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Sitting on Zoom calls with a yoga instructor, a herpetology professor and a non-profit conservation leader was not originally what Alayna...

We’ve had the honor of collaborating with many inspiring women over the past year. In recognition of Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting just a handful of them.

When Alayna Schmidt, a graduate student at Western Carolina University, proclaimed her fondness for walking barefoot in the grass to some Asheville youths, 12-year-old Davaughn let loose...

For Women’s Herstory Month, we asked leaders in our movement to share stories of the women who inspired them to become nature connectors and protectors. Below you’ll hear from...

As part of her thesis research, scholar-activist Alayna Schmidt collaborated with Asheville Writers in the Schools & Community, now known as the Artéria Collective, to publish an art zine on Black & Brown youth’s persepectives, opinions and ideas of nature. The project was the result of a year-long project that involved around fifteen youths, from elementary to middle school age. Find Schmidt’s full thesis here.

Are there moments in your life you can point to and specifically say, “That moment changed my life?” I know that I can.