Aiming for adventure: Competition encourages families to get exploring outside
For Tim Petrea, it was a truck and a red box that launched a lifetime affinity for the outdoors. Growing…
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The Eagle Lady says goodbye to Blue Ridge School
Nearly 200 people gathered at Blue Ridge School this month to hear a parting presentation from Doris Mager, known around…
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Bat week in the park
It’s bat week in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and park rangers are celebrating by setting up bat information…
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Prescribed burn planned near Cataloochee
A 600-acre prescribed burn near Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will start soon, perhaps as early…
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Share the woods during hunting season
Hunting season is underway in Western North Carolina, with bear season opening Oct. 12. Bear season opened last week and…
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Boxwood disease found in Jackson and Macon
A serious boxwood disease known as boxwood blight, Calonectria pseudonaviculata, has been confirmed on the Highlands Plateau in Macon and…
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State solar tax credit to disappear
The North Carolina Legislature did not renew the state’s solar tax credit, which will now expire on Dec. 31.
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Zombie apocalypse comes to WCU
The fastest runners at the Zombie 5K Race Chase Saturday, Oct. 31, will have survival of the zombie apocalypse to…
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Like a good neighbor: LTLT to clean up Duncan Oil site this winter
Thanks to some fortunate happenstance and a lot of hard work from the staff at the Land Trust for the…
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More than one way to skin environmental regulations
According to Steve Ford, in a piece for NC Policy Watch called “Policies, power, pride divide the NC House and…
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Long absent lake sturgeon returned to North Carolina
Absent for more than half a century, lake sturgeon returned to North Carolina waters as more than 3,000 fish were…
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Nominees sought for new Forest Service committee
A new committee focused on revisiting recreation fees in national forests in 13 southern states and Puerto Rico is seeking…
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Forest Management Plan informational meetings scheduled
A pair of public meetings outlining the next steps of the plan revision process for the Nantahala and Pisgah national…
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Pink it up: annual race raises money for mammograms
It’s time to get ready for a relay, race and walking event raising money for breast cancer detection, coming up…
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See the Chimney at night
A nocturnal, kid-friendly Halloween event will give visitors a rare glimpse of Chimney Rock State Park at night, 7:30 to…
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New mile-markers at Lake J
Thanks to an Eagle Scout project from 14-year-old Talbryn Porter, the Lake Junaluska walking path is now sporting new mile…
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NC ranks high in clean energy job growth
North Carolina came in fifth nationwide in a recent ranking of states that added jobs in clean energy and clean…
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Pumpkin pursuit returning to NOC
A celebration of all things fall will be held noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Nantahala Outdoor Center.
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‘Eagle Lady’ to celebrate 90th birthday with raptor program
Doris Mager, known as “The Eagle Lady,” will celebrate her 90th birthday by giving a birds of prey program at…
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N.C. on track to meet new ozone standard
North Carolina is on track to meet the new ozone compliance standard, with the entire state currently meeting the new,…
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Renovations at Max Patch Pond complete
Anglers at Max Patch Pond have better fishing opportunities now that the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and the U.S. Forest…
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Little T basin honored for aquatic diversity
The Little Tennessee River Basin got national attention last week when it was named the first Native Fish Conservation Area…
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Putting the squeeze on trout: Study says that acid and warming waters could make life harder for trout
From habitat destruction to competition with non-native trout, Southern Appalachian brook trout have met their share of challenges over the…
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Town of Waynesville holds fall mulch sale
Waynesville will have compost and double-ground mulch available for pickup from 8 a.m. to noon at the town yard waste…
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Healing in the waters: Disabled vets find comfort, camaraderie in fly fishing
Out of Ed Norris’ 68 years of life, Vietnam accounts for just one. Those months he spent deployed with the…
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DENR blog keeps tabs on environmental news
The N.C. Department of Environment Quality, formally known as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, now has a blog…
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North Carolina all caught up on rainfall
After receiving more than three months’ worth of rainfall in the course of one week, North Carolina is not experiencing…
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Apple-picking for a good cause
Kids who want to lend a hand toward feeding the hungry can help harvest the season’s left-over apples from a…
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Find the fitness routine that works for you
The Healthy Haywood Fitness Challenge will kick off Monday, Oct. 12. The program — which runs through Nov. 23 —…
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Horny hickory devil
OK, OK, you can bring the kids back into the room, we’re not talking that kinda horny here. The hickory…
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Fly clinic to cater to disabled veterans
An afternoon of fly-fishing related clinics for disabled veterans will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9,…
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Peek through a window into campsites past
A recreation of what a campsite from 100 years ago would look like will be on Saturday, Oct. 10, at…
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Migration Celebration an event for all ages
The public is invited to join scientists and members of the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee for the annual…
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Reducing their footprint: Smokies unveils new energy-efficient equipment
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park marked a milestone last week with the unveiling of 10 new pieces of equipment…
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Bryson gears up to celebrate fly fishing
A festival celebrating all things fly fishing will liven up Bryson City Saturday, Oct. 10, just as the mountains come…
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Pro paddlers headed for NOC
Elite slalom paddlers from across the U.S. will converge at Nantahala Outdoor Center this month for the 2015 USA Canoe…
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Mapping fall color
A new map from Appalachian State University’s Michael Denslow gives a visual prediction of fall color’s schedule in the mountains,…
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Smokies has new chief ranger
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s district ranger for the Tennessee side of the park, Steve Kloster, has been named…
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Carolina Bonsai Expo to celebrate 20 years
A nationally recognized bonsai tree expo will be held Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-11, at the North Carolina Arboretum in…
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Macon man celebrates 85th birthday with Grand Canyon hike
Many an 85th birthday has been observed with a simple gathering of friends and family sharing cake and memories, but…
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Take in the view on Purchase Knob hike
A hike taking in the views from Purchase Knob in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as well as the…
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Peak peeking
The deluge we slogged through a couple of weeks ago certainly didn’t help this fall’s color palette. But not to…
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Put a halt on whirling disease
With whirling disease confirmed in North Carolina, the Tuckaseigee River Chapter of Trout Unlimited is planning an informational session on…
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Loan program for agriculture storage
A program aimed at making it easier for farmers to upgrade their storage facilities — from barns to cold-storage to…
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Emerald ash borer quarantine now statewide
Emerald ash borers have been found in more North Carolina counties, prompting Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler to place the entire…
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Trout waters catch-and-release only until summer
Seasonal restrictions on trout harvesting will go into effect in the western counties on Thursday, Oct. 1, meaning that anglers…
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$50K awarded to help save hemlocks
The Hemlock Restoration Initiative is hoping that the $50,000 worth of grants it recently awarded will help restore North Carolina’s…
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Smokies area closed to protect bats
The Whiteoak Sink area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closed through March 31 to protect the bats…
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Smokies rangers battle graffiti
With the fall season coming, the Great Smoky Mountain National Park is gearing up to guard against graffiti — lasting…
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All about the water: Adults get creek-splashing in inaugural waterways education event
There’s excitement in the air as the class, its members scattered across the Pigeon River under cloudy skies in Canton,…
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