Hope is a thing with wheels
 

Hope is a thing with wheels

Avid birder and burgeoning cyclist Lena Gallitano has come up with an ambitious plan to combine two of her passions.…
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New segment added to Overmountain Victory Trail
 

New segment added to Overmountain Victory Trail

A celebration of a new piece of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail will be held at 3 p.m. on…
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Author Janisse Ray leads retreat, speaks to trail group
 

Author Janisse Ray leads retreat, speaks to trail group

The Wilderness Society will host a three-day nature writer’s intensive with author Janisse Ray at The Mountain Retreat & Learning…
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Hunting and Fishing Day activities in Pisgah
 

Hunting and Fishing Day activities in Pisgah

Looking for a way to celebrate national hunting and fishing day with your kids? Head to The Pisgah Center for…
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Have a barrel of rain water
 

Have a barrel of rain water

Need a rain barrel? You can buy one through Haywood Waterways Association, the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce and the…
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Explore Smokies’ Cataloochee Valley on guided hike
 

Explore Smokies’ Cataloochee Valley on guided hike

 Catch the first glimpses of autumn color, explore old cabins and cemeteries, and even ring the bell of a picture-perfect…
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NOC honors guests with free festival
 

NOC honors guests with free festival

Nantahala Outdoor Center’s popular Guest Appreciation Festival begins Friday, Sept. 23, and continues through the weekend, offering free attractions, live…
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Local races raise breast-cancer awareness, funds
 

Local races raise breast-cancer awareness, funds

Road races by three area hospitals this month shine the spotlight directly on breast-cancer awareness. You don’t have to be…
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Photo contest highlights state trail
 

Photo contest highlights state trail

Want an excuse to get some great hiking in and take photographs? The Outdoor Provision Co. is recognizing Mountains to…
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WNC outdoor school program garners conservation award
 

WNC outdoor school program garners conservation award

Muddy Sneakers, an innovative program that brings the joy of learning outside to fifth-grade students, has been named the Conservation…
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Experts introduce kids to trail-bike riding
 

Experts introduce kids to trail-bike riding

Bryson City Bicycles will take young riders on a free youth mountain-biking event on Saturday, Oct. 1, beginning at 9…
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BicycleHaywoodNC helps out Haywood schools
 

BicycleHaywoodNC helps out Haywood schools

BicycleHaywoodNC has donated 15 bicycles and 15 helmets to Haywood County Schools this month to use in physical education classes.…
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One bag at a time: Students free Richland Creek from a tangle of trash
 

One bag at a time: Students free Richland Creek from a tangle of trash

When droves of Haywood Community College wildlife and forestry students scrambled down the banks of Richland Creek last weekend with…
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There’s still time
 

There’s still time

Migration is at full tilt across the region right now. In the passerine (songbird) department thrushes, grosbeaks and tanagers are…
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Trout Unlimited to hold river clean-up
 

Trout Unlimited to hold river clean-up

A river-sweep cleanup of the Tuckasegee starting at the new CJ Harris boat ramp in Dillsboro is set for Thursday,…
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Calling volunteers to clean waterways
 

Calling volunteers to clean waterways

Get out your gloves and pitch in cleaning up litter from Richland Creek in Waynesville as part of the North…
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Hands-on learning helps kids understand water issues
 

Hands-on learning helps kids understand water issues

It requires getting a little wet, but that’s all part of the fun when the Haywood Waterways Association and Haywood…
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Outdoors sports festival brings new triathlon and 5K to Franklin
 

Outdoors sports festival brings new triathlon and 5K to Franklin

Outdoor enthusiasts can look forward to a two-day WNC OutdoorAthlon this fall in Macon County, Oct. 8-9. Activities include a…
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New half marathon gearing up in Cherokee
 

New half marathon gearing up in Cherokee

Registration is open for a new half-marathon race taking place on the Cherokee Indian Reservation Saturday, Oct. 15, starting at…
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Workshop to explore the ethics of ecology
 

Workshop to explore the ethics of ecology

Training for leaders and activists in the conservation movement will explore the deeper issues of ethics, values and the root…
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Don’t poach it, grow ‘sang legally instead
 

Don’t poach it, grow ‘sang legally instead

Learn how to grow that lucrative cash-plant, ginseng, at home. The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service and the Jackson-Macon Conservation Alliance…
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Photography workshop to be held at Balsam Mountain Preserve
 

Photography workshop to be held at Balsam Mountain Preserve

Shutterbug alert: Balsam Mountain Trust in Sylva will hold a digital photography class Sept. 24, from 3 p.m. until sunset.…
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WCU’s Rooted in the Mountains symposium
 

WCU’s Rooted in the Mountains symposium

The second-annual Rooted in the Mountains symposium at Western Carolina University will be held Thursday, Oct. 20, and Friday, Oct.…
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Get outdoors and support land conservation
 

Get outdoors and support land conservation

Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy is challenging outdoor enthusiasts to support land conservation simply by hiking. The Hiking Challenge encourages all…
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Land Trust to hold Tessentee Preserve clean-up
 

