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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Hannah Furgiuele is
program director at Forest Keeper.
offering hands-on training and equipment
for households in Nicholtown. Reducing
the energy burden is another top
priority. In 2022, the organization kicked
off the ongoing Energy Home Visit Program,
an initiative that continues to offer
energy assessments and basic, efficiencyimproving
upgrades for residents free of
charge. sustainingway.org
ɶ Hannah Furgiuele, North
Carolina: Program Director at
Forest Keeper
Old-growth forests are scarce in the Southeast.
Nationwide, less than 0.1% of America's
old-growth forests are still standing. Fortunately,
there are a few precious patches of
old-growth forest stashed away in the Blue
Ridge-and people working to protect
these ancient woodlands, including Hannah
Furgiuele. Program director at Forest
Keeper, Furgiuele grew up exploring the
southern Appalachians, and has supported
initiatives aiming to protect some of the
wildest places remaining in the Nantahala
and Pisgah national forests-including the
I Heart Craggy campaign, an effort to create
North Carolina's first National Scenic
Area, the so-called Craggy National Scenic
Area. A skilled musician and storyteller,
Craggy Gardens is targeted for consideration as a
National Scenic Area by Forest Keeper.
Sustaining Way's house promotes simpler living.
Michael Brown is executive director of Sustaining Way.
Furgiuele has also documented the rich
musical history of the southern Blue Ridge.
Her first documentary " A Mighty Fine
Memory, " profiled fiddler Roger Howell,
while her second project, " Bluff Mountain:
The Rallying Cry, " explores the roots of
western North Carolina's Bluff Mountain
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SUSTAINING WAY
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http://www.sustainingway.org

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