Echoes of the Forest

06/18/2026

Want to know what's under the tarp? Come see us tomorrow. 39 South Market Street. YMI Cultural Center Asheville City Government

06/16/2026

Showing our intern, Lydia, some of the Asheville sights. At Biltmore Estate.

06/15/2026

Today we visited Cradle of Forestry - Heritage Site & Discovery Center to scope out the Forest Festival Trail which will soon be home to a trail of fun critters crafted by Mountain Mike's Whetstone Woodworks More to come on that soon!

06/15/2026

Check out this piece in South Carolina Voyager about one of our talented woodworkers Mike Ayers of Mountain Mike's Whetstone Woodworks. Thanks for the shout out to

Today we’d like to introduce you to Mike Ayers. Mike, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin? I began my carving career in the mountains of Virginia. I have been carving for 16 years now and I have traveled all over the world to […]

06/10/2026

Thanks for the spotlight The Laurel of Asheville. Great piece:

Hurricane Helene was responsible for unprecedented forest loss across our region. These forests are a vital part of Western North Carolina’s economy, ecology and identity. A new non-profit organization, Echoes of the Forest, seeks to transform this loss into something positive through public art i...

06/09/2026

Our summer intern, Lydia, learned a good deal about processing trees at UNC Asheville STEAM Studio sawmill. You can read about her experience here:

Inside UNC Asheville’s Community Lumber Project, where Helene-felled trees get a second life as lumber for community recovery.

05/15/2026

If you missed the PBS North Carolina Echoes of the Forest documentary last night, here you go!

The Asheville nonprofit Echoes of the Forest works with local artists, including chainsaw carver Mike Ayers and furniture maker Kwadwo Som-Pimpong, to transf...

05/14/2026

Tonight at 8 PM, Echoes of the Forest comes to . 🪵🌳

“Best of Our State” steps inside the workshops of two Western NC artisans turning Helene-salvaged timber into benches, sculptures, and functional works of art — pieces our community can sit with, walk past, and call its own.

This is what regrowth looks like.

📺 PBS NC | Tonight, 8 PM
“Best of Our State” — Episode 306

echoesoftheforest.org

05/14/2026

TONIGHT at 8 PM, tune in for Echoes of the Forest, which comes to PBS North Carolina.🪵🌳

"Best of Our State" steps inside the workshops of two Western NC artisans turning Helene-salvaged timber into benches, sculptures, and functional works of art — pieces our community can sit with, walk past, and call its own.

This is what regrowth looks like.

📺 PBS NC | Tonight, 8 PM
"Best of Our State" — Episode 306

echoesoftheforest.org