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Montford Garden Tour 2025: Gardens for a Cause Support Neighborhood...
The Historic Montford Garden Tour is back for its 2025 iteration on Saturday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. This year’s theme of “Great Gardens for a Cause” highlights the tour’s...
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A Bird’s Note: Hooded Warbler
David Ballard, artist By Casey First The Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) is a petite and energetic bird with striking and contrasting colors that demands one’s attention. The male has an imposing...
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Conservation: NC Bradford Pear Bounty Makes Strides in Eliminating Invasive...
By Emma Castleberry The NC Bradford Pear Bounty program has become a key initiative in North Carolina’s fight against the spread of invasive Bradford pear trees, a cultivar of the Callery pear tree....
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A Bird’s Note: Red Crossbill
By Casey First The Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) has long puzzled scientists due to variations in both the bird’s size and behavior. Red Crossbills in North America range in size from the smallest,...
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Robbinsville’s June 14 Festival Spotlights WNC’s Dazzling Flame Azaleas
Flame azaleas at Hooper Bald By Gina Malone In celebration of a rare stand of native flame azaleas on Hooper Bald in the Nantahala National Forest, Graham County hosts the annual Flame Azalea Festival,...
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The Observant Gardener: Three Historic Gardens in Maine
“The love of outdoor work and collaboration with Nature brings a peace and satisfaction that can seldom be attained.” – Beatrix Farrand, 1954 By Judith Canty Graves Last September I traveled to Mount...
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Blue Ridge Botanic’s Wearable Wildflower Guide Is Informative and Fashionable...
By Gina Malone Last spring, Nina Veteto—artist, plant lover and environmental educator—found herself talking about wildflowers with a group of women who, although they visited the Smokies each year for...
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Outdoors: Come Help Identify Hundreds of Species at MountainTrue’s BioBlitz...
Olivia Votava with a ringneck snake. Photo by Karim Olaechea By Emma Castleberry MountainTrue’s annual BioBlitz returns on Saturday, June 21, inviting volunteers to participate in a day of exploring...
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The Wild Truth: White-tailed Deer: North Carolina’s Iconic Species
By Paula Musto Few wild animals in North Carolina are as commonly seen as the white-tailed deer. Whether a mature buck with a towering set of antlers or a graceful doe with a speckled fawn or two in...
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Conservation: Plant Management Crew Makes Progress Battling Invasives in...
Crew leader Sam Byars, left, and seasonal crewmember Brendan Gilbert in an infestation of kudzu in the Pisgah Ranger District. Photo courtesy of The Pisgah Conservancy By Emma Castleberry The Pisgah...
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