WCU professor honored for role in conservation
Jim Costa, a biology professor at Western Carolina University and the Director of the Highlands Biological Station, has been nominated…
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Historic window stolen off Smokies cabin
An antique window was stolen from an historic cabin in the Elkmont area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Catch stream insects in the name of water quality
The volunteer battalion of the Watershed Association of the Tuckaseigee River is looking for new recruits to help monitor water…
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Missing link of Benton MacKaye trail solved
A dicey section of the long-distance Benton MacKaye hiking trail that forced hikers to walk along the side of a…
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Aim high with annual Black Rock ascent
Trail runners will scramble, scratch and claw their way to the 5,810-foot summit of Pinnacle Park in Sylva during the…
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WCU cycling team brings regional race to Cullowhee
By Jake Flannick • SMN Correspondent About a year ago, Patrick O’Neal bought an old, chrome-rimmed Schwinn bicycle. He was just…
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Hops growing on the minds of Appalachian agriculture
Heidi Dunkelberg is determined to make hops synonymous with Western North Carolina. “I’ve got to figure it out,” she said.…
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Somebody got some splainen to do
People say the corporate world has no soul. Corporations don’t give a rat’s behind about their employees, especially after they’re…
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Burns prescribed for Nantahala National Forest
The U.S. Forest Service plans to conduct a series of prescribed burns over the next three to six weeks on…
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Whitewater season opens with NOC’s Glacier Breaker
The Nantahala Racing Club Glacier Breaker is set for March 8-9 at the Nantahala Bridge Gates at the Nantahala Outdoor…
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Left loop of Tsali Trail system reopened
The left loop of the Tsali Trail system has been reopened. Last month, the U.S. Forest Service closed the trail…
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Classic hikes of the Smokies kicks off
Friends of the Smokies’ first Classic Hike of the year will be to Little Cataloochee on Tuesday, March 11. Join…
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Park seeks volunteer citizen scientists
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers need volunteers to help track nature’s calendar.
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Haywood’s first ever seed lending library
Learn about the new seed library of Waynesville at an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2,…
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Trail of Tears exhibit on display at WCU
A reception and talk to accompany the new exhibit “Fewer Footprints and More Tears: Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the…
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Join the world of backyard chickens
Interested in keeping chickens? Learn all about it from Ashley English at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at the Canton…
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Bear in the Back Seat goes behind the scenes with the Smokies’ bear man
Retired national park wildlife biologist Kim DeLozier will speak about his book, Bear in the Back Seat, on Saturday, March…
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Volunteers needed to staff Clingmans Dome information center
Great Smoky Mountain National Park is recruiting volunteers to staff the Information Center at Clingmans Dome, from April 1 through…
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Trail junkies sign up early for Wilderness Skills Institute
A 10-day workshop in May will cover everything you need to know to join trail crews on overnight expeditions in…
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To the summit: Old age no match for record-setting Macon man
Not just anybody can keep up with Jim Pader. Last year alone, he hiked 534 miles and has logged 738.4…
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Study finds success in amphibian pond project
Take an evening walk through the woods this time of year, and odds are you’ll hear the grumpy quacking of…
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Will we extinguish another beautiful light?
A river of burnt umber flows every year from southern Canada through the U.S. to the oyamel fir forests in…
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Sign up for youth activities
Sign up for spring soccer in Jackson Jackson County spring soccer sign ups will be from 8 a.m. to 6…
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Beekeepers school held in Haywood
A beginning beekeepers school will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Haywood County…
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Fisheries society honors Bill McClarney
Senior Scientist and Aquatic Program Specialist Dr. Bill McLarney, a senior scientist and aquatic program specialist for the Land Trust…
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Public comment on sought on Smokemont stables project
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is seeking public comment on a proposal to build a new 36-stall barn at…
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Hiking season with Friends of the Smokies starts March 11
Outdoors author and blogger Danny Bernstein will once again lead this year’s Friends of the Smokies Classic Hikes, which kick…
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Hooked for life: Mills reels in memories with artisan rods
There’s nothing abnormal about the pair of armchairs in Jim and Baraba Mills’ living room, or about the television —…
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Let it snow! Area photographers capture winter beauty in WNC
For every degree of cold or inconvenience, wintry weather adds two of beauty. Members of Waynesville’s Lens Luggers photography club…
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HCC Wildlife Club to host wild game dinner fundraiser
The Wildlife Club at Haywood Community College is hosting the 8th annual Wild Game Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, March…
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Sports for youth
Girls volleyball prep league at Waynesville Recreation Center A volleyball development league for girls in fourth through sixth grade will…
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Learn to grow mushrooms in a log
Learn to grow shiitake mushrooms from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Macon County Environmental Resource…
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Teaching farmers to be businessmen
Boosting sales at farmers’ markets, marketing to restaurants, finding farmland and tapping agritourism are just a few of the topics…
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Commissions wants input on how to manage Needmore game land
A public meeting on management plans for the Needmore game land in Macon and Swain counties will be held from…
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New reference book on Unicoi and Snowbird mountains available
Owen Link McConnell liked the Unicoi and Snowbird mountains so much, he wrote a book about them. And not just…
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Tallulah Hike steps off a year of wilderness
A guided hike along the Tallulah River in the Southern Nantahala Wilderness will be held on Saturday, Feb. 15, to…
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Outhouse race to run in Sapphire
So, when else would you have an opportunity to race an outhouse down a ski mountain? Thought so.
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WNC Nature Center reaches record attendance for 2013
A whole lot of people visited the WNC Nature Center last year. The Friends of the WNC Nature Center report…
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Haywood teacher recognized for conservation education
A Haywood County teacher, Janet Frazier, has been named the 2013 North Carolina Elementary Conservation Education Teacher of the Year.
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Macon hiker talks about life feat
Octogenarian Jim Pader will talk about his record-setting hike up Mount Whitney from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12,…
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Dinosaurs, LEGOS and toads, oh dear
No better way to celebrate a big thaw than an impromptu field trip. We rounded up kids, friends and friends’…
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You yellow-bellied sapsucker
In my youth, never did a B-western movie make it to the end without the bad guy being cornered and…
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Agritourism contributors needed
Buy Haywood is collecting listings for an agri-tourism guide to feature produce stands, farmers markets, value-added products with local ingredients…
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Students to participate in regional science fair
The Western Regional Science and Engineering Fair will bring students from across the region to Western Carolina University on Wednesday…
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Photography happenings
Photography workshop to focus on Appalachian barns A weekend photography workshop called “The Appalachian Barn Workshop: The Barns of Haywood and…
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Birds of prey program to be held in national park
A program about birds of prey called “Heads Up for Hunters of the Sky” will be held at 2 p.m.…
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Polar Plunge makes final fundraising case before this weekend’s chilly jump
More than 60 brave souls are taking the Polar Plunge challenge by jumping into Lake Junaluska this Saturday, Feb. 1.
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“Armored” mammal spotted in Pisgah National Forest
Roger Skillman had just finished a hike and was driving home through the Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County when…
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Forest fixer-upper: Logging clears the way for a more ecologically robust watershed
The silence seeped from the mountain ridges and hung heavily over the forest, silence like a deep well, so deep…
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Sylva restaurant highlighted for creative use of meat
A Sylva farm-to-table restaurant is featured in the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s (ASAP) Get Local initiative for its additional sourcing…
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