Mountaineers

Margot Wallston

Margot Wallston

Margot Wallston, director of the Hemlock Restoration Initiative, discusses her work and the importance of protecting hemlocks and how they protect the watershed.

Marci Spencer

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.

Louise Hill

Louise Hill

Louise Hill a native of North Carolina talks about wild flowers, her family and growing up in the mountains of NC.

Lullabelle Capps

Lullabelle Capps

Lullabelle Williams Capps, who was born at home with a midwife, talks about her family and growing up on Sugarloaf Mountain.

Leon Pace

Leon Pace

Leon Pace a native of Henderson County takes a tour of his garden and shares his family history.

Larry Ball

Larry Ball

Larry Ball, an 8th generation native of WNC, reminisces about growing up in Baker Heights, Duke Power, Oscar Meyer, and old cars.

Joe Penland

Joe Penland

Joe Penland, a ballad singer, storyteller, father, builder, and a general man about town talks about the history of ballads and ballad singers.

Jim Stokely

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

Jill Hodges who an activist on behalf of the Pigeon River Gorge area, talks about the fight to clean up the Pigeon River.

Ila Hatter

Ila Hatter

Ila Hatter, a descendant of Pocahontas, a teacher of edible and medicinal plants, and an artist, talks about foraging and native plants.

Gloria Houston

Gloria Houston

Gloria Houston, author and educator, talks about growing up in Spruce Pine in the 1950s.