Instead of throwing away broken electronics, furniture, appliances and more, community groups across Appalachia oppose disposal by fixing these items and teaching their neighbors how to do the same.
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Climbing the Highlands
Appalachia offers climbers challenging routes in beautiful settings, and the region’s geology invites adventurers of all styles and abilities. And in return, the sport of climbing provides an opportunity for economic development for areas around these rock formations.
TAGS: Boone bouldering climbing Flag Rock Recreational Area Grayson Highlands State Park Norton Outdoor Recreation outdoor sports
Sustainability: What it Means and How to Achieve it.
By Erin Burks Red, White and Water intern, Summer 2012 On Monday I had the opportunity to hear Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute Amory Lovins speak at the campus of Appalachian State University. The lecture took place in…
Massive VA Forest Fire Does Little Permanent Damage
By Anna Norwood High winds and low humidity were the perpetrators in starting multiple wildfires in southeast Virginia that burned almost 40,000 acres of national forest in April. The Fire and Aviation Supervisor for the George Washington and Jefferson National…
TAGS: air quality Appalachian State University Boone clean energy drought Foothills Pilot Plant Haircut 101 Marion Michael Quesinberry NC North Carolina Golden LEAF Foundation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service VA Forest Fire wildfires
Seeds of Change Initiative to Improve Access to Local Food
The Boone, N.C.-based non-profit group Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture received a $1.1 million grant from Heifer USA to strengthen the local food system in what is known as the High Country region of North Carolina. The Seeds of Change…
TAGS: Beyond Coal campaign Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture Boone Heifer USA High Country region local farming Mayberry Solar Farm Mount Airy North Carolina O2 Energies Seeds of Change Initiative Sierra Club sustainable farming Tennessee University of Kentucky in Lexington Watauga High School Wind for Schools
Kids in the Creek: Connecting Youth to Their Watersheds
Alan Felker, eighth grade science teacher at Hardin Park Middle School in Boone, N.C., believes it’s important to expose kids to the environment around them. In North Carolina, eighth grade students are required to study state river basins and water…
Connecting Kids to Their Watersheds
Here in Watauga County we are lucky to have relatively clean rivers and a public that is well connected with the health of the local environment. In order to support continued generations of residents who act as good stewards for…
The Business of Building Green
What’s good for the earth is good for the bottom line By Molly Moore When dentist Kendalyn Lutz-Craver decided it was time to move out of her leased, musty office and build her own structure, she had three building goals…
TAGS: Boone green building Greenspaces Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification Our Daily Bread Renewable Energy sustainability sustainable building
Bring Us Your Drugs: Operation Medicine Cabinet This Saturday, October 8th
This Saturday, October 8th, we will hold our 5th Operation Medicine Cabinet (OMC), a prescription and over-the-counter drug take-back program aimed at keeping drugs off the streets and out of our rivers. The first OMC was held in October of…
The Brook Trout: highlighting local, regional & global environmental issues
By Adam Reaves Riverfest/Development intern, 2011 This latest Creature Feature highlighting NC’s native trout species is the Brook trout. To learn more about native aquatic critters in the area, don’t miss RiverFest on June 4th. Throughout the Southern expanse of…
