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Woods & Wilds Festival; and, Why We Love Forests

Get in the mood for this Sunday's Woods & Wilds Storytelling and Music Festival by reading about why we love forests.

The 2017 Asheville Coffee Expo: Your GritVegas Weekend Update

We talk to Asheville Coffee Expo founder Stu Helm about the most caffeinated event of the year.

The Best Advice My Mother Ever Gave Me

In the spirit of Mother’s Day, I’ve asked some of my favorite Asheville locals to share the best advice their mother ever gave them, and here is the beauty that unfolded.

Asheville Greenworks Hikes With Us for Forest Friday

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

NYC People's Climate March (2014). Photo: Alejandro Alvarez

Artists in Resistance Brings Visual Artists, Musicians, and Community Together on April 5th

The Dogwood Alliance and Asheville Grit invite you to Artists in Resistance, an event that will create a forest-themed banner for the National Climate March. Artists in Resistance happens on April 5th from 4-8 p.m. at the BLOCK off Biltmore in downtown Asheville.

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.

Your Pre-Valentine's GritVegas Weekend Update: February 9-12

It's the weekend before Valentine's Day. Celebrate with your special someone(s) or kick it solo at these events!

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.

"Morchella Eximia": Brad Kelly (Flash Writing Contest)

Equal parts heartbreak and hope, Brad Kelly's "Morchella Eximia" is the Grand Prize Winner of our inaugural Asheville Grit/Dogwood Alliance Flash Writing Competition.

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.

Suwanee River Live Oaks. Photo: Stewart Tomlinson

"Etymology": Audrey Amir (Flash Writing Contest)

A testament to memory, longing, love, and identity, Audrey Amir's powerful "Etymology" is the first runner-up for our Asheville Grit/Dogwood Alliance Flash Writing Competition.

Corvallis and Eastern Railroad Logging Car. Source: Wiki Commons

"Forests by Owl-Light": Ryn Bradford Hayes (Flash Writing Contest)

Ryn Bradford Hayes shared her wonderful "Forests by Owl-Light" with us, and we chose is as the second runner-up for our Asheville Grit/Dogwood Alliance flash writing competition.

Snake Mountain at Sunset. Photo: Justin Lonas (2005)

"Hypermetropia": Kathryn Keeper (Flash Writing Contest)

Kathryn Keeper's gorgeous "Hypermetropia" is the third runner-up for our Asheville Grit/Dogwood Alliance flash writing competition.

Announcing the Dogwood Alliance & Asheville Grit Flash Writing Winners!

Announcing this year's Dogwood Alliance + Asheville Grit Flash Writing Competition Winners and finalists! We'll publish one winning story a day, ending with our Grand Prize Winner!

Woods & Wilds Festival: A Celebration of Southern Forests with Dogwood Alliance

This Saturday, join fellow lovers of Southern forests to celebrate Dogwood Alliance's 20th anniversary, with a full day of events at the Salvage Station.

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.