We love history, and one of my favorite things about exploring the Blue Ridge Mountains is getting a chance to learn how my Scots-Irish ancestors lived when they settled the region 250+ years ago.

Nan Shepard’s classic of nature writing and memoir is an education in how to reorient one’s attention to a landscape and its lifeforms, human and nonhuman. A view of the Butano Redwood Canyon in ...

PLANTS FOR THE PEOPLE: Starting left, Jeannie Dunn, Lupo Passero and Jamie Bartlet, volunteer at an Appalachian Herb Collective pop-up where free herbal medicines are offered to support a variety of ...

Southern Living's recent analysis, "15 Most Adorable Small Towns for a Summer Getaway," contains even more praise for several Western North Carolina favorites. Southern Living, established in 1966, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Whether you're new to North Carolina and looking for info on the state's mountain ranges, or you've been here a while and want to branch out from your usual go-to hiking trails, this ...