This is a first hand account of Grant Adkisson, who spent days preparing for Hurricane Helene on his farm and nature program Corylace Cove in Mars Hill, North Carolina.    This event was catastrophic to communities throughout the Carolinas and Tennessee, and Grant shares what it was like during the storm, and then discovering how widespread and life changing this event has had for thousands of people throughout this region.

Grant talks about why he and his partner Sara chose to continue to offer nature education programs a week or so after the storm, when it was safe and communications and travel was possible, and how their work has adapted to support their emotional needs after experiencing the trauma that follows a natural disaster.

Grant shared the following organizations that can support his surrounding communities in their time of need:

This is fundraiser for ROAR (Rural Organizing and Resilience)

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4C7WGWM48AW8A&source=url&ssrt=1727826032215

And this is the page for their mutual aid hub. They need chainsaws, splitters and logging chains, ropes and winches donated or bought.

https://ruralorganizing.wordpress.com/2024/10/01/marshall-mutual-aid-hub-is-open/

Walnut Fire Dept in Marshall NC

They were the only swift water rescue in the county and still going hard working out of personal funds and donations(volunteer rescue squad)

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?campaign_id=F9WPZZVQU34Z4&source=url

Grant and Sara's Nature Program Corylace Cove website:      https://www.corylacecove.com/

Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/corylacecove/

Facebook:    https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086887186054

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