Haywood farmers market pulls out the stops this weekend
 

Haywood farmers market pulls out the stops this weekend

The Haywood Historic Farmers Market will be even more festive and lively than usual this Saturday, June 18. Farmers and…
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Watershed stroll
 

Watershed stroll

The first 2011 sojourn into the Town of Waynesville’s 8,000-plus acre watershed occurred last Saturday (June 11). The town has…
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Gorge gets a boost with new wave feature
 

Gorge gets a boost with new wave feature

The Nantahala River will soon boast one of the preeminent freestyle paddling features in the country — a patented apparatus…
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NOC event lets all paddlers run gates
 

NOC event lets all paddlers run gates

The Nantahala Outdoor Center’s Canoe Club Challenge 2011 is scheduled for 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on June 18, July…
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‘Woodsy Owl’ teaches kids about nature
 

‘Woodsy Owl’ teaches kids about nature

“Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club,” a nature and educational series presented by The Cradle of Forestry, will be held from 10:30…
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Haywood farms part of agriculture tour
 

Haywood farms part of agriculture tour

The Family Farm Tour, organized by Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP), will be held on the weekend of June 25…
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Mixed-Martial Arts classes offered in downtown Waynesville
 

Mixed-Martial Arts classes offered in downtown Waynesville

The Basulto Academy of Defense, located in downtwown Waynesville, has expanded the schedule of its successful Brazilian Jiu Jitsu program…
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Land trust hosts birding tour
 

Land trust hosts birding tour

A Birding Eco Tour is set for Thursday, June 9. The hike is held by The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust (HCLT)…
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Audubon biologist to speak in Highlands
 

Audubon biologist to speak in Highlands

Curtis Smalling, the mountain region biologist for Audubon N.C., will speak at a program for the Highlands Plateau Society at…
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Opportunity to view synchronous fireflies
 

Opportunity to view synchronous fireflies

Discover Life in America (DLIA) is holding a number of events this summer for the public to experience the synchronous…
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New mountain bike group to host ride and picnic
 

New mountain bike group to host ride and picnic

The newly formed chapter of Nantahala Area SORBA, the Southeast Off-Road Bicycle Association, will host an event called “Ride, Rinse…
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Next generation of herpetologists
 

Next generation of herpetologists

Dead snakes are certainly interesting and can pique a child’s curiosity. Izzy (9) and Maddie (5) found just such a…
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Grant helps set up working-forest easements
 

Grant helps set up working-forest easements

The Land Trust of the Little Tennessee, the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, and the Wildlands Network received a Sustainable…
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WCU faculty, students test ‘energy mile’ theory
 

WCU faculty, students test ‘energy mile’ theory

Backpackers who take on the challenge of hiking in the Southern Appalachian Mountains can attest to the fact that hauling…
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Human Race set for June 11
 

Human Race set for June 11

The Human Race 5K Road Race/Walk is scheduled for 8 a.m. on June 11 at the Waynesville Middle School. The…
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4-H summer golf day camp
 

4-H summer golf day camp

The 4-H Summer Golf Day Camp will be each Thursday beginning June 9 through July 28. The day camp is…
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Lifeguard training and swimming lessons
 

Lifeguard training and swimming lessons

Lifeguard training and group swimming lessons will be provided by Medwest Health & Fitness Center beginning June 2 and June…
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Bicycle survey to help cyclists
 

Bicycle survey to help cyclists

A short online survey to help guide a new comprehensive bicycle plan for Haywood County is available for completion at…
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AT under attack from invasives
 

AT under attack from invasives

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy needs volunteers to eradicate invasive plants choking out native flora on the AT in Graham County…
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Pinnacle Park profiled for Trails Day
 

Pinnacle Park profiled for Trails Day

A discussion about the future of Pinnacle Park outside Sylva will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 4, followed…
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“Go Native” in your backyard
 

“Go Native” in your backyard

“From Mowing to Growing,” a workshop with Sara Martin, a biology instructor at Haywood Community College with a B.A. in…
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Explore nature with young children
 

Explore nature with young children

“Growing Up Wild,” a free professional development workshop sponsored by Haywood Soil and Water Conservation District for educators who work…
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Picnic with WATR
 

Picnic with WATR

The Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River will hold its fifth-annual summer picnic at 6 p.m. Friday, June 10, on…
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Catch a runner’s view of Sylva’s Main
 

Catch a runner’s view of Sylva’s Main

The Main Street Mile, a series of 1-mile races highlighting the state’s Main Street Program, will hit the streets of…
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Summer Daze
 

Summer Daze

Soccer balls litter the yard, my wife is auditioning for NASCAR on the lawn mower and I am following the…
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Black bear festival coming up in Highlands
 

