Community Profile

Program Year

2025

Status

Active | Certified

Last Certification Date

8/21/2025

Certified Since

8/14/2018

Habitat Locations

By City - Asheville

Registered On

9/1/2017

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Asheville

Asheville, NC

City or Town

Population: 87236

Summary

At over 2,000ft of elevation and with a population of 89,000, Asheville teems with wildlife and wild people that play in the mountains as well as the French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers and study at UNC-Asheville and Warren Wilson College. Asheville is not only boasts vibrant art and outdoor cultures, but it is also a wildlife mecca -home to the Biltmore Estate (the largest private residence in the US), the NC Arboretum, The WNC Nature Center and the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests that contain over one million acres of public land. Western North Carolina is the salamander capital of the world, and the mountains offer plentiful habitat for bears, foxes, raccoons and hundreds of species of flora and fauna. We are a loving community of truly wild life. http://www.ashevillenc.gov

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Community Spotlight

Kenilworth Neighborhood Association

The Kenilworth Neighborhood shares milkweed seeds with the community, sprouting dozens of newly improved wildlife habitat gardens!

South French Broad Neighborhood

The South French Broad Neighborhood in downtown Asheville distributes over 200 native swamp milkweed plants to the community!

Past Certification Archive

Program Year	Status	Certification Date
Initial Certification	Certified	8/14/2018	View
2020	Certified	6/19/2021	View
2022	Certified	9/20/2022	View
2023	Certified	6/1/2023	View
2024	Incomplete		View
2025	Certified	8/21/2025	View
2026	In Progress		View