HEARTS Collaborative, Inc.

HEARTS weaves the threads of local lore, both past and present, into a vibrant and interconnected tapestry of our region to safeguard and share North Carolina's Catawba Valley culture, offering a deeper appreciation for local history, nature, and the arts.

HEARTS (History, Ecology, Arts, Reunion, Trails, and Store) encompasses a unique collaborative nonprofit aimed at ensuring the preservation, sustainability, and access to the Catawba Valley’s most treasured historic and ecological places.

HEARTS connects and supports a broad array of regional historic sites and natural places, providing bespoke solutions for special places. Illuminating the unique aspects, details, and potential of historic places, HEARTS adamantly advocates for preservation and land conservation, delivers sustainable preservation strategies, and organizes community engagement programs to bring local attention to threatened historic places.

While HEARTS actively works to preserve our special places, it also gives those sites new life. In-person HEARTS Happenings are curated, place-based events featuring local history, native ecology, genealogy, and curated local visual art, music, and dance.

HEARTS weaves threads of local lore, past and present, into a vibrant and interconnected tapestry of our region. By maintaining a robust online database, providing operational support for our Affiliates, and bringing inspired place-based programming to local historic sites, HEARTS fosters a shared sense of place and belonging in local communities.