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.
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.
Hiking Challenge 5 is here! Hike to eight great places on land that Conserving Carolina helped protect and earn your white squirrel patch.
We’ve reached a new milestone: over 45,000 acres protected! See a new map of protected lands, learn how much is protected where you live, and check out the conservation highlights from last year.
John Humphrey is 102 years old and his trees are about the same age. While that’s a long lifespan for a person, it’s still young for a tree. John, a conservation trailblazer, looks out at his forests and imagines the trees growing to be 500.