Asheville Grit and Dogwood Alliance are proud to present Kathryn Keeper’s “Hypermetropia,” the third runner-up in our inaugural flash writing contests on the theme of Southern forests.

Asheville Grit and Dogwood Alliance are proud to present Kathryn Keeper’s “Hypermetropia,” the third runner-up in our inaugural flash writing contests on the theme of Southern forests.
Dogwood Alliance is celebrating its 20th Anniversary of Southern forest protection with a fun and exciting storytelling and music festival! This free festival is great for the whole family with live music, renowned storytellers, games, yoga, kids’ activities, and more!
Responding to public pressure and signaling progress in a years-long environmental campaign, the European Commission (EC) today took a step toward curtailing the dangerous, continent-wide expansion of burning trees to generate electricity by proposing to remove misguided subsidies for large-scale biomass from its renewable energy policies.
Post-Election Inspiration: A Statement from Dogwood Alliance Executive Director Danna Smith Following the 2016 US Presidential Election
There’s no better time to embrace nature than in the fall, the season of transformation. Over the past few decades, our forests have come under major threat due to a number of human-induced disturbances. Trees play important roles for not just our ecosystems but for our community as well. Turns out there are many health benefits from wandering around the woods.