Helping Hands Blog

If you own a TV, you’re probably already seeing those ridiculous Christmas commercials that feature a family in festive holiday sweaters...

For Earth Day 2022, Dr. Susan Roberts' Biology 140 students researched Haywood County organizations engaging in outdoor tourism; land,...

With so many discoveries about Earth’s climate making the news daily, now is a good time to remind ourselves of the basic facts about...

"Nature never did betray the heart that loved her." -- William Wordsworth, 1798 The first Triple-win Climate Solutions article by the WNC...

Our Choice: Life or Death By Mary Jane Curry, Triple-win editor and co-founder of WNC CAC; edited by Mary Thomas, Creation Care member at...

You're Invited! BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag) By the WNC CAC Writing Team https://smokymountainnews.com/lifestyle/rumble/item/31799-you-re-in...

Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Team Meeting Friday April 9, 2021 10:00-11:40 a.m. Present: Jim Geenen, chair; Brannen Basham, Steve Wall,...

More than a year after (barely) buying a decrepit house in what are to me, the far reaches of WNC, we have moved in. I say the house is...

By Jim Geenen, Chair, Youth Conservation Corps Committee The Youth Conservation Corps has focused on a number of areas these past few...

It IS time for a Green New Deal--for people, animals and the climate. Make your views known by the "pandemic profiteers" who have...

Today is as good a day as any to find space in your yard or garden or somewhere around your apartment complex to put in a clothesline....

https://www.themountaineer.com/outdoors/youth-conservation-corps-seeks-to-involve-kids-with-nature/article_ba7aed18-e93a-11ea-b67c-a760aa...

Mary Thomas Aug 26, 2020 In the 21st century numerous man-made dangers stalk our lives. These range from automobile accidents to...

Neva Duncan Tabb Oct 21, 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic swelled and expanded across the globe, the common mantra echoed by governments...

Judy Covin Oct 4, 2020 Asheville Greenworks says the average shopper collects about 500 plastic shopping bags a year — probably a low...

Go native this fall: Consider planting native trees, plants Laura Armour Oct 18, 2020 When you plant a native tree or plant, you have...

https://www.audubon.org/conservation/arctic-refuge "This year, the Arctic Refuge is facing a serious threat. Drilling proponents are...

https://www.themountaineer.com/opinion/columns/triple-win-climate-solutions-a-recipe-for-saving-our-food-supply/article_0ed612e8-decd-11e...

https://www.themountaineer.com/outdoors/youth-conservation-corps-seeks-to-involve-kids-with-nature/article_ba7aed18-e93a-11ea-b67c-a760aa...