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Neighborhoods, students and alumni urge city support to preserve 45-acre UNC Asheville woods
Summary
Residents, alumni and students urged the Asheville City Council to support preserving a 45-acre urban forest owned by UNC Asheville and to request transparency and public involvement from the university about any plans tied to a 'millennial campus' designation.
Several residents, faculty and alumni urged the Asheville City Council to publicly support preserving a 45-acre urban forest owned by the University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA), and asked the city to pass a resolution backing conservation of the site.
David Clark, a botanist and UNCA faculty member, described the site as a contiguous natural area that contributes to habitat connectivity, urban biodiversity and neighborhood recreation. "I am here asking for your help on this issue," Clark said. He and other speakers said they discovered exploratory clearing and drilling on the property and that the campus's designation conversations and a so-called 'millennial campus' status could enable public-private development on the woods.
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