Show your love for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by joining one of the fall volunteer workdays on the N.C. side of the park this month.
A free hunter safety course will be held at Haywood Community College in conjunction with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission from 6-9 p.m.…
Haywood Waterways Association will lead a cleanup to honor the Eastern Band of the Cherokee’s Long Man day.
The Haywood Community College Lumberjack Team once again racked up big wins in the annual fall Woodsmen’s Meet.
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The annual outdoor photo contest held by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is now accepting entries.
Start dreaming about next year’s planting projects with an online workshop on Landscaping with Native Plants held from 10 a.m.-noon on Thursda…
Do you like taking pictures? Is your camera phone always on?
Dive into the fascinating world of peregrine falcons with a Blue Ridge Parkway ranger at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the Folk Art Center alon…
Friends of the Smokies raised $115,000 at the third annual Smokies Cup in Sept. 16-17 at the Biltmore Sporting Clays Club.
A disease that’s fatal to deer and elk has inched even closer to North Carolina, prompting the N.C. Wildlife Commission to ramp up monitoring …
Haywood Waterways is seeking volunteers to help with a stream clean-up at Chestnut Mountain Park in Canton from 8:30-11:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 15.
Volunteers set a record in this year’s Big Sweep, with 62 people joining forces across the county to remove a whopping 3,100 pounds of trash f…
Keeping the gardens beautiful and thriving at Lake Junaluska is a large but rewarding task, and volunteers are an important part of that effort.
Fall is officially here, and one of the best times of year to hit the trail and enjoy the mountains.
The Bethel Half-Marathon and 5K road race originally planned for Oct. 9 has been canceled due to the ongoing recovery and clean-up efforts fro…
A mysterious outbreak affecting songbirds since May 2020 seems to be subsiding, with North Carolina largely having escaped impacts to its bird…
Visitors to the Cradle of Forestry can learn about the Appalachian cultural exhibits at this national forest interpretive site through guided …
It’s time to place your bets in the annual trout race that serves as a fundraiser for Haywood Waterways Association.
Volunteers willing to get their hands dirty will get to tour a greenhouse facility in Haywood County where adelgid-resistant hemlocks are bein…
Waynesville Parks and Rec has begun hosting field trips and outings again through its Basecamp outdoor recreation program. Here’s two opportun…
It’s time to celebrate and give back to the public lands that make WNC such a great place to live, work and play with National Public Lands Da…
Volunteers will fan out across the county on Saturday, Sept. 18, to pluck trash from creeks and rivers — an annual event known as the Big Swee…
A 13-week online Carolina Backyard Naturalist program is being offered by the N.C. Cooperative Extension, allowing members of the public to le…
A public survey is being conducted to help craft a master plan for recreation in Haywood County, in conjunction with Canton, Clyde, Maggie Val…
Farmers who need some extra hay can apply for a permit from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to harvest hay from the fields adjacent to…
