New Study Highlights Challenges Facing the Appalachian National Scenic Trail

Adjacent land development, air pollution, and funding shortfalls puts experience of visitors and trail resources at risk [...]

Bill Carson On The Flood of 1916 In McDowell County • North Carolina Mountain DreamsN

I stumbled upon the McDowell County Oral History website today. One of the videos I just had to watch was this one where Bill Carson tells the story as it was related to him by Dolly Vance about the flood of 1916 at the Orchard at Altapass.

If you’ve ever taken a [...]

Maverick Farms: Farm-CSA • North Carolina Mountain Dreams

I saw an announcement on the webs and tooled over to their website. It looks like they are doubling the number of subscriptions. If I was only living in the area…

Maverick Farms Launches High Country CSA!

Maverick Farms has launched the High Country CSA, a community-supported agriculture (CSA) project linking area consumers to several [...]

WVDNR Seeks Paintings for 2011 Wildlife Calendar – Press Release | West Virginia Mountain Dreams

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Section is requesting original wildlife art for the 2011 edition of the award-winning DNR Wildlife Calendar, according to Curtis Taylor, Chief of the Wildlife Resources Section of the Division of Natural Resources. The deadline for submission of artwork is Feb. 15, 2010.

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2010 Our State Reader Photo Contest | Our State Magazine | North Carolina Mountain Dreams

It’s that time again North Carolina Photographers…Get your best shots from the last year (well since April Fools Day anyway) and send ‘em in to Our State Magazine. Maybe you can get published in the 2010 Winners Issue.

Read more at 2010 Our State Reader Photo Contest | Our State Magazine | North Carolina Mountain [...]

Roan Mountain: Gardens Access For 2010 To Be Closed | Tennessee Mountain Dreams

One of my favorite stops in the mountains will be inaccessible for the next year except for a one month window during the bloom season of 2010.

ROAN MOUNTAIN — Pisgah National Forest’s Roan Mountain Recreational Area will only be open during the rhododendron blooming season, from June 6 to July 7 this year, because [...]