Join us on Thursday, June 8, as Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Jonathan Feldman from Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy as he presents on disaster preparedness in the backcountry to include essential gear, basic survival tips and common scenarios one might encounter in the backcountry.
On Thursday, July 13th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Tristan Winkler, Senior Transportation Planner for the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). He will present on recent bicycle and pedestrian issues in the area, and ways that the public can get involved!
On Thursday, January 10th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Chris Burns, founding board member of Friends of the Ecusta Trail, a proposed rail trail near Hendersonville. Chris will discuss the current Henderson County Greenways master plan, explain the process the committee underwent to create it, and highlight the segments and phases planned for future improvement. Chris […]
Hendersonville, NC - On Thursday, February 14th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Evan Parker, Executive Assistant at Conserving Carolina and food system enthusiast. Evan recently completed his Master’s thesis at Lenoir - Rhyne University on the intersections between veganism and sustainability. His talk will address one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century: feeding an […]
Hendersonville, NC - On Thursday, April 11th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Robert Sipes, the Vice President of Duke Energy’s Western Carolinas Modernization Project. The Project encompasses a number of energy reduction and infrastructure development programs, including the conversion of the Asheville Power Plant from coal to natural gas and community programs aimed at increasing energy […]
On Thursday, May 9th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Caroline Yongue, Director and Founder of Carolina Memorial Sanctuary and the Center for End of Life Transitions, and Cassie Barrett, Director of Operations for Carolina Memorial Sanctuary. Carolina Memorial Sanctuary is a green cemetery that offers eco-friendly burials to people looking to explore more natural, conservation-oriented burial […]
We will hear from climate scientist Deke Arndt. Check back later for more details.
For this month's Green Drinks we will be joined by Kevin Todd, a Gleaner and Food Security Activist. His talk is entitled: Food Security: Rescuing and Growing Food toward Community Flourishing and will focus on issues of food security in WNC and ways that gleaners and other food security activists are tackling the issue. Join […]
This month's Green Drinks will present a panel discussion featuring representatives from Conserving Carolina and MountainTrue. The environmental work that goes on in WNC is vitally important to sustaining the health, beauty, and well-being of our region and communities. On this panel, representatives from these two local environmental non-profits, both leaders in their field, will […]
On Thursday, September 12th, Hendersonville Green Drinks presents a panel discussion featuring representatives from Conserving Carolina and MountainTrue. The environmental work that goes on in WNC is vitally important to sustaining the health, beauty, and well-being of our region and communities. On this panel, representatives from these two local environmental non-profits, both leaders in their field, will discuss what they do to protect the environment, clarify how their work supports and complements the other, and highlight ways you can get involved. The panel will also accept audience questions about the two organizations’ work.
