Swain’s newest 4-H Club, the Outdoor Adventurers, waded into a mountain stream recently looking for salamanders, damselflies and other critters in a program led by Smokies Rangers Katrina Krebs and Will Butler at Smokemont Campground.

Outdoor Adventurers 4-H Club youth get to experience the outdoors by participating in field trips, hikes, the Junior Ranger program, and other outdoor projects.

Outdoor Adventurers meets at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City every other Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. through November, and monthly December through March. Adult supervision is available until 5:30 p.m. for parents to pickup kids after work, and at 3 p.m. prior to the meetings. Fall registration is Sept. 7.

828.488.3848.