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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 written,...

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...

Initiative Encourages Conservation Through Landscape Art By Alli Marshall - Mar 24, 2021 Like everything else, the Preserving A Picturesque America (PAPA) project was sidelined by COVID-19. But, in many ways, the preservation through art initiative is more relevant...

Sierra Club Feb, 6: Preserving A Picturesque America On Thursday, February 6, the Sierra Club of Western North Carolina (WENOCA) presents Scott Varn’s Preserving A Picturesque America (P.A.P.A.). If you love history, art, and adventure, join us to see how an...

Preservation Through Art: Artist Recreates Historic Travel Series By WhitneyC Jun 4, 2018 Updated Sep 27, 2018 Over 145 years ago, American artists and writers contributed original artwork and captions to create a series of travel logs - entitled “Picturesque America”...