“Frankly, I find it baffling that educated humans even consider razing an intact forest when they have acres of idle land at the old Health Adventure site that could be transformed to greater value right now.”
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Letter: Listen to public feedback on UNCA’s urban forest
“I beseech elected and appointed leaders to empathetically listen to the feedback offered by all rather than using these sessions as a minimalist, performative exercise in virtue or reputational signaling and to not place short-term financial or political goals above ecological and ethical humanist considerations.”
Letter: Speak up for urban forest and how Asheville grows
“If we don’t speak up about how we want to see Asheville grow, then others will make the decisions for us.”
Letter: UNCA can help Asheville’s housing crisis and save the woods
“If the 19 acres more appropriate for housing development aren’t enough, then let’s have a solution-oriented discussion about what to do next. But don’t lead with bulldozing the woods.”
Letter: UNCA should pivot on urban forest
“When you see firsthand the endless, gut-wrenching sights of downed trees at every bend in the road, you, too, will understand what is at stake by ignoring a community that cares about the elimination of additional trees.”
Letter: Trust UNCA to make good use of urban forest
“The intentions of the UNCA administration to utilize the resources of the urban forest to strengthen the university are based on both necessity and good intentions.”
Letter: Protect UNCA’s urban forest
“We urge UNCA to pause all work immediately. Let’s collaborate on a plan that balances financial needs with preserving this invaluable green space for future generations.”
Letter: Save our neighborhood’s woods
“Please protect the woods for the animals that live there and for the humans that enjoy them. Please preserve our ecosystem.”
Letter: Save UNCA’s woods
“This spot holds the community together.”
Letter: Ask governor to preserve woods
“UNCA is public and technically belongs to the people of North Carolina, not to the UNC board or senior officers.”
Letter: Neighborhood woods can’t be destroyed
“With so many of Western North Carolina’s hiking trails ruined in Asheville by Hurricane Helene, we just can’t destroy the Five Points Woods!”
Letter: Keeping UNCA’s forest would benefit city
“The opportunities an urban forest affords are in fact far more than the limited scope other development opportunities may have.”
Five Points residents rally to preserve wooded area owned by UNCA
Residents of Asheville’s Five Points neighborhood are rallying to preserve a nearby wooded area owned by UNC Asheville. The university says it has made no decisions about developing the area.
