with Conserving Carolina.

140 Acres Added to Polk County Park

With 140 more acres, this park at Little White Oak Mountain now connects Polk County Middle School, the Green River Game Lands, and a future workplace housing development.

Post Cards to the Earth

Conserving Carolina honored and celebrated Earth Day 2022 in the fresh spring air by organizing the Earth Day Festival at Harmon Field in Tryon,...

Project Renewal

Polk County students are planning the future of natural areas near schools, including Laughter Pond and Little White Oak Mountain.

Grow It Forward

A Polk County program teaching students to make connections with nature and people Over at Polk County Middle School, sixth-grade science teacher Andrea Hill has...

Wonder in the Mountains

Our first Photo Ambassador,, Dr. Leah Swann, shares beautiful images of panoramic mountain vistas, wildlife, and children experiencing moments of wonder in nature.

Where Babies and Birds Play

How to Make a Nature Play Area at Home A child plays at Nessa’s Young’uns child care center in East Flat Rock. When Vanessa Gilliam...

Engaging More People with the Outdoors

When Alexla was growing up, she wasn’t able to get outside much. In Summer of Service, she fell in love with the land. Now, as a Conserving Carolina intern, she’s helping make the great outdoors more accessible to all.