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Our Mission: Wild South is a non-profit grassroots organization whose mission is to inspire people to enjoy, value and protect the wild character and natural legacy of the South.

Vision: People of all ages enjoy, appreciate and take responsibility for the care of our public lands now and for future generations. Our Southern national forests and parks are treasured places with clean water and air, abundant and varied wildlife, and functioning natural processes. They are connected to and enrich our quality of life and the social, economic, and cultural wealth of our communities. Wild South is recognized as a leading protector of our Southern public lands and biodiversity.

Values: We value the natural world and its role in our human communities, science-based advocacy, transparency and operating with integrity, a diversity of opinions and creative problem solving in decision-making, and a respectful worldview.

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Our History

Wild South was born in 2007 from the merger of:

The Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project: a regional non-profit organization based in Asheville, NC, dedicated to empowering citizens to appreciate, defend and restore the native biodiversity of the Southeast.

Wild South: a grassroots forest protection organization based in Moulton, AL, dedicated to inspiring individuals and groups to preserve, restore and enjoy the South's natural landscapes.

Funders & Foundations

Special Thank You

Fred & Alice Stanback
Brad & Shelli Stanback
Robert Kuehlthau and South Wings
The National Forest Foundation
Patagonia
The Norcross Wildlife Foundation
The Fund for Wild Nature
Town Creek Foundation
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Ben & Jerry's Foundation
Blumenthal Fund
Earth Fare
The Jubilee! Community

Legacy, Inc.

National Environmental Education Foundation

Walker Area Community Foundation
and our Anonymous Donors...

Accomplishments

For 16 years, Wild South and Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project worked side by side to protect and restore our great Southern national forests in order to ensure a natural legacy for future generations. In November 2007 our groups merged to become one powerful, streamlined organization—Wild South. Headquartered in Asheville, NC, with a field office in Moulton, AL, Wild South now works in a six-state region with a full-time staff of five and dozens of volunteers. The merger afforded us the opportunity to showcase our organizations’ combined successes and improve many of our administrative and fundraising systems.

Board Members

Joe Bernardo, PhD (Ithaca, NY)

Tammy Belinski, JD (Copper Hill, VA)

Tom Hatley, PhD (Asheville, NC)

Larry Jarrett (New Albany, MS)

Mark Kirkpatrick (Boone, NC)

Sue Lomenzo, Secretary (Weaverville, NC)

Travis McDowell, Chair (Fairview, NC)

Karen O'Conner, CPA, Treasurer (Hndersonville, NC)

Sara O'Neal, Vice-Chair (Asheville, NC)

Jackie Posey (Town Creek, AL)

Greg Preston (Parker, AZ)

Blake Ray (Asheville, NC)

Mark Shelley (Asheville, NC)

Deb Spicer (Eutis, FL)

Larry Winslett (Atlanta, GA)

Advisory Board

Rob Cox

Walter Daniels

Mitch Orland

Brent O'Conner

Randy Talley

Renee Taylor

Butch Walker

WildSouth Home Office


	16 Eagle Street, Suite 200
	Asheville
	NC
	28801

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	Telephone 828-258-2667

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Wild South Alabama Field Office


	11312 AL Highway 33
	Suite 1
	Moulton, AL
	35650

	256-974-6166
	Fax: 256-974-5406

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