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In the shadow of the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, our WNC community continues its steady march toward recovery. Three months after Hurricane Helene swept through Western North Carolina, the landscape...

Unity is StrengthIn the spirit of our EXPLORE Global. Unite Local. campaign, we reflect on our unforgettable partnership with Black Folks Camp Too, whose mission echoes our core belief that...

It’s Sept. 2024 in the Great Trails State. This month, we’ve been celebrating trails. All sorts of trails: Hike, Run, Paddle, Bike, Horse. Trails we blaze and trails we maintain…....

“Back to school” can mean a multitude of things for the youth in our communities. We encourage our youth to explore learning the way they would explore the outdoors. We...

You may have heard of land trusts, you may even have a vague idea of what they do: save environmentally sensitive lands from development. That much is true. But you...

Photo by: Amie ScottACA BackgroundThe American Canoe Association (ACA) was founded by 24 canoeist in 1880. Since then, it has grown to be the largest and most active nonprofit paddlesports...

Great Outdoor Provision Co. and Black Folks Camp Too Partner to Unify the Outdoors in the Southeast.“Return on Investment = Return on Inclusion”Raleigh, NC (September 6, 2022) – Great Outdoor...

Join us for a discussion with Jay Leutze (Board Advisor and Government Relations Director, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, NC OREC Board of Directors) to learn how the Great American Outdoors...

What do Shane Battier, Adam Sandler, and the Mountains-to-Sea Trail have in common? They all share a birthday of Sept. 9. We’re not sure how Shane and Adam will celebrate,...

Hike the MST along the base of Pilot Mountain On Sept. 9, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail celebrates its 42nd birthday. Now, if you were a prestigious trail running 1,175 miles across...

Edgar Miller surveys the Yadkin from atop the Will-Cox Bridge at Yadkin River Park. Note: The Yadkin Riverkeeper is one of several organizations dedicated to protecting the environment that Great...

Cade Campbell, left, shows a ringneck snake to Lisa Banish and Aaron Floyd. Cade Campbell walks across the yard holding a ringneck snake he discovered a few moments earlier in...

“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find itself hitched to everything else in the Universe.” – John Muir Keep Durham Beautiful Pollinator Project Every year our...

Teddy Roosevelt, left, and John Muir, at Yosemite National Park Imagine if voters in 1904 had elected Alton B. Parker as President. We might not have: 230 million acres of...

Feet voting at Occoneechee Mountain When it comes to our love of the outdoors, there are two ways we tend to vote. First, we vote at the polls, and there’s...

Neuse River near Seven Springs: Protecting water quality is a priority of many of North Carolina’s environmental nonprofits. North Carolina is blessed with a plethora of nonprofits dedicated to the...

David Knight, standing near the door, at a Listening Tour stop in Raleigh in June. For most of us starting a new job, orientation involves sitting in a room for...

My name is Tony Uselman. I am 47 years old and from Thomasville NC. I have been fishing since I was old enough to hold a rod and reel. I...