Elaine Friebele and her family are restoring the health of a forest in Fairview that has been in their family for generations. Here’s how they transformed it from a white pine monoculture to a certified sustainable working forest.
Join Trails Specialist Peter Barr and Community Engagement Manager Ericka Berg on a members only hike at Johnson Branch conservation easement in Transylvania County.
A historic cattle farm in Mills River has been permanently protected, preserving high quality farmland for future generations. This conservation project will also improve water quality in the French Broad River.
An 87-acre former sod farm on the French Broad River in Mills River could be the site of a new floodplain restoration, similar to the nearby Mouth of Mud Creek restoration. There’s also potential for public river access.
Woody Platt of the Steep Canyon Rangers is working with his neighbors to restore the East Fork of the French Broad River.
Come learn about Coyote from the state furbearer biologist!
An ambitious restoration at this conservation burial ground includes bringing back a wetland that may have been buried for a century. New life started appearing right away.
Rafael and Mary Bravo are working with Conserving Carolina to protect their farm in Polk County—San Felipe Farm. “It is truly a special place,” Rafael says in this one minute video.