Margot Wallston, director of the Hemlock Restoration Initiative, discusses her work and the importance of protecting hemlocks and how they protect the watershed.
Environment and Sustainability
Marci Spencer
Marci Spencer, a native of Asheville NC, a nurse practitioner in cardiology, and emergency medicine who worked as a medical missionary in third-world countries, and an avid hiker talks about her family and the environment.
Maggie Hurchalla
Maggie Hurchalla of Stewart, Florida talks about being an environmental advocate and her passion for protecting and preserving the Everglades.
Lexi Smith on Marjory’s Garden
Lexi Smith shares her passion for Marjory’s Garden, which was built by students of Marjorie Stone Douglas High School.
Lexi Smith on Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Lexi Smith talks about Marjory Stoneman Douglas, her inspiration to the students in the high school, and the impact she had on environmentalists.
John Humphrey
John Humphrey, who, at 102, remains active on his farm in Mills River. John has been practicing land conservancy for over half a century.
Joel McCraw
Joel McCraw, a Henderson County farmer, details how he developed his property into an artificial wetland.
Jim Stokely
James R. Stokely the III, the youngest son of James R. Stokely Jr. and Wilma Dykeman, talks about Wilma and her connection to and passion for the environment.
Jill Hodges
Jill Hodges who an activist on behalf of the Pigeon River Gorge area, talks about the fight to clean up the Pigeon River.
Jane Hargreaves
Jane Hargreaves, an invasive plant specialist who started work in 2013 on the Humphrey Farm, removing invasive plants, talks about the importance of removing invasive plants.
Jamie Brown
Jamie Brandon Brown, a native of Cocke County, talks about the Pigeon River before and after Champion Paper came to the area and the efforts to clean up the river.
Bill Holbrook
Bill Holbrook, a sixth-generation farmer, talks about his passion for his family history, farming, and the land.