Land Trust to hold Tessentee Preserve clean-up

The Land Trust of the Little Tennessee will hold a Stewardship Workday at Tessentee Bottomland Preserve in southern Macon County…
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See the elk via two guided trips
 

See the elk via two guided trips

As part of their popular Eco Tour Outreach Program, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust hold two elk tours in Cataloochee Valley with…
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Learn to share the land with bears
 

Learn to share the land with bears

With fall comes hungry bears, and the B.E.A.R. Taskforce wants to help people learn to peacefully coexist with these great…
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A few hours on top
 

A few hours on top

Yesterday’s (9/11) wonderful late summer weather — mostly clear mid 70s — enticed my family up to Black Balsam for…
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Open season: Crack down on wild boar may meet resistance from hunters
 

Open season: Crack down on wild boar may meet resistance from hunters

There’s a new call to arms for hunters of wild boar: shoot as many as you can — day or…
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Movie time for extreme sports addicts
 

Movie time for extreme sports addicts

For some adrenaline-pumping outdoor flicks, catch the Sept. 12 “Radical Reels” tour hosted by REI in Asheville, with proceeds benefiting…
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Jet boat business takes off in Bryson City
 

Jet boat business takes off in Bryson City

Smoky Mountain Jet Boats in Bryson City, which for six years has been building New Zealand style jet boats, is…
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Tour a local buffer demonstration trail
 

Tour a local buffer demonstration trail

Get a firsthand understanding of stream buffers by touring a demonstration trail at Monteith Farmstead Park in Dillsboro at 5…
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WCU groups sponsor amateur river race
 

WCU groups sponsor amateur river race

The third-annual Citizens Race, a competition for amateur paddlers on a calm section of the Tuckasegee River, is set for…
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New exhibit teaches fundamentals of shelters
 

New exhibit teaches fundamentals of shelters

Learn about the functions of shelters, including how animals and humans adapted to various environments, through a new exhibit at…
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A good leaf season might be in sight
 

A good leaf season might be in sight

Western North Carolina’s lackluster economy could get a significant boost from leaf lookers this year, if the annual prediction is…
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Celebrate Public Lands Day by volunteering
 

Celebrate Public Lands Day by volunteering

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will celebrate National Public Lands Day by hosting several volunteer projects Saturday, Sept. 24,…
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Get out and work in Pinnacle Park
 

Get out and work in Pinnacle Park

The Pinnacle Park Foundation, the Jackson County Greenways Project and the town of Sylva will hold a volunteer workday at…
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Community garden receives grant
 

Community garden receives grant

The Green Thumb Gardeners in Haywood County has received a state grant that will enable the group to expand its…
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Learn how to identify hawks on the Parkway
 

Learn how to identify hawks on the Parkway

With September’s arrival, many different species of hawks are winging their way south across the Blue Ridge Parkway, making for…
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Highlands symposium to celebrate native plants Sept. 16-17
 

Highlands symposium to celebrate native plants Sept. 16-17

One of the South’s most-recognized horticulturist names is headlining the 12th annual Native Plant Symposium held Sept. 16-17 at the…
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Food dehydration subject of hiking club meet
 

Food dehydration subject of hiking club meet

Hikers can learn how to use proper dehydration techniques to make their own trail and backpacking foods at the monthly…
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Every breath sings mountains
 

Every breath sings mountains

Friday, Sept. 23, is the autumn solstice. The solstice is about balance and harmony — the day and night are…
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Meet, learn about llamas
 

Meet, learn about llamas

It’s not everyday you get to have afternoon tea with llamas, those unusual but valuable pack animals that are showing…
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Cowee Mound site of bird-monitoring work
 

Cowee Mound site of bird-monitoring work

Cherokee students and teachers have undertaken the first part of a long-term monitoring project of birds at the Cowee Mound…
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Moonlight Race makes a comeback
 

Moonlight Race makes a comeback

The Maggie Valley Moonlight Race this past weekend had 430 runners take to the street, a respectable comeback after a…
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Youth dove hunt to be held in Haywood
 

Youth dove hunt to be held in Haywood

About 20 young hunters, accompanied by licensed-to-hunt adults, will take part in a dove hunt Saturday, Sept. 3, at the…
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Learn about Monarchs on the Parkway
 

Learn about Monarchs on the Parkway

Monarch butterflies are back. The first of the monarch butterflies have been spotted recently on the Blue Ridge Parkway, a…
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Swain kid launch outdoor adventure club
 

Swain kid launch outdoor adventure club

Swain’s newest 4-H Club, the Outdoor Adventurers, waded into a mountain stream recently looking for salamanders, damselflies and other critters…
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Cataloochee Ranch commemorates the chestnut tree
 

Cataloochee Ranch commemorates the chestnut tree

Come celebrate the return of the great American chestnut tree Saturday, Sept. 10, at Cataloochee Ranch outside Maggie Valley. This…
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HCC student turns business plan into business reality
 

HCC student turns business plan into business reality

Dustin Cornelison of Haywood County has turned his belief in living a sustainable and frugal lifestyle into an actual business.…
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