Protecting the Lands We Love (Via Zoom) Jay Leutze discussed conservation in the Nantahala/ Pisgah Forests & the Highlands of Roan to global efforts to protect 30% of the earth's land & water by 2030. Jay is senior board advisor of the...

Electric vehicles are an important tool in decarbonizing personal transportation. In August, Dave Erb, an automotive engineer and professor who has worked on EVs for decades, updated us on what’s new and why it might be time for you to get one....

Governor announces offshore wind energy executive order! In case you missed this good news, Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order last week committing North Carolina to support offshore wind development goals of 2.8 gigawatts by 2030 and 8.0...

Karla Furnari, Buncombe County Planner, presented an update on planned greenways in Buncombe County and when they can be expected. This program was presented via Zoom.  A recording of this program can be found here:  https://www....

On Thursday, June 3rd at 7 pm, the Sierra Club presented Rachel Muir, biologist and Scientist Emeritus with the U. S. Geological Survey, who will talk about pandemics and human intervention in the environment. This program was recorded via Zoom....

The certificate of public convenience (see below for link to the docket and order) has been issued for the 5 MW of solar to be installed on the retired landfill in Woodfin on Riverside Dr. This is amazing news and means this project that has faced...

Solarize Asheville-Buncombe is a newly formed local renewable energy coalition presenting a community-based group-purchasing program for solar energy, battery storage, and other clean-energy technologies to residents and businesses in Asheville and...

The Asheville High School Environmental Science program invites Sierra Club WENOCA, to join this April in the Earth Month EcoChallenge, which is rooted in learning about and practicing Project Drawdown's solutions to reverse global warming....

How Geology Has Shaped Your Favorite Mountains and Waterfalls Bill Jacobs Recorded Program Link - April 1, 2021 - How Geology Has Shaped Our Favorite Mountains and Waterfalls

Sierra Club presents a program on Thursday, March 4 at 7 PM NC Arboretum: Conservation and Education with Jonathan Marchal, Director of education, discussing their new Willow Pond as an outdoor classroom, teaching about stormwater &...