Black bear festival coming up in Highlands

A Mountain Black Bear Festival is set for June 10 and 11 at the Highlands Civic/Recreation Center, featuring exhibits, artisans…
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Outsider Art: Franklin’s Bill Lea is a nationally recognized nature photographer
 

Outsider Art: Franklin’s Bill Lea is a nationally recognized nature photographer

It started out simply enough. Fresh out of college on his new job in Vicksburg, Miss., on the banks of…
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Get kids involved in free fishing fun
 

Get kids involved in free fishing fun

Kids can fish for free and register to win prizes, including two lifetime licenses, at a variety of fishing events…
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Kids get first crack at delayed trout waters
 

Kids get first crack at delayed trout waters

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open approximately 63.5 miles of trout streams and one lake classified as delayed-harvest trout…
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Smokies conducts search for missing man
 

Smokies conducts search for missing man

Rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park are continuing to search for a Cary man who was reported missing April…
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“Salamander Soiree” at the Highlands Nature Center
 

“Salamander Soiree” at the Highlands Nature Center

A Salamander Soiree is set for June 2 at 6 p.m. as the kickoff to “Think About Thursdays,” a summer…
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Author to speak at Pisgah Center
 

Author to speak at Pisgah Center

On June 4, from 10 a.m. until noon at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Tim Spira will give a…
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Donation box theft ends in conviction
 

Donation box theft ends in conviction

Another Swain County man, Gregory Cline, 35, was convicted of one count of tampering in federal court for breaking into…
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Ginsing poachers in national park fined and jailed
 

Ginsing poachers in national park fined and jailed

Two Swain County men were convicted and sentenced in federal court last month in Bryson City for stealing ginseng from…
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Reward offered for capture of elk killer
 

Reward offered for capture of elk killer

One of the original elk brought to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park 10 years ago as part of a…
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Shop and hike for National Land Trust Day
 

Shop and hike for National Land Trust Day

Mast General Store in Waynesville will donate a portion of its sales on Saturday June 4 to the to Southern…
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Bald Eagle slaying in Maggie Valley prompts reward offer
 

Bald Eagle slaying in Maggie Valley prompts reward offer

A bald eagle was shot and killed at the Maggie Festival Grounds, a large open field off the main drag…
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Rain barrels all the rage for eco-conscious yards
 

Rain barrels all the rage for eco-conscious yards

Rain barrels, which hook into your gutters to catch rain coming off your roof, are being sold for $75 in…
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Take guided tour in Waynesville’s watershed
 

Take guided tour in Waynesville’s watershed

A Waynesville watershed hike is scheduled for Saturday, June 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Naturalist Don Hendershot and…
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Pretty in pink
 

Pretty in pink

I have had the opportunity to make several trips along the Blue Ridge Parkway, in the vicinity of Devils Courthouse…
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Watching the water: Top fly fisherman compete in Cherokee at U.S. Nationals
 

Watching the water: Top fly fisherman compete in Cherokee at U.S. Nationals

“The good ones always get wet.”   That, says Ben McFall, is how he tells a decent fly fisherman from…
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Gardening for Wildlife series in Macon
 

Gardening for Wildlife series in Macon

Do you want to attract more birds, butterflies, beneficial insects and other native species to your backyards? It’s easy, fun…
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Four planets visible to naked eye in May
 

Four planets visible to naked eye in May

Western North Carolina stargazers will be able to witness a rare astronomical phenomenon this month when four of the five…
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Learn how to build a backyard habitat
 

Learn how to build a backyard habitat

The Great Smoky Mountains Audubon Society will hold a Backyard Habitat Workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June…
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Make money off your forestland
 

Make money off your forestland

A wildcrafting, general make-your-forest work for you workshop is scheduled from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 26 at the…
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From longboarding to disc golf, Sports Festival leaves no stone unturned
 

From longboarding to disc golf, Sports Festival leaves no stone unturned

The Mountain Sports Festival returns to Asheville on May 27-29, with a line up to entice any pro or amateur…
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Lend a hand for the birds
 

Lend a hand for the birds

Volunteers are needed at the bird-monitoring station at Tessentee Bottomland Preserve in Macon County. The program is a nationwide effort…
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Landing the big one: National Fly Fishing Championship coming to Cherokee
 

Landing the big one: National Fly Fishing Championship coming to Cherokee

Want to see some of the best fly-fishing imaginable? The 2011 U.S. National Fly Fishing Championship will be held May…
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Get on that bike and ditch the car
 

Get on that bike and ditch the car

A “Bike to Work” ride will be held in Waynesville May 20 on National Bike to Work Day. The length…
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Quiet please!
 

Quiet please!

Last Saturday morning I was racing around in the woods of the Tusquitee Ranger District on the other side of…
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