WEBINAR POSTPONED: New Date TBD

UPDATE: In light of recent events and the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, we are postponing this week’s webinar to a date in the future.  If you haven’t registered yet, you can do that now to stay up-to-date on when the webinar rescheduled.

Join SELC for a conversation with award-winning author, conservationist and public lands advocate, Jay Leutze, as we hear about how an Appalachian community stood up to save a beloved natural treasure from a mining operation.

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Twenty years ago, Jay Leutze was ready to listen when a 14-year-old neighbor called him with news that she had discovered a mining company was preparing to open a destructive surface gravel mine on Belview Mountain behind her house.  

Leutze’s Stand Up That Mountain: The Battle to Save One Small Community in the Wilderness Along the Appalachian Trail, tells the story of how a group of unlikely partners in remote western North Carolina banded together to protect the beauty of their local mountains. Along the way, they found SELC and the legal firepower they needed. 

We invite you to join us in reflecting on the significance of this victory and how the combination of people power and legal action safeguarded this iconic region of Appalachia 20 years ago. 

If you are interested in attending but are unable to join the webinar, we encourage you to still register. The webinar recording will be shared with all registrants after the event.