Outdoors

 

Reimagine Bartram’s travels

A visual exploration of the Blue Ridge Bartram Trail will be on display through Jan. 6, 2024, at The Bascom in Highlands. 

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Help shape N.C.’s pollution reduction grant program
 

Help shape N.C.’s pollution reduction grant program

A virtual public hearing will take input on the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s planned application for the federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grant at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. 

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Workday planned at Jackson greenway
 

Workday planned at Jackson greenway

Help remove invasive plants on the Jackson County Greenway 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. 

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Shop local for outdoors lovers
 

Shop local for outdoors lovers

The MADE X MTNS Partnership has launched an online directory to help find locally made gifts for outdoor enthusiasts this holiday season. 

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Go hiking

Hike through winter with a trio of outings offered this month through Haywood County Recreation and Parks. 

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New trail under construction at Old Fort
 

New trail under construction at Old Fort

Work has started on a new 3-mile trail near Old Fort. 

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Bike Chestnut Mountain

Ride the trails with an experienced mountain bike instructor at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at Chestnut Mountain Nature Park in Canton. 

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Word from the Smokies: What we can learn from wild turkeys

If you plan to travel around Western North Carolina or East Tennessee to visit friends or family and eat turkey for the coming Thanksgiving holiday, there is a good chance you’ll spot a few wild turkeys along the way.

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Lakeview Drive reopens

Lakeview Drive in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Bryson City is now open, but rehabilitation work on the road is still ongoing. 

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