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MountainTrue to host BioBlitz at Pinnacle Park in Sylva

May 31, 2018December 9, 2018 Virginia Daffron 24 Views environment, MountainTrue

Botanist Bob Gale has spent his 45-year career working in and studying the outdoors. Still, there’s always something new to discover. That

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Climate change, aging infrastructure and rapid development fuel Asheville stormwater woes

April 11, 2018 Virginia Daffron 210 Views Asheville, economy, environment, government, growth, Mountain Xpress, public interest reporting, sustainability

These days, when it rains, it really pours. Due to global climate change, “Heavy downpours are increasing nationally,” noted the

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Can the Woodfin Greenway & Blueway beat the odds?

April 8, 2018April 15, 2018 Virginia Daffron 116 Views Asheville, environment, growth, Mountain Xpress, news, sustainability, tourism

At a time when rising construction costs are seriously threatening the prospects for several proposed local greenways, the Woodfin Greenway

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Holding recalcitrant garden pests and diseases at bay

March 29, 2018April 10, 2018 Virginia Daffron 133 Views agriculture, environment, farm and garden, Mountain Xpress

Local agriculture expert Patryk Battle likes to tell farmers that 90 percent of all pest problems can be solved by strategies he

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Gardening beneath the tree canopy

March 17, 2018April 11, 2018 Virginia Daffron 124 Views environment, events, farm and garden, Hendersonville, Mountain Xpress

Gardeners overlook a big opportunity when they ignore the potential of shaded places, says Fairview resident and landscape architect Sieglinde Anderson. In a

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Can the Woodfin Greenway & Blueway beat the odds?

August 4, 2017April 11, 2018 Virginia Daffron 95 Views Asheville, development, environment, Mountain Xpress, news, sustainability, tourism

While other planned greenways have bogged down in the face of rising costs — leaving the timeline for their construction

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Student exhibit hints at multitude of options for Haywood Street site

May 5, 2017April 15, 2018 Virginia Daffron 104 Views Architecture, Asheville, Design, development, downtown, environment, government, Mountain Xpress

For years, people in Asheville have confronted three visions for city-owned property at Haywood Street and Page Avenue. One is the area’s

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Local agencies work to keep drinking water healthy and safe

March 1, 2017March 17, 2017 Virginia Daffron 372 Views Asheville, Engineering, environment, government, Mountain Xpress, public interest reporting, sustainability

At Greenlife Grocery on Asheville’s busy Merrimon Avenue, filtered water from the store’s FreshPure water dispensing machine is in high

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Heat pumps drive rapid growth in WNC’s peak electricity demand

February 1, 2017January 31, 2017 Virginia Daffron 389 Views Duke Energy, environment, Mountain Xpress, news, public interest reporting, sustainability

The cold front that blew through Western North Carolina Jan. 6, leaving snow and frigid temperatures in its wake, was

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Forest stewardship initiative targets private landowners

December 28, 2016December 19, 2016 Virginia Daffron 405 Views environment, Mountain Xpress, news, sustainability

“When I first bought this property in 1979, I didn’t plan to ever cut one single tree,” says Gary McCurry, who

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