Watershed we do?

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 by Brent Brown

Green in brief: Ecusta Trail under contract, Arboretum launches kids bird-watching program

Posted on December 10, 2020December 7, 2020 by Daniel Walton

On Nov. 18, nonprofit Conserving Carolina announced that it had entered a contract to buy an unused 19-mile rail corridor between Brevard and Hendersonville for conversion into a greenway. Backers hope the Ecusta Trail will become a regional draw for running and biking enthusiasts.

Students in the Green Opportunities Greenway Construction Training program smooth out the temporary trail on the Town Branch Greenway behind the Wesley Grant Southside Center.

Green Opportunities partners with city to build greenway trail

Posted on May 12, 2018May 9, 2018 by Daniel Walton

Funded by a $10,000 grant from Mountain Area Workforce Development, a $5,000 grant from New Belgium Brewing Co. and $2,400 from the city Transportation Department, the project established a 6-foot-wide trail on the Town Branch Greenway surfaced with fine gravel. The trail will serve pedestrians and cyclists until its planned removal in 2020 to make way for the greenway’s permanent path.

Asheville’s newest section of greenway opens next to New Belgium Brewery

Posted on April 23, 2017April 25, 2017 by Cindy Kunst

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newest section of the French Broad River Greenway was held Friday, April 21, at the foot of the New Belgium brewery as part of the city of Asheville’s Earth Week Celebration. Representatives from the many public and private partnerships that had a role in the development of this section, called […]

NCDOT open house provided opportunity for public comment, concern on upcoming projects

Posted on February 12, 2014February 12, 2014 by Hayley Benton

The North Carolina Department of Transportation held a Feb. 11 open house at A-B Tech’s Enka campus to encourage public input and conversation and to discuss some of the projects queued for Western North Carolina counties.