Save the UNCA woods! Join over 10,000 concerned citizens, UNCA students, faculty, and alumni who have already signed the petition and make your voice heard
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Poetry for the Woods by Sacred Poetry Circle 5/3/25 1-3 PM; UNCA BOT Meeting 5/7/25 TBD; General Meeting THURSDAY, 5/8/25 6:30 PM
Alumni, for Give UNC Asheville (April 30th) this year we encourage you to send a letter instead of a donation. Let UNCA know that they won’t receive any of your money until the UNCA woods/urban forest is spared from development.
Everyone, please send emails, too! If you haven’t had a chance to write, send an email.
One of Asheville’s last remaining urban forests is slated for development We urge UNCA to NOT destroy a precious natural resource when better options for development exist. In the wake of Helene, Asheville desperately needs tree canopy, wildlife habitat, and public green space. Join us in asking UNCA to honor its ecological roots and leave its treasured education and research forest intact for wildlife, students and faculty, and the community.
raiken@bot.unca.edu, kkbrown@bot.unca.edu, pheckman@bot.unca.edu, cmcgrady@bot.unca.edu, ggroome@bot.unca.edu, sdemay@bot.unca.edu, lbissett@bot.unca.edu, jpeterson@bot.unca.edu, davidluck@bot.unca.edu, kellydavis@bot.unca.edu, catherinemitchell@bot.unca.edu, bot@unca.edu, sgapresident@unca.edu, president@northcarolina.edu, chancellor@unca.edu, public@bog.northcarolina.edu
Mission
Mission
To save the woods at UNCA's Urban Forest in the Five Points Neighborhood: Issue and Mission Statement
UNCA has other land holdings that are sitting idle and have already been cleared. Why destroy one of the last urban forests in Asheville?
Photo by EP
Approx. 40% of trees in Buncombe county were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Helene, per AVL Watchdog. It's more important than ever to save the trees we have left
Photo by Steve Atkins
UNCA's Urban Forest is a habitat for many species and a raptor nesting ground
The woods is cherished by UNCA students, faculty and staff, families, and the community
We believe UNCA's Urban Forest is of greater value as a resource to educate its students than as developed land
UNCA's woods have a storied and fascinating history worth preserving and some folks are buried here
Photo from James G. Martin Center
We believe the public should have a say in deciding how this land is used
Photo by EP
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