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Dragonflies! with Dr. Ami Thompson

June 6, 2023

Appalachian Headwaters is hosting a fun, interactive dragonfly program with dragonfly specialist Dr. Ami Thompson! Ami is our summer resident ecologist. Come catch and learn about dragonflies with us -…
ABC Honey: Good Food Award Winner

April 24, 2023

We are so proud to announce our Salted Cacao Creamed Honey is a winner of the honey category in this year's Good Food Awards! Director of Programs Kate Asquith accepted…
NCWU Professor is First Appalachian Headwaters Ecologist Resident

April 14, 2023

ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA – Dr. Ami Thompson, Assistant Professor of Biology at NC Wesleyan University, will spend 10 weeks this summer as the first Ecologist Resident hosted by nonprofit,…
WV Gazette-Mail: Affordable Summer Camp Teaches Kids about the Environment, Feeds Veggie Meals

March 27, 2023

Thinking about summer camp? Check out our Camp Waldo program. We looking for campers, ages 8-14, to join us this summer for a lot of fun and outdoor adventure. Read…
ABC Honey a Good Food Award Finalist

January 25, 2023

We are thrilled to announce that our Appalachian Beekeeping Collective's Salted Cacao Creamed Honey has been selected as a finalist in the highly competitive Good Food Awards for 2023. Our…
ABC Honey Voted Best Honey in WV!

December 9, 2022

Appalachian Beekeeping Collective was recently voted as the “Best Honey in West Virginia” in West Virginia Living magazine’s 2022 “Best of West Virginia” contest. Read more here!
PBS America Outdoors featuring ABC!

June 27, 2022

Did you see us on PBS last night? We are so proud ABC was features on American Outdoors! Check out the segment starting around minute 13. Thank you Baratunde Thurston for sharing…
Register Herald: Gayle Manchin visiting Appalachian Beekeeping Collective

August 30, 2021

Appalachian Headwaters was honored to host the Appalachian Regional Commission at our site in Summers County, West Virginia. Federal co-chair Gayle Manchin and several other ARC staff meet partners in…
New York Times: Taking Back Appalachian Forests, One Bee at a Time

July 26, 2021

We are honored to be featured in the New York Times' Food section! The Times tried several of our varietals, including our "slightly citric" sourwood honey and "very floral" tulip poplar honey. Check out…
Charleston Gazette-Mail: Thousands of trees planted at former Smithers mine site

April 4, 2021

Last month at the Mammoth Mine site in Smithers, 36 contractors planted 204,000 trees on 267 acres of legacy minelands, as part of a large-scale restoration project in the Upper…