Burning the Meadow

Conservation landowner Mike Elliott used a controlled burn to rejuvenate a meadow. If you’re interested in controlled burns, check out our Good Fire Q&A.

Growing Into Fullness at Transfiguration Preserve

This month of June is indeed the “full” time of the year, a time of all of life burgeoning, singing, budding and bursting.

The Botany of Graveyards

Planting beautiful living things in and around our cemeteries is as old as humankind.

North Carolina ranked 2nd in US for projected Farmland Loss

NC is projected to lose over 1 million acres of farmland by 2040, an area larger than the state of Rhode Island.

Tributary of North Pacolet River Protected

A couple just protected 109 acres near Pearson’s Falls with a beautiful mountain stream. Altogether they have protected about 500 acres in that area.

A Haven for Rare Plants and Animals

A conservation easement on 361 acres near DuPont protects 6.6 miles of streams and a wealth of biodiversity, with rare salamanders, wildflowers, bats, birds, and more.

Family’s Land Sale Benefits Conservation Initiatives

When Joe and Elaine Friebele had to part with cherished family land, they donated a portion of the proceeds to support conservation.

Small but Mighty—the New Sargeant Family Preserve

In a rapidly developing part of Hendersonville, Michael Sargeant and his wife Fern Carter had a small forest full of wildlife and tall trees. This...

How Do You Heal this Stream without Killing the Trees?

Many stream restorations involve regrading the banks. But in this case, you’d have to cut down mature trees. Here’s an innovative way to solve that problem.