Outdoors
Hope for the hemlocks: Hike explores past, present and future of WNC hemlocks
Under the gray, misty November sky covering Panthertown Valley near Cashiers, we swish through shin-deep leaves in search of hemlock trees.
Word from the Smokies: Park volunteer makes big impact on visitor safety
“I’m just a backwoods guy,” Bill Gober says. “I try to stay out of the limelight.”
Accessible trail opens in Old Fort
A new hiking trail is now open in Old Fort, offering an opportunity for people with disabilities to get outside.
Race raises $110K to support the Smokies
Held Sunday, Nov. 12, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Cades Cove Loop Lope raised more than $110,000 to support the park.
Cataloochee opens the slopes
Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley is set to open Wednesday, Nov. 29, after an unseasonably warm November kept it from turning on its snow guns until Wednesday, Nov. 22. Tube World will open Saturday, Dec. 2.
Highlands Biological Foundation appoints interim director
Winter Gary has been appointed interim executive director of the Highlands Biological Foundation as the organization works through a leadership transition after Charlotte Muir left for an executive director position with the Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation.
See ‘Winter Lights’
Check out Winter Lights at the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville with a group leaving from the Waynesville Recreation Department at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12.
Data bodes well for N.C. outdoor rec economy
Newly released economic data measuring the outdoor recreation industry’s impact on the U.S. economy shows that, despite ongoing economic challenges, the industry continues to be a powerful driver in North Carolina.
Spend Friday nights on the slopes
Registration opens Dec. 1 for a program offering discounted rates to ski and snowboard Cataloochee Ski Area on Friday nights this season.
