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10/25: Memorial service for activist-hero Lenny Kohm

chief_bigOn 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.

 

April 14: CNN 2013 ‘Hero of the Year’ Chad Pregracke to visit Boone

image001Chad Pregracke, CNN’s 2013 “Hero of Year,” is coming to the Harvest House in Boone to give a free presentation at 7 p.m. Monday, April 14. (map)

The event is open to the public.

Through his non-profit Living Lands & Waters, he has organized more than 70,000 volunteers remove 7 million pounds of debris from streams and rivers across the country.

Learn more about his story this April, or click here

Sponsored by Watauga River Partners and Mountain Keepers
Contact: Donna Presnell (presnell@appstate.edu, or  (828) 262-2659