Plants
Plants
Sep 2024
Abundantly growing in Appalachia, fungi can be found throughout WNC. Here’s our guide to safely finding—and growing—your own in our backyard.
Sep 2024
Portraits of the Great Smoky Mountains’ elk, a species restored to our region by a park conservation project
Jun 2023
For nearly 100 years, the Ela Dam has interrupted the flow of the Oconaluftee River. But now, a team of locals are restoring the waterway.
Mar 2023
An abundant resource, poplar wood has a staggering mountain history
Dec 2022
A red spruce joins a national tradition as it journeys across the country
Dec 2022
This standout berry bush brings native color to the winter months
Sep 2022
Following Hernando de Soto’s historic–and devastating–legacy through the South
Aug 2022
A combination of indigenous land management techniques and innovative approaches to restoration offers partial answers to the challenges of a changing climate in Western North Carolina forests
Mar 2022
“The labor-intensive process of basket making … interweaves ecology, culture, land, and identity.”
Mar 2022
Get up close and personal with the season’s most striking feathered friends
Mar 2022
Author Luke Manget unearths the history of ginseng cultivation in the mountains and beyond
Aug 2021
Through a visionary’s lens, a modern Asheville abode strikes unexpected balance between darkness and radiance
Aug 2021
The new Youngs Mountain Trail in Rutherford County reaches spectacular vantages
Jun 2021
The new Safe Passage campaign envisions wildlife crossings along human-heavy routes
Jun 2020
Robert Johnson’s new exhibition at Asheville’s Blue Spiral 1 documents the artist’s intimate explorations of all of North Carolina’s state parks.
Jun 2020
As the Nantahala and Pisgah national forests face a historic turning point, the planners are impassioned and the stakes are high
Jun 2020
From famed film locations to captivating vistas, Lake Lure and Chimney Rock have it all
Feb 2020
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! FROM FOOD AND DRINK FÊTES TO CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS AND MUSICAL BLOWOUTS...
Feb 2020
Near Lake Toxaway, a one-of-a-kind native plant sanctuary preserves and restores
Oct 2019
The most popular of holiday evergreens, the Fraser Fir is also officially endangered
Oct 2019
In a quest to hold onto his twins’ childhood innocence, a father attempts the most cheerful family intervention of all—complete with elves, trees, trimmings, and a glut of hot cocoa—in a funny and heartwarming adventure played out in the Rockwellian hamlet of Highlands.
Aug 2019
Pumpkins are a hallmark of autumn, but jack-o’-lanterns are just the beginning of the fall fun. Make the most of the season with an idyllic outing to a u-pick patch for the perfect specimens, décor inspiration using fanciful heirloom gourds, and a delish take on a pumpkin pie that’s as nice as sugar and spice.
Jun 2019
Here’s a look at the modern ways farming traditions are being passed down and the wealth of programs that are cultivating an exchange of knowledge, all of which is helping our farmers—especially those new to the game—grow and succeed.
Jun 2019
A long-banned plant could spark a surge in post-tobacco mountain agriculture