Learn about stream and forest health
Regional water quality experts will give a state of local forests and streams report in a public forum held by…
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Park partners garner national recognition
The leaders of the two primary Great Smoky Mountains National Park partners were recently presented with the Department of Interior…
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Wild for now, but keep your eye on the ball
Ten years later and one hurdle leapt — there will be more. Last week the 10th U.S. Circuit court of…
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Looking for your best trail shots
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is looking for great photos of people enjoying the Appalachian Trail in 2011. The conservancy is…
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Safety or politics? Battle between state lawmakers influenced specialty license plate debate
More than a decade ago, under former Gov. Jeb Bush, Florida became the first state to approve a “Choose Life”…
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Bear encounters: Bears on the prowl for food lead to increased sightings
A bad year for acorns in the higher elevations, coupled with a poor berry crop region wide, has resulted in…
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Opponents prep for Duke rate hike hearing
Public comment will be taken on a proposed 17.4 percent rate hike by Duke Energy at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct.…
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Adelgid researchers to meet in Haywood
The Alliance for Saving Threatened Forests is hosting a one-day symposium, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., about host resistance…
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Archaeology presentation at Hiwassee
Learn from experts about the rich American Indian history of Cherokee and Clay counties at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct.…
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Rooted in the Mountains symposium coming to WCU
The second annual Rooted in the Mountains symposium at Western Carolina University will be held Thursday, Oct. 20, and Friday,…
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Party lined up for farmers market
A fall party will be held at Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. There…
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Need some farm equipment? Here’s your chance
A farm equipment auction will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Haywood County Fairgrounds on…
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Recycle that old bike for a good cause
Bryson City Bicycles is in search of gently used bikes to be tuned and donated to kids in need. The…
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HCC takes first at Woodsmen’s meet
The Haywood Community College Timbersports Team finished in first place in the John G. Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet and Forest…
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See historic farmhouse and silo on guided hike
A nature walk by The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee will be held Friday, Oct. 21, at Tessentee Bottomland…
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Final lecture in Rickman Store series
The Wilderness Society’s Brent Martin will lead the final presentation in the “Gardening for Wildlife” series of lectures at 7…
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Take a hike in the Waynesville Watershed
Come hike the 8,600-acre Waynesville Watershed property at the head of Allens Creek in Haywood County, which is normally off-limits…
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Cooking with wild game at the Pisgah Center
Learn how to cook wild game outdoors in a class from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Oct. 22 at…
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Kids hike the Appalachian Trail as part of school work
Earlier this month the fourth-grade classes from Cartoogechaye Elementary School hiked 4 miles on the Appalachian Trail from Wayah Crest…
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Close encounters of the bear kind
The battle has been an epic one, but Wolfgang Restaurant in Highlands might have finally gotten the best of a…
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WCU group completes fundraising relay run in record time
Western Carolina University faculty and students from the athletic training program finished the fourth annual Mountain Jug Run for Research…
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Homage to Mariah
“Mariah blows the stars around And sends the clouds a’flyin’ Mariah makes the mountains sound Like folks were up there…
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Forget the birdfeeders and dog bowls, this bear went straight for the kitchen cupboard
Steve Hewitt of the Villages of Plott Creek in Haywood County already has a pretty good idea about the concept…
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Fishers to converge on reservation for prizes
Time to get those lines wet, via the Rumble in the Rhododendron in Cherokee coming up Oct. 21-23. The cost…
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Learn fly-fishing basics from an expert
Fly fishermen are passing on their craft with a series of how-to classes in Sylva. Members of the Tuckaseigee Chapter…
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Introduce kids to fly-fishing in Pisgah
Kids ages 12 and older can take a free fly-fishing class Oct. 15 at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education.…
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Fall color web site
Want to find the best fall color? The U.S. Forest Service of North Carolina has posted a new leaf viewing…
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Goats prove usefulness to Catamounts
An environmentally friendly weed-eradication strategy that has been gaining popularity across the nation made its way to Western Carolina University…
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Where’s the beef?
Learn all about beef cattle in two upcoming workshops scheduled for Macon County. The first is designed to teach the…
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Franklin 5K coming to the greenway
The Franklin Cross Country team will hold the Grayson Hall Memorial 5K race on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 9 a.m. at…
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Cataloochee scores new school director
Cataloochee is welcoming new Ski and Snowboard School Director Mark Rozof, who was a member of the Cataloochee school last…
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Mega trail work party at Tsali this weekend
Get out your work gloves and head over to Tsali Recreation Area this month (Oct. 15-16) to help work on…
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Taking flight with birds of prey
The “Eagle Lady” will be doing a free program with her live birds of prey at the Great Smoky Mountains…
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‘Roosevelt’ headlining in Highlands, Cashiers
A one-man show will portray the life of Theodore Roosevelt, the Conservation President, in two upcoming performances on Friday, Oct.…
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New Wildlife Commission website
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has launched a new, interactive website at www.ncwildlife.org that features reorganized content, streamlined navigation and…
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Leaf-lookers’ primer
How did it get to be October already? Oh well, it’s here and the deep red sourwoods shinning from the…
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Mud, Cowbells, and Beer: The Cyclocross Passions
For a good part of the past decade I have spent a lot of time riding and racing my bike.…
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Providing shelter for hikers
The Nantahala Hiking Club, the Franklin-based Appalachian Trail maintaining club, is building a new Appalachian Trail shelter about half way…
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Enjoy an ancient form of flower arranging
The unique flower and decorative plant arrangements of Ikebana International will be on display during a special exhibit, part of…
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Lace your shoes for the Bethel half marathon
The popular Bethel half marathon and 5K race is set for Saturday, Oct. 8, the 18th version of this event.…
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Founder of WNC Alliance Esther Cunningham dies at 93
The Western North Carolina environmental community recently lost one of its most credible and visible faces with the death of…
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Fall color forecaster tells all
Hear this fall’s official leaf forecast, including the why and how of leaf color production, at the Jackson-Swain Master Gardeners’…
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Valentine to sign books
A book signing with nature photographer James Valentine, a well-known naturalist, photographer and filmmaker, is set for 5 p.m. to…
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Hiking to celebrate
The Nantahala Hiking Club offered three hikes (Ranger Falls, Appalachian Trail north of Winding Stair Gap, and Bartram Trail) this…
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See John Muir “live” in Waynesville
Pull a chair up to the fire and enjoy listening to America’s famed wilderness adventurer, John Muir, a critical player…
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Bear group to talk about camping, hiking in bear country
Learn about hiking and camping in a year when the bear activity is particularly high, forcing the closures of many…
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Photography exhibit open in Asheville
A juried exhibit of the Carolinas’ Nature Photographers Association “Autumn in the Southern Appalachians” is ongoing through Oct. 24 at…
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Workshops dig in to points of vermicomposting
Learn all about keeping worms for making compost at two upcoming workshops. The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service and the Jackson/Macon…
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Western icon with ties to Western NC
Acclaimed storyteller and actor Lee Stetson will bring his one-man show on John Muir to Western North Carolina in October.…
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Tour de Franklin to showcase fall’s best
Bicyclists from near and far will take to the road for the eighth-annual Tour de Franklin “Halloween Hunard” charity bicycle…
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