Eagle Scout restores watering hole used in the old days
A monument built to commemorate a popular 1800s watering hole has long been hidden by ivy and vines, but an…
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Running for support
More than 350 runners streamed down Main Street in downtown Waynesville last Friday evening for the annual Main Street Mile.…
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Freestyle paddlers to hit the Nantahala wave
A major freestyle paddling competition will come to the Nantahala Gorge Sept. 4-6, with top freestylers from across the continent…
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Costa to close out Zahner series with Darwin lecture
Jim Costa, executive director of the Highlands Biological Station, will close out the Highlands Biological Foundation’s summer Zahner Conservation Lecture…
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Jump on the gem mine caravan tour
A tour of four historic gem mines will give a view into Franklin’s past, beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug.…
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Key rule makers to speak at fracking forum
A forum organized by N.C. Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, will give the public a chance to learn more about shale…
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Jackson market celebrates tomatoes and 100 years of Cooperative Extension
This year’s Taste of the Market celebration at Jackson County Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 16 in…
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Runner jogs the Parkway to raise funds, awareness
A Winston-Salem man is hoping to set a record for a good cause with his plan to run the entire…
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Girls got game
The Lake Junaluska Girls Junior Golf Association enjoyed a special play day and celebration Saturday, Aug. 9. LJGJGA members and…
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Conservation closes out Tuckasegee Nature Series
Paul Carlson, director of Land Trust for the Little Tennessee, will close out the six-week Tuckasegee Nature Series with a…
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Paddle tour to explore Lake Logan
The public will get a chance to paddle Lake Logan at 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Lake Logan…
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Wildflower authors share tips and talk
The three authors of Seasons in a Wildflower Refuge will be at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville, 3 p.m. Aug.…
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Smokies telethon brings in $200K
The 20th annual Friends Across the Mountains telethon brought in $200,000 for Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park last…
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WCU students produce walking trail brochure
Students in Western Carolina University’s Introduction to Public History course will show off the fruits of their labor during the…
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Pro photographer to give inside look to the natural world
A photography program featuring images by Clay Bolt will give an inside look to the small-scale world of plants and…
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Reclaiming the landscape: Greenhouse project to spur habitat restoration
Under a clear sky and afternoon sun, the winding road through Cherokee and out past Birdtown is a beautiful one.…
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Road improvement to close Black Balsam
A popular trail access area and jumping off point for the Shining Rock Wilderness area at Balsam Road will be…
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Grant helps Waynesville Parks and Rec get paddling
A $25,000 Pigeon River Fund grant will help the Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department purchase kayaking supplies to add paddling…
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Cataloochee documentary to screen in Jackson
The historical documentary film Cataloochee will be shown at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Cullowhee at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,…
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Breakaway breezes into year five
More than 400 riders will push off from Lake Junaluska Aug. 16 for the fifth year of the Blue Ridge…
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Tailgate Market to celebrate kids’ love of watermelon
The watermelons will take over Aug. 16 at the Original Waynesville Tailgate Market’s August Kids Corner Market.
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DuPont mountain bike rides and trail runs to help the trails
A Save the Trails ride and run through DuPont State Forest will be held Aug. 23 to help Pisgah Area…
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Summer in the park a win-win
A handful of teachers, high school and college students recently completed a program designed to teach them about the Great…
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Friends of the Smokies telethon to air
Friends of the Smokies will take to the silver screen from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, for the…
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If you can float it, you can boat it: Franklin Rotary spearheads RiverFest on the Little Tennessee
When Franklin RiverFest’s Anything That Floats Raft Regatta kicks off Aug. 23, Warren Cabe hopes to see the Franklin Fire…
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What is an Appalachian forest?
As the USDA Forest Service’s revision plan for the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests continues to be discussed — the…
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Time to get your run on
August is runners’ month in Western North Carolina. A slate of races throughout the region will give athletes a chance…
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Smokies tourism translates into dollars for local economy
According to a new National Park Service report, the 9.4 million people who visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park in…
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Highlands Biological dives into cliff ecology
A cliff face might not seem like a hospitable place to forge a life, but for a good-sized group of…
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Smokies rangers rescue fallen hiker in storm conditions
A 64-year-old Michigan man is recovering after a fall while hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last Sunday…
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Faith-based environmental initiative organizes across WNC
Faith-inspired environmental advocacy is the focus of Western North Carolina Alliance’s newest program, Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina.…
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WCU named top adventure school
Western Carolina University ranked as the No.1 college for outdoor adventures in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic in a recent online…
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Wilderness medical training offered in Cullowhee
Landmark Learning, an outdoor training institute in Cullowhee, has released its fall lineup of outdoor safety training courses. With everything…
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Going the distance: Athletes flock to compete in Lake Logan Multisport Festival
Sunrise was still hours away when the day started at Lake Logan. With the first starting gun firing at 7…
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Graveyard Fields celebrates new look
Better public access and trail improvements for Graveyard Fields, one of the most popular spots on the Blue Ridge Parkway,…
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Native plants take root in new Cherokee greenhouse
Native plants are getting a boost in Cherokee with the opening of a 2,200-square-foot greenhouse designed to produce and propagate…
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Nantahala Racing Club and N.C. Wildlife Federation win funds for youth programs
The Nantahala Racing Club and the North Carolina Wildlife Federation came out on top in an online voting contest from…
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Booming triathlons bring economic impact to Haywood
More than 1,200 outdoor atheletes will converge on Lake Logan in Haywood County this weekend for the annual Lake Logan…
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Training initiative garners award for WCU instructor
Sam Fowlkes, who teaches paddlesports and rescue at Western Carolina University, has received prestigious recognition in the field of technical…
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On the Isle again
Thanks to the generosity of dear friends, my family gets to vacation on Isle of Palms every summer. If you…
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Proposed fracking rules released
The Mining and Energy Commission has finished writing a proposed set of rules to govern oil and gas development in…
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Get up close with birds and fish on the Little T
Amateur biologists of all ages are invited to help find out how the birds and fish are doing on Land…
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New moth species named for Cherokee
A new moth species recently discovered in the Southern Appalachians has a locally inspired name.
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WCU fishermen head to national competition
Western Carolina University will send two students to the national Bassmaster College Series National Championship following a third place win…
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Organizations step up to save the Georgia aster
A coalition of public and private conservation organizations is stepping up to save the Georgia aster, a purple Southern flower…
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Chemistry concentration to tap natural products movement
Western Carolina University will launch a new master’s degree in chemistry this fall with a professional science concentration in natural…
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Birds of Prey program comes to Oconaluftee
Raptors will ride into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park with a birds of prey program 10 a.m. Friday, July…
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Mushroom immersion at the Highlands Biological Station
Explore the diversity of fungi in the Southern Appalachian Mountains and their relationships with native plants through upcoming programs at…
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Hashing out habitat: Crowd debates wildlife habitat in forest management plan meeting
More than 100 people filled the room at Asheville’s Crowne Plaza Hotel earlier this month, but they weren’t there for…
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Rafting’s restrained rebound: Commercial outfitters attempt to paddle back from record rain year
The summer is shaping into a pretty good rafting season for Tee Davis. “It’s awesome, man,” said Davis, owner of…
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