On Sept. 25, a legend and true warrior for environmental justice passed away. Lenny Kohm will be sorely missed by hundreds of friends, colleagues and acquaintances.
During the decades that he traveled across the country to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling and later to end mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia, Lenny has touched the lives of tens of thousands of people.
A memorial service will be held in his honor at 3 p.m. Oct. 25 in Boone.
Click here to find out how you can join family and friends to celebrate the life, love, and legacy of the late, great Lenny Kohm.
VIP EVENT CANCELED!
Those who bought VIP tickets will be refunded. (The concert will go on as scheduled) If you have questions please email Sara@WNCA.org.
Join us from 4-6 p.m. Oct. 5 at The Mothlight and play election-related trivia — with prizes for best team name and winning team!
You can also register to vote and get information about the voting process and rules to be ready for this election season.
This is a nonpartisan free event open to the public. Bring your friends! WNCA is co-sponsoring this event with the Campaign for Southern Equality.
Click here for more information.
Monday, Sept. 29 – “Faith, Climate Science, & Our Moral Obligation Presentation” – 7-8:30 p.m. – The Parish of St. Eugene, North Asheville – Dr. Deke Arndt, parishioner and climate scientist at the National Climatic Data Center, will speak. For the last several years, Dr. Arndt has been co-editor for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and was instrumental in drafting the federal government’s recent climate report. He will share his personal revelation of our moral obligation to address climate change. This program is open to the public and the church is located on Culvern St, North Asheville behind the Merrimon Avenue Ingles. For more information, email Connie Mitchell at cmitchell28@charter.net.
Tuesday, Sept. 30 – “Advocating with Compassion” and N.C. General Assembly 101 Webinar – 12-1 p.m. – Online – Check out NCIPL’s Inaugural Webinar! To register and/or for more info, click here.
Monday, Oct. 6 – Next CCAWNC Meeting/Local Food & Faith Potluck! – 6-8 p.m., Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church Community Garden, Downtown Asheville – RSVP and more information here!
Join more than 100 local volunteers and help sample local streams for water quality, starting with a day of training from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 21.
Learn to identify different kinds of aquatic insects and why they are important for healthy rivers and creeks. Adult volunteers will be trained in water quality sampling methods for use in a long-term monitoring project at sites in Haywood, Madison, Buncombe, Yancey and Mitchell counties. No experience is necessary.
Volunteer Expectations: Attend the training, then work in small groups with leaders to sample a minimum of two sites (only 2-3 hours for a group to sample one site), two times, in spring and in the fall.
Volunteer monitoring groups can be a focal point for community interaction, promote a sense of stewardship of local waterways, and empower residents to protect the quality of our mountain rivers and streams.
Information and instructional videos are available at www.eqilab.org.
For more information or to RSVP (required), please email Nicole at eqilabstaff@gmail.com.
A $15-20 donation is requested, but is not required (to cover material costs).
WNCA’s Bob Gale works with a volunteer crew on exotic invasive plant removal.
The Western North Carolina Alliance, as a partner of the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Weed Management Partnership (SACWMP), needs volunteers to participate in daylong outing to protect native plants from exotic invasions along the Appalachian Trail in Pisgah National Forest.
The outing will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 along the A.T. at Mill Ridge (near Hot Springs).
The invasive plants were introduced in earlier decades, both deliberately and accidentally, and have escaped into areas of our public lands. Invasive exotic plants out-compete native plants for space, sunlight, water, and nutrients, often causing a decline in biodiversity.
They can also take over and destroy native food sources, leaving wildlife with food that provides little to no nutritional value for their needs.
We’ll give instruction on how to identify invasive exotic plants of concern in the Mill Ridge area, as well as how to use manual and chemical control methods. Then we’ll put these skills to work treating invasive plant species found along the Trail.
SACWMP will provide all equipment needed for the event. Volunteers are asked to bring lunch, water, and rain gear, as well as sturdy hiking boots, long pants, and a long sleeve shirt. Carpooling is available from the Westgate Earth Fare shopping center in West Asheville, leaving at 9 a.m. and returning by 4 p.m.
Individuals or groups interested in volunteering should sign up through SignUp Genius.
If you have questions, contact WNCA Volunteer Coordinator Cynthia Camilleri by calling the WNCA office at (828) 258-8737, ext. 207 or emailing Cynthia@WNCA.org.
We hope to see you there!
The Southern Appalachian Cooperative Weed Management Partnership members include the Western North Carolina Alliance, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Equinox Environmental Consultation & Design, National Forests in North Carolina, National Park Service, North Carolina Division of Forest Resources, and Mountain Valleys Resource Conservation and Development Council.
On Sept. 25, a legend and true warrior for environmental justice passed away. Lenny Kohm will be sorely missed by hundreds of friends, colleagues and acquaintances.
