The Blue Ridge Parkway is one of the most beautiful road trips in the world, according to an analysis of Instagram data.
A new professional outdoor industry program launched by Western Carolina University Office this spring has been expanded with the addition of …
Celebrate and explore the waterways of Haywood County with a week-long lineup of outings, workshops and volunteerism in the name of Creek Week…
The overwhelming popularity of vehicle-free Wednesdays in Cades Cove — giving cyclists and walkers a chance to experience the idyllic valley i…
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Learn about the incredible contributions of Appalachian women during a Blue Ridge Parkway ranger at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 16, at the Folk Art…
Celebrate and explore the waterways of Haywood County with a week-long lineup of outings, workshops and volunteerism in the name of Creek Week…
A decline in wild ginseng from over picking has led the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests to suspend ginseng harvesting permits for 2021.
A free family fishing clinic will be held at the Mountain Research Station, in Waynesville from 10 a.m.-noon on Friday, July 16.
A boating safety class will be held at Haywood Community College from 6-9 p.m. July 14-15 in conjunction with the North Carolina Wildlife Reso…
WNC science teachers who want to do some hands-on learning of their own can attend an all-expense-paid overnight Sustainable Forestry Experien…
Two guided bird watching trips are coming up this month as part of Haywood County’s outdoor recreation series.
PISGAH FOREST — Engage your little ones with nature and the outdoors during the weekly Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club at the Cradle of Forestry.
A fly-fishing expedition and guided tour of Sorrells Creek Trout Farm will be held on Saturday, July 10, as part of the Haywood County Recreat…
The nearly 12.1 million visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park last year allegedly had an economic impact of $1.38 billion on the loc…
As hikers take to the trails this summer, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is hosting a free 30-minute “Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway” webina…
Take advantage of the annual free fishing day this July Fourth, where anyone can fish statewide without a license.
The Haywood County Youth Conservation Corps has been hard at work improving stream habitat across Haywood County in conjunction with Haywood W…
Cyclists can enjoy the tranquil magic of the Cades Cove loop road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. every Wednesday this summer with…
An interactive map has been launched that pinpoints potential landslide hotspots in WNC, drawing on a database of past landslide activity.
Haywood Community College’s Department of Arts, Sciences, and Natural Resources and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will offe…
Blue Ridge Parkway rangers are still trying to deter aggressive bear activity at Mount Pisgah Campground along the Haywood County section of t…
A bear activity alert has been issued along the Haywood County section of the Appalachian Trail.
The 14.1 million visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway in 2020 spent $1.1 billion in communities near the park, according to the annual National …
Bear hunting was up 8% statewide in 2020 over the previous year, but here in Haywood County, the number of bear kills reported by hunters incr…
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has suspended daytime paving work on an 8-mile section of Newfound Gap Road and instead shifted to nig…
