The Appalachian Voice
A Fond Farewell
Appalachian Voices would like to bid a very fond farewell to our two Energy Savings AmeriCorps Project Conserve outreach associates, Katie Kienbaum and Becca Bauer, who both worked to bring energy efficiency to Western North Carolina. Katie worked with us for two service years, and leaves us for a full time position with the Institute…
Read MoreThe STAY Project Celebrates 10 Years
The Stay Together Appalachian Youth (STAY) Project, a youth-led organization of people ages 14 to 30 that aims to “make Appalachia a place young people can and want to stay,” celebrated 10 years in July.
Read MoreGiant Hogweed Sprouting up in Appalachia
New patches of Giant Hogweed, a toxic non-native invasive species, have been found in the eastern U.S., including Western North Carolina and parts of Virginia.
Read MoreSolSmart Designation in Works for Southwest Virginia
Several counties and towns in Southwest Virginia received a federal grant to help develop solar energy in the area.
Read MoreClinch-Powell Clean Rivers Initiative Extended
State and federal agencies will continue working together to protect and restore the Clinch-Powell watershed in Tennessee and Virginia over the next 10 years.
Read MoreStudents Uncover Slave Artifacts at Poplar Forest Plantation
Plates, smoking pipes and more that belonged to enslaved people have been unearthed at Thomas Jefferson’s Bedford County, Va., plantation.
Read MoreSwain County to Receive $35.2 Million for “Road to Nowhere”
Swain County, N.C., is receiving a $35.2 million settlement for an incomplete road the federal government started in 1943.
Read More90 Percent Reduction Proposed for Red Wolf Protected Habitat
Citing an unsuccessful reintroduction program, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a plan to dramatically decrease the habitat of the remaining 35 endangered red wolves in Eastern North Carolina.
Read MoreAsian Carp Spreading Near East Tennessee
Evidence of Asian carp, an invasive species that can potentially injure boaters or recreationists by jumping out of the water, has been found in Chickamauga Lake northeast of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Read MoreA Journey Through the Daniel Boone National Forest
The Daniel Boone National Forest today is the result of decades of decisions and actions — some controversial — by forest staff, government officials, environmental groups and volunteers.
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