Rally to protest Smokies backcountry camping fee
A backcountry fee rally will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 21, at the Sugarlands Visitor Center…
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Spring wildflower and bird pilgrimage
The 40th annual Spring Wildflower and Bird Pilgrimage will be held April 27-29, with registration at 6:30 p.m., April 27,…
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5k race set for Sylva Greening Up
The Greening up the Mountains 5k Run & Walk will be held in downtown Sylva at 9 a.m. on Saturday,…
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HCC to hold Earth Day celebration
Haywood Community College’s fifth-annual Earth Day Celebration will focus on renewable energies, clean transportation and getting in touch with your…
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Biologist devotes her career to protecting flying squirrels
Christine Kelly of Asheville, a wildlife diversity biologist with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, has been awarded the 2011 Recovery…
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WNC lab to check for botanical integrity in growing biotech field
There’s now a local outlet to authenticate and check the purity of botanical ingredients via the U.S. Botanical Safety Laboratory…
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Enjoy a night under the stars in the Smokies
Attend a stargazing event at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, at one of Haywood County’s clearest views of the…
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Learn about the Smokies’ best hikes
Discover the very best trails out of the 800 miles of them in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from…
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Hit the trail for wildflower hike in Highlands
A guided spring wildflower hike will be held on the historic Kelsey Trail in Highlands on Friday, April 10, as…
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Hone your outdoor photography skills
An outdoor photography workshop that includes field shoots and classroom critique sessions will be during the month of May in…
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Birds of Prey come to life
A special program on Birds of Prey including live birds will be held on at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 26,…
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Haywood farmers produce coming soon to a school near you
A $22,200 grant will fund a Farm to School program at five Haywood County Schools designed to address concerns about…
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Pisgah, Nantahala National forests get a new boss
A new forest supervisor, Kristin Bail, has been selected to head the national forests in North Carolina. Bail brings a…
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The “New” Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
The 62nd Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be April 25 – 28. I…
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Born to paddle: More at home on the water than land, Swain kayaker’s skill mix of instinct, physics
As Tommy Yon carried his kayak up the side of a waterfall in Tennessee, he tried not to over-think the…
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WCU community launches initiative to bring lily back
The memories and lore surrounding a white flower with six petals — once so common in the Cullowhee valley that…
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Get your garden off to a good start
A gardening basics 101 class for beginner gardeners or gardeners who are new to this region will take place from…
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Farmers markets open for season
Farmers markets in both Jackson and Haywood counties have opened for the regular growing season. The Jackson County Farmers Market…
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Wild and Scenic Film Festival screening at WCU
The Wild and Scenic Film Festival is coming from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at Western Carolina University.…
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Boaters suit up for Nantahala Open
The fun and free-spirited Nantahala Open will take place from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Nantahala…
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Flotilla of volunteers to hit the Tuck for annual clean-up day
The 28th annual Tuckasegee River Clean Up will be held on Saturday, April 21, and is looking for volunteers to…
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Kids can hook into a good time, and fishing opportunity
A free youth fishing clinic will be held on Saturday, April 21, as part of the 23rd-annual Great Smoky Mountain…
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Flotilla of volunteers to hit the Tuck for annual clean-up day
The 28th annual Tuckasegee River Clean Up will be held on Saturday, April 21, and is looking for volunteers to…
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The Macon Your Heart Beat
The Macon Your Heart Beat one-mile and 5K run/walk will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14, on the…
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WCU to host back-to-back races
A pair of 5K races will be held at Western Carolina University in coming weeks to raise money to build…
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Race a duathalon for a good cause
The Mountain Madness duathalon in Franklin will be held starting at 9 a.m. April 28 along the Little Tennessee River.…
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Calling photographers for Land Trust of the Little Tennessee
If you think you’ve got a winning photograph, consider submitting it to the Land Trust For the Little Tennessee for…
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Volunteers needed to help plant trees in Bryson
An Arbor Day planting will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Island Park in downtown Bryson City.…
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A Conference of Birds
At Wild South’s recent “Green Tie Gala,” friend, writer, poet and publisher Thomas Rain Crowe, with a knowing wink, slipped…
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WNC Alliance: Three decades and still going strong
Just in time for its 30th anniversary, the Western North Carolina Alliance one of the region’s most august environmental organizations…
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HCC finalist in climate competition
Haywood Community College is a finalist in the Second Nature 2012 Climate Leadership Awards, a national competition among colleges and…
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‘Molecules in the Mountains’ workshop set for April 12
A workshop focused on life science research being conducted in the mountain region will be offered from 8 a.m. to…
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Hiking opportunity in Waynesville’s watershed
A hike into the usually closed 8,600-acre Waynesville Watershed is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, April 21. Twice a year…
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Friends’ guided hike explores the Smokies
Learn how the Boogerman Loop got its unique name, walk along old stone walls that once protected gardens and home…
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Volunteer weather observers needed
New volunteers to help form a national network of home-based and amateur rain spotters are needed. This is part of…
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Bat disease found in Haywood County
White-nose syndrome, a deadly disease responsible for the deaths of millions of bats in eastern North America, has been discovered…
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Lace up those tennis shoes for Junaluska running event
Registration is now open for a bunny run, 5K and 10K at Lake Junaluska starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April…
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Running program just for kids
Beginning April 24, kids in Haywood County will have an opportunity to be a part of a national running program…
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Flyfishing tips and techniques offered at Jackson library
Robert Satterwhite will offer an introduction to Western North Carolina flyfishing at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the community room…
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Time to get that boat out and hit the water
The eighth-annual Nantahala Open will take place from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at Nantahala Falls. Nantahala…
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Rekindling the spirit
A couple of weeks ago I received an email from Rachel Reid of Andon-Reid Bed and Breakfast asking if I…
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Cherokee Trout Hatchery back on track after flash flood
Several raceways were completely submerged in water, hundreds of thousands of trout laid dead on the ground, and the national…
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Anatomy of a Smokies search
Things weren’t looking good. After five days of searching and zero clues, a massive search for a missing man in…
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Motives of missing man remain a mystery
It’s probably not the view sightseers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park were expecting last week when they pulled…
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Macon, home to the AT, familiar with missing hikers searches
Responding to missing or injured hikers this time of year is expected in Macon County, where the Appalachian Trail winds…
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Convicted by a jury of my peers
Last year around this time I wrote about the honor of being nominated for Wild South’s Roosevelt-Ashe Society’s “Outstanding Journalist…
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Geologists to converge on the mountains
Western Carolina University will host more than 700 professional geologists and geology students during the 61st annual meeting of the…
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Get ready to do some haggling
Bartering Day is on tap for the old T.M. Rickman Store in Macon County’s historic Cowee Valley from 10 a.m.…
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AT Founder’s Bridge Festival coming to NOC
A storied Appalachian Trail event is on tap April 6 and 7 at Nantahala Outdoor Center with the AT Founder’s…
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Bats in Smokies threatened by fungus
Biologists in the Smokies have confirmed that two different kinds of bats found in a park cave have white-nose syndrome,…
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