The U.S. Forest Service has formally proposed rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule, which limits road construction and timber harvesting on millions of acres of national forest land. This week, MountainTrue Resilient Forests Organizer Donovan Green joins the Outdoors Report to talk about what could be at risk in our region, the public comment period ending September 21, and how people can get involved.

A bear made news this week after entering a home in Asheville in search of food, injuring the homeowner. This week, I'm airing a portion of my interview with NC Wildlife Biologist and statewide BearWise coordinator Ashley Hobbs. And to wrap up the series on Asheville Greenworks, we hear from their Watershed Outreach Coordinator, Micah Azalea Lynn, about two of their volunteer opportunities.