Eat burgers, learn to fish

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Wednesday, 30/08/2023

Learn how to fly fish with the Tuckasegee Chapter of Trout Unlimited 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at East LaPorte Park in Jackson County.

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Face-to-face with fish

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Wednesday, 09/08/2023

Blue Ridge Snorkel Trail celebrates kickoff 

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E. coli testing yields mixed results in Little Tennessee, Hiawassee watersheds

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Wednesday, 09/08/2023

Halfway through the season for its weekly E. coli sampling program in Western North Carolina swimming holes, MountainTrue reported 11 sites in the Hiawassee and Little Tennessee river basins that passed all seven tests and six locations that failed all tests.

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Go snorkeling

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Wednesday, 02/08/2023

Break in the new snorkeling site at East LaPorte Park in Cullowhee during an event 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8.

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Sierra Club program to contemplate the future of the French Broad

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Wednesday, 31/05/2023

A lively conversation on the history of the French Broad River corridor’s transformation — as well as the opportunities and challenges facing the watershed today — will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, at Manheimer Auditorium at University of North Carolina Asheville, and over Zoom.

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