Press Releases

Spanish-English Walking Series

Wintergreen Falls Leer en español Conserving Carolina is thrilled to announce a series of four Spanish & English walks that will take place across our...
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Hiking with Wheels 

Off road wheelchairs and new adaptive equipment allow people with disabilities to do more outdoors. So how do we make the outdoors more accessible?

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Where Can You Feel at Home?

Delia Jovel Dubón, who was born in El Salvador, feels blessed to have found a beautiful new home in WNC. But many immigrants never feel at home, she says. She’s working with Conserving Carolina volunteers to make a place where they can.

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A New Day for Rivercane 

Cherokee artisans need rivercane to make traditional baskets. But this native plant has dwindled to 2-3% of its former abundance. We’re working with Cherokee partners to restore rivercane at the Mouth of Mud Creek, which will be harvested for traditional crafts.

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Summer Spanish/English Walk Series

Conserving Carolina is thrilled to announce a series of four bilingual (Spanish and English) walks that will take place across our service region in Henderson, Transylvania, and Polk counties.

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Involucrar a Más Personas con La Naturaleza

La pasante de Conserving Carolina va a guiar caminatas, traducir letreros de senderos y crear videos  Read in English Cuando Alexla Pérez-Sánchez era una niña, ella y su madre no podían hacer mucho senderismo....
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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.

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