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Sierra Club program to contemplate the future of the French Broad

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

A lively conversation on the history of the French Broad River corridor’s transformation — as well as the opportunities and challenges facing the watershed today — will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, at Manheimer Auditorium at University of North Carolina Asheville, and over Zoom.

Riverlink leaders Lisa Raleigh and Renee Fortner will be the speakers for this event hosted by the WNC Sierra Club. Over the past 35 years, RiverLink has been instrumental in helping to transform the French Broad River corridor. Its founder Karen Cragnolin championed the once-neglected and highly industrialized river, turning it into a thriving environmental and economic engine for Asheville and the region. Now, the river’s health is threatened by high bacterial levels.

Register for the Zoom link at wncsierraclub.org. For more information, contact Judy Mattox at 828.683.2176.

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