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Partners Help with Riparian Buffer Restoration on Gabriels Creek

Ed McNally with the Madison County Rotary Club and Marshall Native Gardens Initiative installs an educational sign along the Gabriel's...

Mitigation Cost-Share Program

Financial Assistance for Reducing Wildfire Risk During a wildfire all kinds of plant material can act as fuel for the fire - grasses,...

Wildfire Preparedness on Your Lunch Break

As wildfires become more of a normal occurrence in Western NC and resources continue to be stretched thin, homeowners have a larger...

"We All Live Downstream": Artwork Inspired by the French Broad

Madison High School students in Kerstin Davis' art class created an installation inspired by the French Broad for the K-12 Art Exhibition...

MHS Students Help Bring the Beech Back to Beech Glen

Mountain Valleys teamed up with Madison High School staff and students , the Greater Ivy Community Citizens Association, and SM Soil and...

Our Mitigation Tool Cache

Take matters into your own hands to reduce your risk. Some residents believe the tasks they need to do to reduce their home's wildfire...

Wildfire Risk Assessments

The first step to reduce your home's wildfire risk is to identify your home's wildfire risk factors. Most homes in Western NC are likely...

New Renewable Energy Funding Available in 2022

We are happy to announce our Energy Conservation Assistance Program (EnergyCAP), has received its third Tobacco Trust Fund grant since...

Winter planting season has begun

Winter planting for our Shade Your Stream projects has begun! At the end of the season we will have planted 4085 ft of streambank! That's...

Wildfire Mitigation In Action

Six agencies across Western North Carolina gathered on December 16, 2021 at Camp Grier in McDowell County to reduce hazardous fuels...

Take Action Now to Protect Your Home

The current weather conditions (Dec 2022) have increased fire danger in Western North Carolina. Dry ground, wind activity, and a pile up...

Fire on the Land - Prescribed Burning in WNC

Fire can be used as a land management tool to restore native landscapes. Learn how a prescribed burn is conducted, why burns are...