Dogwood Alliance

Asheville Greenworks Hikes With Us for Forest Friday

We hit the Hard Times Trail with Joele Emma, Asheville Greenworks' Director of Education.

Forest Friday: The Inspiring Nicole

The Dogwood Alliance takes a hike with Nicole Townsend (and Roscoe!) on this edition of Forest Friday.

Forest Friday: Me and Ali McGhee

Dogwood Alliance spends some time outside, at Pisgah National Forest's Moore Cove Falls, with Asheville Grit editor Ali McGhee.

Stop Exporting Southern Forests

Stand With Southerners and Say No To Enviva.

Art the Barred Owl and Why You Should Never Litter: Forest Friday

We have had some marvelous #ForestFriday guests so far, but Art is our very first Feathered Forest Friday Friend!

The Forests Are Alive: Forest Friday

Dogwood Alliance embarks on another Forest Friday adventure! This week's Forest Friday guest features Erin Everett on the Mountains-to-Sea trail to the Rattlesnake Lodge Ruins.

Drew Powell at the top of Lookout Mountain in Montreat, NC

Holy #ForestFriday Batman!

Recently, Dogwood Alliance launched #ForestFriday, where we go out into the woods with a guest and celebrate forests together. Most recently, we had the privilege of venturing out with Bat Biologist Drew Powell. Drew surveys bats in the summertime in West Virginia for Apogee Environmental.

Southern Forests: Our Treasured Legacy to Protect

As the days get hotter, the number of Southerners standing up to protect and fight for forests increases steadily: it’s almost as if unrest is in direct proportion to the degrees on a thermometer. Summertime in the South conjures up images of being sleepy and slow-moving, but the opposition to burning forests for fuel is livelier than ever.