The Appalachian Voice
Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: John Wilson
John Wilson is a wilderness advocate and documentary filmmaker from Avery County, N.C. His family has been in the tourism business in the North Carolina mountains for over a century. Answers have been edited where needed for clarity and length. Tell me about your relationship with the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests. How do you…
Read MoreNantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Michelle Aldridge
Michelle Aldridge is the U.S. Forest Service’s planning staff officer for the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forest plan revision. Tell me about your relationship with the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests. How do you use these lands? “I’m a forest user just as much as I am an employee. I take my family there, I…
Read MoreNantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Paul Stahlschmidt
Paul Stahlschmidt is a board member of the Northwest North Carolina Mountain Bike Alliance, a nonprofit mountain biking association. Tell me about your relationship with the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests. How do you use these lands? “I’m a mountain biker, hiker, camper, trail runner, waterfall gawker, swimming hole splasher, and total nature geek.” What…
Read MoreNantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Jim Sitts
Jim Sitts is the Appalachian timber manager with Columbia Forest Products. He is also a member of the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Partnership, a collaborative group of conservationists, cultural interests, recreational users, timber industry representatives and more who are seeking to shape the revision of the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests’ management plan. Answers have been edited…
Read MoreNantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Megan Sutton
Megan Sutton is the Southern Blue Ridge Program Director for The Nature Conservancy, a nonprofit environmental conservation organization. Sutton is also a member of the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Partnership, a collaborative group of conservationists, cultural interests, recreational users, timber industry representatives and more who are seeking to shape the revision of the Nantahala and Pisgah national…
Read MoreQ&A with Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Stakeholders
Appalachian Voices asked conservationists, recreational users, a Cherokee tribal member and more what they most want to see from the new Nantahala and Pisgah National Forest Plan.
Read MoreNantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Josh Kelly
Josh Kelly is the public lands biologist for MountainTrue, a nonprofit environmental conservation organization. He is also the conservation representative for the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Partnership, a collaborative group of conservationists, cultural interests, recreational users, timber industry representatives and more who are seeking to shape the revision of the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests’ management plan.…
Read MoreNantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Deirdre Perot
Deirdre Perot is the national public lands representative for the Back Country Horsemen of North Carolina, a nonprofit organization that works to maintain backcountry horse trails. She is also a co-founder of the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Partnership, a collaborative group of conservationists, cultural interests, recreational users, timber industry representatives and more who are seeking to shape…
Read MoreSafeguarding our shared natural heritage
Our executive director shares his thoughts on protecting our shared lands and waters in the face of powerful industry.
Read MoreHidden Treasures #6: West Virginia
The Cranberry Glades area of Monongahela National Forest encompasses four rare mountain bogs and includes longer and shorter hiking options. The volunteer-made Spotted Salamander Trail in Kanawha State Forest is especially accommodating for visitors with physical and visual challenges.
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