Wildlife commission unveils new trout fishing information website

Press release from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Anglers interested in getting comprehensive information on trout fishing in North Carolina now have a one-stop resource at their fingertips. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s new trout fishing webpage (ncwildlife.org/fishing/trout) provides information a trout angler needs when planning a fishing trip in the mountains. Looking for a new […]

North Carolina sticks out on national stage, suspected gerrymandering, says NC Policy Watch

NC Policy Watch by Sarah Ovaska This post, up over at Governing magazine, takes a look at a recent study by a geospatial software firm that found that North Carolina has some of the oddest looking Congressional districts around. Azavea, the geospatial software firm mentioned above, didn’t come right out and say that districts were […]

Chestnut tree planting at Navitat Mon. Oct. 29 – Postponed due to weather concerns

Press release from Navitat Canopy Adventures Navitat staff and members of the American Chestnut Association will plant 8 different chestnut saplings in our meadow near the Welcome Center as part of a “demonstration orchard.” The orchard will allow us to better communicate with guests the story of the blight that decimated American Chestnut trees in […]

Delta Kappa Gamma “Gifts” beginning teachers

Press release from Delta Kappa Gamma society As budget constraints once again effect school systems, three area chapters of the Delta Kappa Gamma International Society of Women Educators stepped forward to help beginning teachers. Delta Kappa Gamma is an international society of educators world-wide. This organization created and implemented an initiative for early-career educators through […]

Fees waved at U.S. Forest Service areas for Veteran’s Day holiday weekend

Press release from U.S. Forest Service The U.S. Forest Service is waiving fees at most of its day-use recreation sites over the Veterans Day holiday weekend, Nov. 10-12. The fee waivers – the fourth this year — are offered in cooperation with other federal agencies under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. Day-use fees will […]

Two local nurseries honored today as ‘Forest Friendly’ businesses

The Southern Appalachian Cooperative Weed Management Partnership is pleased to present Carolina Native Nursery and Growing Native Nursery with the partnership’s first “Forest Friendly” certificates in recognition of regional nurseries and retailers that focus on growing and selling only native or non-invasive plants. The presentation will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 in the […]

Amazon cloud failure brings down Reddit, flipboard and other sites

Trying to reddit this afternoon? Good luck. An apparent failure in the Amazon cloud system has brought the popular site – along with many others, including parts of MountainX.com – down to a crashing halt. One of the freshest comments seen on twitter this afternoon, which is apparently not affected, was “Reddit down. NASA productivity […]