The annual Trout Race hosted by Haywood Waterways Association is back for another run this year, but with a twist. Read more

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has launched the Appalachian Trail Ed-Venture, a bi-monthly series of virtual lessons taught by environmental educators from each of the Trail’s 14 states. Read more

Explore the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a guided naturalist program through the Great Smoky Mountains Field School. Read more

The ongoing efforts to save hemlocks in Western North Carolina are staying on the state’s radar, even if recurring funding has taken a hiatus. Read more

Take advantage of the good weather before winter arrives with the relaunch of an outside recreation program for kids in Waynesville. Read more

A 25-year-old man visiting from Illinois drowned Monday after falling into a deep pool in the Big Creek area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, located in the Haywood County section of the park near the Tennessee state line. Read more

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has designated Saturday, Sept. 26, as a Youth Deer Hunting Day. Read more

Each year, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is involved in more than 100 search and rescues. Many of those rescue efforts could be avoided if park visitors made good decisions about which hikes to take and were better prepared for thei… Read more

A hiker from Lake Junaluska has embarked on an extraordinary challenge and inspiring adventure to traverse all 900 miles of trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in record time. Read more

The cause of death of a 43-year-old male backpacker whose body was discovered in a remote area on the N.C. side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend is still under investigation. Read more