Bonds Deliver:
2,598 acres preserved.
Deaverview Mountain (pictured) is preserved.
584 acres of parks underway.
The 2026 Buncombe Open Space Conservation Bond will protect drinking water quality, conserve our natural resources, create new parks, greenways, and trails for safe recreation, and support Hurricane Helene recovery efforts.
The Buncombe Open Space Conservation Bond will double down on a proven strategy with a transparent track record. Accordingly, the bond will have full public disclosure of all project spending. Further, the Buncombe Open Space Conservation Bond will have a citizens’ oversight committee that audits how the funds are spent to ensure accountability and transparency.
Community benefits of the 2026 Buncombe Open Space Conservation Bond include:
- Improving the water quality of rivers, lakes, and creeks
- Preserving forests
- Preserving working farmland
- Protecting wildlife habitat
- Protecting natural areas from development
- Increasing the pace of Hurricane Helene recovery work on public lands
The past Buncombe County Open Space Conservation bond has delivered the following community benefits:
- Conserved 2,598 acres of land throughout the county, including:
- Swannanoa: land at Warren Wilson College
- Black Mountain: Lake Eden Preserve
- Leicester: Many working farms
- Seeded projects of 584 acres for new public recreation space, including:
- West Asheville: 342 acre Deaverview Mountain county park
- Fairview: 200 acre Fairview Forest
- Woodfin: Riverside Park
- Seeded 24 new and improved trails and multi-use paths that will be available to the public, including:
- Fairview: Worx Community Forest Trail
- Asheville: Gateway Park
- East Asheville: Haw Creek Park Greenway
- West Asheville: Hominy Creek Greenway
- Woodfin: Woodfin Greenway
