Three projects show how mountain biking is helping shape development and protect private lands from pavement in Appalachia.
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Groups Aim to Reshape Nantahala-Pisgah Plan
Conservationists, recreation enthusiasts, the timber industry and more have played a major part in the U.S. Forest Service’s ongoing effort to make major changes to the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest Management Plan for the first time since 1994.
TAGS: Forestry mountain biking Nantahala National Forest Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Pisgah National Forest timber harvest US Forest Service wilderness
Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Paul Stahlschmidt
Paul Stahlschmidt is a board member of the Northwest North Carolina Mountain Bike Alliance, a nonprofit mountain biking association. Tell me about your relationship with the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests. How do you use these lands? “I’m a mountain…
Q&A with Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Stakeholders
Appalachian Voices asked conservationists, recreational users, a Cherokee tribal member and more what they most want to see from the new Nantahala and Pisgah National Forest Plan.
TAGS: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians forest plan forest service Forestry mountain biking Nantahala National Forest Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests Pisgah National Forest U.S. Forest Service
Blazing Trails in Mars Hill
A North Carolina mountain-bike park intends to draw bikers from around the country all year long.
Volunteering in Tennessee
Birdhouse An open space in Knoxville for sharing art, music and educational programs, Birdhouse functions as a venue for voices otherwise not given much space in the community. This multi-faceted building serves as a community center for do-it-yourself workshops, gardening,…
