Archive for November 2014
Wild South hike in Sipsey Wilderness, Dec. 6
Wild South hike in the Sipsey Wilderness The Lookout Trail (Trail #203) Saturday, December 6 9:30 a.m. at Warrior Mountains Trading Company Click HERE to sign up through Meetup.com. Group size is strictly limited to 10. Advance sign-up is required. Leader: Julia Bright Distance: 4 miles roundtrip Rating: Moderate All ages welcome The Lookout Trail, or…
Read MoreAnnual Wild South Holiday Party with Second Gear Dec 2, 2014
See you at Second Gear (444 Haywood Rd) on DECEMBER 2, 2014 ! Awesome food, drink, prizes, friendship and fun -with Second Gear, Pisgah Brewing, Strada Italiano, and more! And Check out this GREAT Video from Eric Smythers and our friends at Second Gear!
Read More#GivingTuesday
This holiday season, place Wild South at the top of your giving list – because YOU are helping to make lasting change and a legacy for future generations. On December 2, Visit our #GivingTuesday page and donate! It always feels better to Give than to Receive! And check out this GREAT video from…
Read MoreHellbender Wildlife Protection Campaign
The Hellbender Wildlife Protection Campaign Protecting and Celebrating our Uniquely Southern Wildlife Species and Habitats Donate Today – and help protect dozens of wildlife species and millions of acres of wildlife habitat in the South! Famed author Barbara Kingsolver once said that “the state flag of Appalachia should be a salamander,” no doubt an homage…
Read MoreFall Fest in Asheville with Osprey Packs, RootsRated, Wild South and more! (Gala Call for Nominations)
NOMINATION FORM found HERE November 7, 2014 Media Contact: Benjamin Colvin (828) 258-2667 or ben@wildsouth.org For Immediate Release BIRMINGHAM, AL – WILD SOUTH ANNOUNCES CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR ROOSEVELT-ASHE CONSERVATON AWARDS Wild South invites the public to submit nominations for its 7th Annual Roosevelt-Ashe Conservation Awards. On March 20, 2015, four individuals and one business…
Read MoreForest Service Proposes Opening 70% of Pisgah-Nantahala to Logging
TAKE ACTION HERE! Send your personal comments and stand up for the wild places we all love. Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center For Release: November 12, 2014 Contact: Kathleen Sullivan, SELC, 919-945-7106 or ksullivan@selcnc.org Forest Service proposes massive logging program in an area bigger than the Great Smoky Mountains National Park CHAPEL…
Read MoreVolunteer Workday in Sipsey Wilderness, Nov. 15
Join Wild South staff and volunteers for a day of service in the Sipsey Wilderness! Saturday, November 15 8:30 a.m. at the Wild South office Click here to SIGN UP or ask questions Pick a project: Thompson Creek Trail – Crosscut sawyers needed to remove a large blowdown from the trail about 1 mile in. Non-crosscutters needed…
Read MoreBoard Member Bios
Taylor Barnhill Organzational Consultant and Architect Madison County, NC I’m a Durham NC native who discovered the mountains of Madison County in the 70’s while working as an architectural consultant. I fell in love with the people and the forests and a 52 acre back-to-the-land mountain farm. To pay the bills, I ran a solar…
Read More2015 Board Member List
Jeff Hicks, President Asheville, NC 28803 Travis McDowell, Treasurer Fairview, NC 28730 Tammy Belinsky, Secretary Copper Hill, VA 24079 Lee Hilliard, MD, Member Birmingham, AL 35233 Taylor Barnhill, Member Mars Hill, NC 28754 Tom Dudley, Member Greenville, SC 29609 Tom Hatley, PhD, Member Asheville, NC 28801 Mike Murdock,…
Read MoreTennessee Wilderness Act needed to protect headwaters of river
Pat Byington: Tennessee Wilderness Act needed to protect headwaters of river Nov 2, 2014 (article Link HERE) I believe President Ronald Reagan would be very proud if he visited communities surrounding Tennessee’s wilderness areas today. On October 30, 1984, President Reagan signed into law the first Tennessee Wilderness Act. 30 years. One generation. Back in February,…
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