RiverLink and the Scouts worked together for a cleanup of Hominy Creek in Candler — 130 tires! On Saturday, Sept. 12, Scouts and Adult Leaders from Troop 91 along with students from Christ School in Asheville cleaned debris and tires from a segment of the Hominy...
I had the honor of spending time with Lee Stetson, the actor who has portrayed a hero to so many, John Muir. He was in town performing The Tramp & The Roughrider. A brilliant interpretation of the camping trip Muir had with President Roosevelt had that, by Muir’s...
Dan Chu, director of the Sierra Club’s Our Wild America campaign, spent a few days with his family in a small South Carolina coastal town this summer. Enjoying the catch of the day at a local crab shack, they noticed a sign on a grocery store across the road that...
Fifty years ago, on September 3, 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Wilderness Act into law, establishing the National Wilderness Preservation System and setting aside 9.1 million acres of wild lands for the use and enjoyment of the American people. As a...
Public Alert – Coal Ash (Senate Bill 729): After 39,000 tons of toxic coal ash gushed into the Dan River, lawmakers vowed to pass legislation to clean up coal ash in our state. In response to this devastating spill, lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 729. As...
It’s time to get away and use our artistic energy to preserve our amazing natural landscape. WNC Fall P.A.P.A. Artist Retreat The PAPA group has been all over America seeking the places that the original adventure artist captured in the 1800s. Now, this Fall they are...
