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Why Now Matters: Western North Carolina has always lived close to its water. Storms like Hurricane Helene reminded us how quickly that relationship can turn — leaving eroding banks, damaged buffers, and overwhelmed watersheds across the region. The Shade Your Stream Symposium was built for this moment. Whether you’re dealing with active erosion or just
Who: Appalachian Forest Farmer Coalition What: 2026 Forest Farming Conference Gather to Grow: Rooted in and Branching Out Where: The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center Blacksburg, VA, USA When: October 23-25, 2026 The 2nd Gather to Grow multi day Forest Farming conference will be held in Blacksburg, Virginia from October 23-25, 2026