Poetry contest for Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
“I think that I shall never see, a poem lovely as a tree” … wait, that’s been done, hasn’t it?…
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Stocked trout season has arrived
Fishermen took to the creeks and rivers last weekend with the opening of hatchery-supported trout waters. The N.C. Wildlife Resources…
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Fontana bass fishing tournament
The annual Fontana Classic Bass Tournament will be held April 9 and 10, a chance for anglers to compete for…
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Spring brings trout stocking and U.S. championship
The Western North Carolina Fly-fishing trail is being stocked with 49,400 trout up through June, with the U.S. National Fly…
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Racers get ready for Lake Junaluska duathlon
Local athletes who enjoy the challenging combination of a mountain-terrain duathlon — a 2.2-mile run, followed by a 20-mike bike…
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Looks like this race is a winner
The Lilly of the Valley half-marathon attracted a whopping 164 runners last weekend, triple what organizers expected for the inaugural…
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Volunteer to keep the Tuck clean
Raft loads of volunteers will take to the Tuckaseigee River on Saturday, April 16, for the 27th annual clean-up organized…
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Gorges State Park hosts spring celebration
Gorges Gratitude Day will be held Saturday, April 16, featuring special presentations on a variety of topics, live music, food,…
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WCU outdoor adventure summer camp
From kayaking to rock climbing, elementary and middle school students can sample outdoor adventure through the Catamount Adventure Camps this…
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A perfect fit
The planets must have been in alignment when Buddy Young, director of residential services at Lake Junaluska, and Candace Stimson,…
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Gearing up for spring
Kathy Calabrese, who makes herbal-medicine products such as lip balms, sprays and salves using herbs she grows at her Whittier…
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National Park offers fieldtrips for students
Take advantage of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as a classroom through the Spring Parks as Classrooms program, running…
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Foundation allocates money for 2011 projects
The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has given $500,000 in funding for projects and programs on the parkway. The projects for…
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Sign up for Lake Logan camps under way
Registration is under way for the Rivercourse Coldwater Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp at Lake Logan Center in Haywood…
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Learn about benefits of land conservation
Haywood County landowners can learn about conserving their land Monday, April 4, at the Haywood Agricultural Center in Waynesville. The…
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The Roosevelt-Ashe Conservation Awards
Through some kind of mix up in the mail, I received a nomination from Wild South’s Roosevelt-Ashe Society for “Outstanding…
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Festivals celebrate onset of AT hiking season
Thru-hikers on the Appalachian Trail — those hearty souls who attempt the entire 2,170-mile trek from Georgia to Maine from…
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Guided hike in the Smokies set for April
Join Friends of the Smokies April 2 for a hike to see early spring wildflowers and historic remnants on the…
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Paddle the Chattooga on guided trip
This April, Headwaters Outfitters in Rosman will lead a guided overnight trip in hopes of introducing paddlers to the lower…
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Sign-up under way for Greening Up 5K race
The Greening Up the Mountains 5K Run/Walk in Sylva is forsaking its historically grueling course on the hillside streets above…
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Turning your yard into a haven for wildlife
Learn how to put together a backyard habitat March 28 at 7 p.m. at the Rickman Store in Macon County’s…
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Parkway corridor in Waynesville grows more than 100 acres
Another 110 acres of mountain landscape are now part of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s protected corridor, thanks to a landowner…
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PETA sues for documents involving bear pits
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has sued the Bureau of Indian Affairs for failing to hand over…
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Go home with an apple tree
The Cashiers Historical Society is sponsoring its 2011 Heritage Apple Day from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26,…
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The devil is in the details – again
The U.S. Forest Service will hold a public meeting at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville at 100 Frederick Law…
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Ramp recipes
Ramp Biscuits 4 cups Flour 1 tablespoon Baking Soda 1 teaspoon Salt 2 Heaping T Baking Powder ½ cup Shortening…
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Festivals getting ramped-up for spring
With the coming of spring the pungent ramp is about to strut center-stage once more. For either the novitiate or…
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65 start – and finish – first Assault on Black Rock
Sixty-five runners started and finished the first Assault on Black Rock Trail Race at Sylva’s Pinnacle Park on March 19,…
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Pink Beds area slated for controlled burn
In the next six weeks, depending on weather conditions, rangers in the Pisgah National Forest plan a prescribed burn in…
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Chance to wet those lines for cash; tournament this month in Cherokee
A trout-fishing tournament open to all ages will be held March 26 in Cherokee from daybreak until 5 p.m. The…
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Learn to fly fish from seasoned anglers
The Tuckaseigee Chapter of Trout Unlimited will conduct basic fly-fishing courses at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Jackson Street in…
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Want to keep bees?
A daylong course in beginner beekeeping will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the…
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Runners embrace spring with lineup of 5Ks
Spring is nearly here, and the running calendar proves it. Here are some 5Ks coming up in the next few…
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Sell plants, more at Dillsboro growers’ fair
A growers’ fair will be held April 16 in Dillsboro to benefit Full Spectrum Farms, a nonprofit devoted to supporting…
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First major paddling race of the season
Watch world-class paddlers compete in both downriver and slalom competitions in the season’s first major competitive event on the Nantahala…
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Tourism entities get ready for the spotlight during world kayak championships
The 2013 World Freestyle Kayaking Championships being held in the Nantahala Gorge are still two years away, but planning must…
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Know what to do in a wilderness emergency?
A Wilderness First Aid course will be held at Medwest Health & Fitness Center in Haywood County from 9 a.m.…
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Kayak demo day at WCU
Western Carolina University’s Base Camp Cullowhee has teamed up with local kayak manufacturers to host its sixth annual kayak demo…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Ridin’ the tide
On a recent trip to Isle of Palms, South Carolina, we had access to a sea kayak and decided to…
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Hemp house going up at Lake Junaluska
If someone said the word “hemp,” the first thing to spring to mind probably wouldn’t be home construction. But if…
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Grow your plants from seeds
By Jim Janke Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series on growing plants from seeds. Today we…
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Deadly bat threat spreading in WNC
Biologists recently confirmed white-nose syndrome at a third site in North Carolina, meaning two counties are now positive for the…
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North Carolinian to head Friends of the Smokies
The Rev. Daniel P. Matthews of Waynesville has been selected as the new board chair of Friends of Great Smoky…
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Learn about white-nose syndrome in bats
Western North Carolina Alliance has put together a panel of experts to talk about white-nose syndrome, a disease that threatens…
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Go green on this St. Patrick’s Day
A St. Patrick’s Day “green” fundraiser is set for Saturday, March 12, from 6-9:30 p.m. at Nantahala Brewery in Bryson…
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Agriculture program set for March 25
A free workshop will be held March 25 on the voluntary agricultural district programs and farmland protection planning for counties…
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Rent greenhouse space at Waynesville’s Armory
Don’t have a greenhouse, or worried your cat will destroy any new plants? Then get an early start on this…
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Five best hikes of the Smokies
Still haven’t checked out the national treasure of hiking trails in our backyard in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park?…
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Only Catamounts left in WNC are at WCU
Last week the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tried to put the last nail in the coffin of the eastern…
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Local mountain bikers join forces
In Western North Carolina’s thriving outdoors community, mountain bikers have long been at the center of the action. But now,…
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