Press Releases
Wild South calls for nominations for conservation awards
Asheville Citizen Times/Girls Gone Outdoors Blog Karen Chavez, 3:59 p.m. EST February 10, 2015 Wild South is calling for nominations for its seventh annual Roosevelt-Ashe Conservation Awards. On March 20,…
Read MoreWild South 2014 Conservation Award Winners
2014 Gala Video Found HERE Outstanding Business in Conservation: Rock/Creek Outfitters (Chattanooga, TN)(Video) (Fynn Glover accepting Rock.Creek award) Rock/Creek and owner, Dawson Wheeler, have spearheaded Chattanooga’s development into one of the…
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…
Read MoreAll Things Bright and Beautiful – TN Wild!
All Things Bright and Beautiful by Susan Montgomery Oct 1, 2014 Chattanooga Out “The forest is quiet save for a delicate scratching beneath the earth. A velvety mole bores its…
Read MoreTennessee Wilderness: Celebrating 50 years of people, place, and promise
KNOXVILLE, TENN— September 3, 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. In recognition of this memorable anniversary various groups and organizations are sponsoring a celebration on September 3rd…
Read More“Little River Canyon has grown into a scenic treasure”
Little River Canyon has grown into a scenic treasure By Patrick Byington (as seen on al.com, August 2014) A few years ago, I broke down, dispatched my old “flip phone” and…
Read MoreENO receives The Conservation Alliance Outstanding Partner Award for work with Wild South
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release – May 12, 2014 Contact: Benjamin Colvin: 828-258-2667 ben.colvin@wildsouth.org ASHEVILLE, NC –The Conservation Alliance Outstanding Partnership Award highlights collaboration of Eagles Nest Outfitters and Wild South, reaching…
Read MoreEveryday is Earth Day
Engaging the Next Generation of Leaders : Earth Day at Evergreen Community Charter School by Emily Ehley Of course, “earth day” is every day that occurs on…
Read MoreTHE SIPSEY CHALLENGE! Celebrate Wilderness! Win prizes!
Take The Sipsey Challenge! Challenge yourself…and celebrate Wilderness! In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Wilderness Act and the 40th anniversary of the Sipsey Wilderness, both in 2014,…
Read MoreBenefit for Alabama Wilderness
A little background: On Oct. 26, 2013, a woman backpacking with a friend in the Sipsey Wilderness took a fall and severely broke her leg. She was in the heart…
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