They Wanted the Children to Know
The families that integrated Brevard schools “wanted the children to know that they were somebody.” The African-American Storyline project keeps their stories alive.
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Watch the Virtual Conservation Celebration!
Watch the virtual Conservation Celebration—full of inspiring stories about people and nature as well as exciting updates on conservation projects.
Harmony Around The Campfire
Black Folks Camp Too founder Earl Hunter says, “I had the grandiose idea that… the campfire could be this piece that brings a whole entire country together.”
Estatoe Trail to Connect to Rosenwald Community
The Estatoe Trail will soon extend to the historic Rosenwald Community in Brevard, connecting it with downtown Brevard and Pisgah National Forest. This new link...
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Video: Amazing Views and Stories
In this video you can get an inspiring new perspective on conservation, through gorgeous birds-eye footage and through the eyes of our members and volunteers.
Alexla and the Butterflies
See the monarch sanctuaries in Mexico through the eyes of a young woman returning to the land where she was born.
Rafael and Mary Bravo: Protecting San Felipe Farm
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.
Pender and Tanya Marie: “We Have a Vision.”
“We have a vision and we have a goal that people of color will be out in these areas,” says Tanya Marie. She and her fiance, Pender, are founders of Pathways to Parks, a nature group for people of color.
Video: Alexla’s Story
Alexla Perez-Sanchez used to feel that she didn’t have a place in the outdoors, having immigrated to WNC from Mexico as a young child. After her experience in Summer of Service, that’s changed. 100%.