Asheville Area Focus looks at the issues facing Western North Carolina and ways neighbors are working together to solve them. The show addresses matters of public policy and interest. Educational, informative, cultural, and appropriate for all listeners. This program covers a wide range of topics important to the community.

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Discover Life in America is a non-profit organization based in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Their goal is to learn all they can about the estimated 60,000+ kinds of organisms living in the Smokies and to share that information with the public. Their mission includes connecting communities and scientists in discovering, understanding, and conserving the natural world.