Pisgah Area SORBA will be hosting a trail workday at Dupont State Forest tomorrow, Sunday, March 6. Meeting place is at the old Buck Forest parking area (now called High/Triple Falls parking area) at 9am. Work will be clearing for … Continued
Motion Makers Bicycle Shop of Sylva, NC, has opened a new location in the Asheville area, at 878 Brevard Road. While many area businesses are struggling to say the least, it’s nice to see new activity in town, especially when … Continued
I’m testing out a neat new web-based mapping tool called Breadcrumbs. I’ll be adding my raw GPS data from my hikes and rides (field research!) there. You’ll see maps of the trips and be able to download the raw track … Continued
The Jefferson Post is reporting that, due to the massive State budget shortfall, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is being asked to prepare budgets with 5%, 10%, and 15% cuts in mind. If the 15% scenario happens, then … Continued
Join SAFC’s Hemlock survey team for an informative field trip to Curtis Creek where you will have the opportunity to learn a simple technique for assessing the condition of hemlock trees. As most of us have seen, the region’s hemlock stands are endangered … Continued
The Joyce Kilmer National Recreation Trail and other trails in the vicinity will close temporarily this November for tree removal. On November 1 – 14, the Forest Service will be felling many huge, dead hemlock trees in the area via … Continued
Edit November 2011: I’ve been using MiMedia for over a year now. Some great new music lockers (from Amazon and Google as an example) have shown up since this was written, making MiMedia’s in-browser mp3 feature a bit less distinguishing … Continued
The new Estatoe Trail, long rumored to be under construction (and confirmed by the Forest Service a while back), opens tomorrow. They’ve been somewhat secretive about it, but it appears that the new multi-use trail runs along the Davidson River, … Continued
The Tsali trails will be receiving some maintenance this fall, according to this article in the Smoky Mountain News. Vegetation will be trimmed and areas of poor drainage will be improved. Be ready for some brief trail closures as the … Continued
The Smoky Mountain News published an article about waterfalls in Western North Carolina. I was interviewed by Elizabeth Jensen – check out the article to see the plug to NorthCarolinaWaterfalls.info, plus quotes from myself and other great local waterfall “Gurus” … Continued