“I knew that if I wanted my child to use whatever toy storage solution we had, it needed to be fun and like a game. “
Plan charts future of Pisgah, Nantahala forests
The latest Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests Land Management Plan was implemented last month and outlines land use for the next 20 years.
Thinking green: Sunrise on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Simone Adams is the founder of Color My Outdoors, which works to change the outdoor narrative to celebrate people of color.
Thinking green: Keep food out of the landfills
Marisha MacMorran first joined Food Connection in 2015 as a food donor partner. Today, she serves as the organization’s executive director.
Thinking green: Ways to promote sustainability in WNC
McKee Thorsen, a senior prefect at Asheville School, shares ways people in WNC can promote sustainability.
Bailey Mountain Trail ‘Geezers’ build a legacy
The passionate group of retired volunteers spent three years building the trail.
Thinking green: Kudos to the city
Jane L. Laping is a member of Asheville GreenWorks’ Oakley TreeKeepers.
Thinking green: Educate students on solutions for environmental issues
Adam Edge, a senior at Martin L. Nesbitt Discovery Academy, shares his thoughts and concerns about the environment.
Thinking green: Get curious!
Allie Daum is a junior at UNC Asheville, where she serves as co-director of the Student Environmental Center.
Gyms eye sustainability along with workouts
“Most people are really good at bringing their own water bottle,” says Kathleen Hahn from DANCECLUB Asheville.
Thinking green: Be a friendly bulldog
Monroe Gilmour is a community organizer based in Black Mountain.
Thinking green: Stronger tree protection
Alison Ormsby is the director of sustainability and lecturer in environmental studies at UNC Asheville.
Thinking green: Ban plastic bags
Hartwell Carson has served as a French Broad Riverkeeper with MountainTrue for over a decade.
Thinking green: Make environmental issues go viral!
Dareck B. Luebbert is a senior at Mars Hill University. He is the co-leader of the university’s Environmental Actions Club and is passionate about bringing awareness about environmental issues through social media.
Mallory McDuff promotes attainable climate activism in new book
The Warren Wilson College professor profiles one woman in each U.S. state who’s making a difference on the environmental front.
Gardening with Xpress: Climb aboard the spring-weather roller coaster
Gardeners and farmers are some of the first folks to be impacted by climate change. We pay attention to the temperature, sun, wind, rain, and rhythms of the living world. And when things like weather become more erratic or unpredictable, our crops feel it. Wild weather is becoming more and more the norm, so it will behoove us to learn to adapt.
Green in brief: Duke Energy completes Hot Springs microgrid
The microgrid includes 2 megawatts of solar panel capacity and 4.4 MW of battery storage. Those resources are enough to power the entire town for an extended period if its connection to the main grid is disrupted.
Health checkup: The foundation of healthy ecosystems
Author Laura Lengnick discusses our individual and collective health, healthy ecosystems and the power of silence.
Green in brief: Conserving Carolina to expand Bracken Mountain Preserve
On Dec. 30, the nonprofit completed the purchase of 34 acres in Brevard to expand the preserve. The new land will bolster the existing 395-acre park, owned by the city of Brevard, which connects to the Pisgah National Forest.
From CPP: The uncertain future of old-growth forests in North Carolina, part three, the green salamanders
The recent decision to harvest 26 acres that encompass an old-growth patch of forest on a 3,500-foot mountaintop – the Southside Project – underscores what some say is the widening incongruity between the U.S. Forest Service’s mission, climate change crisis and the public’s will.
From CPP: The uncertain future of old-growth forests in North Carolina, part two
Scientists say old-growth forests are essential tools in the fight against climate change. Harvesting them releases greenhouse gasses, worsening climate impacts.
