HCC student turns business plan into business reality
Dustin Cornelison of Haywood County has turned his belief in living a sustainable and frugal lifestyle into an actual business.…
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New heirloom corn strain discovered
It’s not everyday that someone gets credit for contributing a previously unidentified variety of seed to the national seed bank,…
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Friends of the Smokies telethon tops $200,000
Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park raised $201,209 through its 17th annual “Friends Across the Mountains” telethon — topping…
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Save seed with Frankebelle and the greasy-bean team
Macon County’s Frankebelle Scruggs and a local “greasy-bean team” from the Cowee community will show folks how best to collect…
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Save seed with Frankebelle and the greasy-bean team
Macon County’s Frankebelle Scruggs and a local “greasy-bean team” from the Cowee community will show folks how best to collect…
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Twenty promising crops to “farm” in the forest
Learn about turning your woodlot into a farm through a Mountain BizWorks workshop on Forest-Farming Practices from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.…
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Feathered hurricane hunter
On Aug. 24 Chinquapin soared into the dangerous northeast quadrant of then category 3 Hurricane Irene. The Lockheed Martin C-130…
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Keeping the well full: WCU researchers probe fractured rock aquifers in the mountains
A maze of pores and rock fractures in the Appalachian Mountains make it one of the most complex hydrological systems…
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Blue Ridge Breakaway tops 400 participants
More than 400 riders participated in the second Blue Ridge Breakaway, held this Saturday (Aug. 20) in Haywood County. The…
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Farm bill supports water quality efforts
If you are farming in Haywood County, the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service is accepting applications to support efforts that…
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Don’t just own a forest, manage it for wildlife and tax benefits
Learn how to manage forests for wildlife and timber production, plus review tax strategies and estate planning at an upcoming…
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Taste of the Market to feature Jackson farmers
The Jackson County Farmers Market will hold its annual “Taste of the Market” starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27,…
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Professor to talk about human-animal relationships
Hal Herzog of Western Carolina University will discuss the complications of human-animal relationships, the focus of his recently published book,…
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Time to break out that camera
Shutterbug alert: A fall field photography program will run for four weeks starting in September in Haywood County. Class members…
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Grant money to fund gardening research, education in Haywood
Need help paying for research or educational outreach about the environment, gardening or horticulture? The Haywood County Master Gardener Volunteer…
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Budding gardeners hone greenthumbs
Young gardeners from Junaluska Elementary School won first place recently in a landscape design competition at the N.C. Master Gardeners…
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Testifying
I just wanted to shout an amen to brother George Ellison’s Aug. 10 Back Then column, “Late summer is an…
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Get your horse vaccinated
A horse in the eastern part of the state tested positive this month for Easter Equine Encephalomyelitis, a warning to…
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Dahlia show coming to Waynesville
Three local dahlia growers in Haywood County, Jack Leatherwood, Johnny Trantham and Ken Zula, were recently visited by Southern Living…
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A great race makes a comeback
There aren’t too many road races in Western North Carolina with the storied history of the Maggie Valley Moonlight Race,…
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Ancient trails serve as basis of today’s transportation system
Want to understand and know about the Cherokee trails that shaped this region? On Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m.,…
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Popular off-road triathlon coming up
If you are feeling tough and fit, then the Tsali Challenge is just the right event to showcase your paddling,…
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Hearing set next month on proposed hunting and fishing changes
There a few proposed changes being made to the state’s wildlife management and fishing regulations that would impact Western North…
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Bears force shutdowns in popular areas
Increased bear activity in the Appalachian Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest has led to closings in Yancey County…
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Have a barrel of fun at the Rickman Store, plus learn a few things
Learn how to make your own rain barrel, create a stormwater wetland and about habitat rehabilitation projects in general at…
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Learn how to build a rain barrel
Learn how to build your own rain barrel at a Haywood Waterways Association workshop. Rain barrels are a great source…
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The state of the Tuck
A workshop on the State of the Tuckaseegee River will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.…
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Photographer to talk about international project in Highlands
Clay Bolt, an award-winning natural history photographer, will be at the Highlands Nature Center at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25.…
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Get those cameras out for the Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition
Shutterbug alert: The ninth annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition is now open for registration and submissions. Amateur and professional photographers…
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Take a volunteer trail vacation on the AT
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Rocky Top Trail Crew is looking for horse packers and crew volunteers this fall to help…
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Hike Panthertown? Then help keep the trails up, too
Want to help keep Panthertown Valley beautiful and accessible? Volunteers are needed Saturday, Aug. 20, for a Trail Work Day.…
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Rankin Bottoms
I can always count on Rankin Bottoms Wildlife Refuge when I need a Loosiana Delta fix. This musky backwater with…
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Going the distance: Bike riders fuel up right for Blue Ridge Breakaway
If you’re going to put on and sponsor what has quickly evolved into one of the region’s most popular road-bike…
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Stand-off over the Chattooga nears finale
Paddlers are ever-so-slightly winning a tug-of-war over the Upper Chattooga River, a Wild and Scenic River that plunges off the…
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Haywood Fair to host farm fresh dinner and mini-market
The Haywood County Fair this year will feature a Farm Fresh meal to celebrate agriculture in Western North Carolina at…
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All about the local food movement in Macon
A talk on the local food movement will be held at noon on Thursday, August 11, in Franklin hosted by…
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Foundation to hold banquet for 10th anniversary of reintroduction
An annual banquet and auction to benefit this region’s chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is set for Saturday,…
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Tour nursery that caters to wildlife
Learn about plants that attract birds, butterflies and other wild critters on a field trip to Spring Valley Nursery in…
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Wild gardener comes to Sylva
Peter Loewer, a.k.a. the “Wild Gardener”, will present a program about native plants at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 30 at…
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Backpackers in the Smokies may soon pay for permits
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park boasts the largest backcountry in the Eastern United States, yet for backpackers hoping to…
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Learn drift boat how-to’s from retired WCU engineering prof
Want to know how to use a drift boat? There’s an opportunity to learn from an actual designer, builder and…
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Walk to highlight Highlands fertile birding ground
A “Treasure Highlands” Bird Hike will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on August 18 by the Highlands Biological…
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Cyclists breeze into Haywood with Blue Ridge Breakaway
A few hundred cyclers will test their endurance with the annual Blue Ridge Breakaway coming up August 20. A spectrum…
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Moonshadow, moonshadow
I was all set to write about the annual summer fireworks displayed every August on that really big screen above…
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The many desirable and luscious traits of moss
A workshop titled “Go Green with Moss” will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, August 11, at the…
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Master Gardeners form new organization for Jackson and Swain
Master Gardeners from Jackson and Swain counties have joined together to form the Jackson-Swain Master Gardeners’ Association. The group works…
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Smokies expands firewood ban
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is ratcheting down its firewood policy for campers over fears of invasive insects and fungus…
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Smokies black bear license plates keep growing
The black bear license plate has had strong sales and has benefitted wildlife throughout the Great Smoky Mountain National Park…
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Race in the shadow of Fontana Dam
The Fontana Dam 5K and 10K race will be held on Saturday, August 27, along with a one-mile fun run.…
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Main Street Mile to blaze through downtown Waynesville
The second annual Waynesville Main Street Mile will be held on Friday, August 12. The race ends at the historic…
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