Our latest Wild Hero is Matt Kern, President of the Friends Board of Directors July 2014-June 2016. 

 

Originally from Greensboro, North Carolina, Matt and his family moved to the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee where they managed a 30-acre farm. After graduating from Western Carolina University, Matt relocated to Asheville. “Having grown up in western North Carolina, I hold dear the wildlife diversity that exists here. The Nature Center represents this diversity, educating local (and visiting) children and adults on our native animals and plants,” he says.