Volunteers Needed to Assist in Trail Rehabilitation

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is currently recruiting for volunteers to assist a Trails Forever trail crew on reconstruction projects on the Forney Ridge Trail Friday-Monday from May 20th to October 16th. nps.gov – Great Smoky Mountains National Park – News Releases

Green Scene: Lost and found | Mountain Xpress Features | mountainx.com

Part of what makes the Blue Ridge special to those of us who visit is the unspoiled countryside we see. Those countryside vistas have been threatened over the years by many and varied factors. The next wave of threats will be the retirement of the areas farmers.

Meanwhile, the graying of the region’s farmers whose [...]

A New Source From These Southern Mountains

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Mountain Weather Wisdom from Jim Casada.

Any mountain resident worth his salt knows that you can judge temperatures by observing rhododendron leaves and without any need to consult a thermometer. The tighter the leaves curl and the more they droop, the colder the weather. The leaves won’t begin to unfurl until a warming spell is [...]

Watauga County Farmers Market – May 22

This is the only farmers market my family and I have visited in the High Country…A failure I would like to remedy. But the failure is not on the part of Watauga County Farmers’ Market. We always enjoyed our trips to the market and planned our meals around what we found there.

So if you are [...]