To kick off the first day of the Spring Literary Festival, Gilbert-Chappel distinguished poet Brent Martin will be reading from a few of works on Monday, April 4, in the UC Theater, starting at noon. Martin will be reading from some of his chapbook poetry collections titled Poems From Snow Hill Road, A Shout in the Woods, […]
Duke Energy and McCrory administration still seeking solution for NC coal ash ponds
May 4, 2014 by
The biggest energy provider in North Carolina, Duke Energy, continues to roll in the news for their problems in the ash ponds around N.C. and Governor McCrory is finally responding, as is Duke Energy. However the response from McCrory is not what the environmental organisations wanted. As Charlotte Observer reported earlier in April, McCrory calls for […]
Marine and plant farming merge in aquaponics
May 16, 2013 by
Randy Reinke is a new graduate of Western Carolina University with a bachelor of science degree in natural resource conservation and management. He spent his senior year developing a fully functional aquaponic farming system in the WCU campus greenhouse. What is aquaponics? It is a hybrid of two different farming techniques. The cultivation of plant […]
Impact of Tuck River cleanup
April 25, 2013 by
Western North Carolina is committed to maintaining the serene beauty that the region has to offer. This year marks the 29th anniversary of the Tuck River Cleanup, a testament to the support of the community at Western Carolina University. “The Tuck River Cleanup is our yearly rehabilitation effort to maintain the natural beauty of this […]
Students get involved with national forest revisions
April 4, 2013 by
Students in David Henderson’s America’s Wilderness Ethics and Aesthetics class had the chance to experience a real world problem-solution environment. Ten students from Henderson’s class piled into two vans and traveled to Brevard for the Pisgah Ranger District meeting. The meeting takes place in a series of Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest meetings set to revise the […]
