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UNCA Woods Community Visioning Workshop

UNCA WOODS COMMUNITY VISIONING WORKSHOP

Let’s work together to find a more suitable stadium site for the Asheville City Soccer Club (ACSC) stadium and UNCA so we can let the forest remain healthy and intact! This is not a Save the Woods sponsored event, but we encourage everyone who cares about saving the UNCA woods to attend and contribute ideas for pivoting this development away from a suburban project that hurts neighborhoods and our city into one that aligns with Asheville’s climate and environmental goals.

Tentative schedule:

Friday 8/15/25 - Welcome Night, Networking & Planning

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Speakers from 6:30-7pm

Saturday 8/16 - Design Charrette - Community Input Videos - Hand-Written Letter Station - 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Sunday 8/17 - Design Charrette - Community Input Videos - Hand-Written Letter Station

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM - Wrap up Presentations 4:00pm - 5:00pm - Hike Through The Woods at 5pm

LOCATION:

Thrive Co-Working (Just above the Grove Arcade)

1 Page Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? All neighbors, creatives, designers, architects, engineers, hydrologists, contractors, finance professionals, artists, activists, public officials, environmentalists, and lovers of UNCA’s precious 45-acre urban forest.

WHAT IS IT EXACTLY? Everyone comes with an open mind and a creative spirit. You can think of it as a brainstorming session hosted by professional architects. You can also think of it like a big pot where each of us can throw in anything from a vegetable to a lamp. It’s about letting go of absolutes and breathing in possibilities.

You can even just drop-in and put your alternative option ideas on a hand-written card. Can’t make the event? Then send your constructive ideas to the organizers at the email

below.

Between now and when this proposal goes up for a vote with the UNC Board of Governors to approve the lease, we have a small window to voice our community's concerns and desires. We welcome any support you can give.

https://www.thislandstudio.com/uncawoods

QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

Email: this.land.studio@gmail.com

This event is organized by Scott Burroughs of @thislandstudio with others