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Protect the Broad River Basin: Comment on The 2024 Broad River Basin Plan for the Future of Our Rivers, Lakes, & Streams
This action has expiredPaddlers enjoying the First Broad River. Now is your chance to make your voice heard and help influence our Department of Environmental Quality in planning for a healthy Broad River Watershed. The 2024 Broad River Basin Plan is being developed...
Hurricane Helene Recovery Update – November 6, 2024
Dear Friends and Supporters, When Mr. Rogers was a boy and would see scary things in the news, his mother would say to him, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ With the devastation all around us and many still struggling, you don’t...
Hurricane Helene Recovery Update – October 30, 2024
Dear Friends and Supporters, More than once I’ve heard the saying that our region’s recovery from Helene is a marathon, not a sprint. Having run a handful of marathons, I can say that preparation is essential; and that during the race you will face inspirational...
Post-Helene Watershed Report: Watauga Riverkeeper
It’s been heartbreaking to witness the loss of life, the destruction, and the overwhelming feeling that we are on the teetering cusp of ecological collapse. Discovering these piles of dead hellbenders hit me harder than any coal ash spill or wastewater system failure....
Post-Helene Watershed Report: Green Riverkeeper
I was getting ready to board a flight to our Global Waterkeeper Alliance Conference the Wednesday before Hurricane Helene hit, and I had a gut feeling that the home I would return to the following Sunday was going to be different. I had no idea what that would look...
Post-Helene Watershed Report: French Broad Riverkeeper
I’m standing overlooking the bank of the Swannanoa River as I watch pieces of a house smack the side of the bridge, witness oil in the floodwaters pooling around a nearby hotel, and businesses and homes sinking underwater. I’m heartbroken as I watch people’s hopes and...
