Record #:

24026

Author(s):

Shapiro, Leah

Abstract:

In 1986, Lake View Park Commission turned to the Elisha Mitchell Audubon Society for help with preventing a strip mall from being built on Beaver Lake and surrounding wetlands. Today, the area is a thriving bird sanctuary as a result of preservation and conservation efforts.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 11 Issue 11, November 2014, p82-83, il

Subject(s):

Wetland conservation; Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857; Wildlife conservation