Logging, fires, disease and acid rain have devastated Southern Appalachia's spruce-fir forests, an iconic ecosystem left by the last ice age. A group in Lake Toxaway is helping to restore it.
Thank you for becoming such a valuable resident of western North Carolina! It is a wonderful place, and we are grateful for your dedication to excellent research and fine writing which allow all of us, natives and transplants, to learn more in depth about this special place and to become better stewards of everything--and everybody--that has made it so special!
You’ve done it again, Dan. Another great article, full of local but little-known important stuff. I also very much appreciated your article about Lauren Wise. Please keep ‘em coming!
This was a fascinating article Dan. Thank you for all the in depth research you do to deliver an interesting and informative piece. And what a fabulous adventure.
Southern Highland Reserve is an example of what can be done with a vision toward preservation. A beautiful place that allows you to take a breath and “feel” the forest, brush shoulders with Mother Nature, and leave nourished.
Thank you for becoming such a valuable resident of western North Carolina! It is a wonderful place, and we are grateful for your dedication to excellent research and fine writing which allow all of us, natives and transplants, to learn more in depth about this special place and to become better stewards of everything--and everybody--that has made it so special!
Fascinating article, reminding us that there are devoted souls acting on their call to preserve a gift we all enjoy. Thank you!
You’ve done it again, Dan. Another great article, full of local but little-known important stuff. I also very much appreciated your article about Lauren Wise. Please keep ‘em coming!
This was a fascinating article Dan. Thank you for all the in depth research you do to deliver an interesting and informative piece. And what a fabulous adventure.
a breath of fresh air
Southern Highland Reserve is an example of what can be done with a vision toward preservation. A beautiful place that allows you to take a breath and “feel” the forest, brush shoulders with Mother Nature, and leave nourished.