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Wednesday, 22 May 2013 00:00

In the early 1900s, Florence Cope Bush, author of Dorie: Woman of the Mountains, described native brook trout as being…

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 00:00

The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy will get a boost on Saturday, June 1, when Mast General Store locations in Waynesville…

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 00:00

Western Carolina University received 75 new recycling bins through the Alcoa Foundation Recycling Bin Grant Program and have begun placing…

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 00:00

The off-roaders responsible for causing damage to the popular Pisgah National Forest hiking spot Max Patch have reached a plea…

A record-breaking weekend of birding

Last week, we set the stage for the 29th annual Great Smoky Mountains Birding Expedition (GSMBE). The group starts at 9 a.m. at George and Elizabeth Ellison’s office/studio in downtown Bryson City. I know, birders out there are rolling their eyes — to start a count at 9 a.m. is like missing half the day, but there are caveats.

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Going toe to toe with Mother Nature

It is said that humans are fickle creatures, and if that is true, then the weather must be at least part human. For as of late, it never seems to cooperate.

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