North Carolina Bird Atlas Still Needs Your Participation!

The NC Bird Atlas has just completed the second year of breeding bird surveys throughout the state, but we are still in need of...

Jeff Shields is the Spring 2022 Lady Slipper Award Winner

Congratulations to Jeff, our 2022 Spring Lady Slipper Award Winner! Serving as a volunteer for as long as he can remember after moving to...

The Blueway Plan for the French Broad River

You may have heard of greenways before, but have you heard of a blueway? Similar to a greenway, a blueway focuses on protecting a natural...

Kudzu Warrior Wins Statewide Award

Greg Miner is a Recipient of the North Carolina Governor’s Volunteer Service Award Greg Miner with the Kudzu Warriors at Norman Wilder Forest The...

Winter Lady Slipper Award Winner

Congratulations to Ted Altman, our Winter Lady Slipper Award recipient! When Ted moved back to Tryon, he rediscovered his passion for hiking. Specifically, Ted is...

Fall Lady Slipper Award Winner

Congratulations to Susan McHugh, our 2021 Fall Lady Slipper Award recipient! Susan began her journey with Conserving Carolina in 2018 when a 100-acre plot of...

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.

Happy National Volunteer Week!

April 18th – 24th was National Volunteer Week. We want to extend a huge thank you to each and every one of you. During 2020, in...

Canoeing For a Cause!

By Torry Nergart Canoeing for a cause! (Or kayaking, or tubing, or duck hunting, or paddle-boarding, or bird-watching, or muskie fishing, for a good cause…....