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The rivers of Western North Carolina harbor a colorful secret world. See it for yourself on the new Blue Ridge Snorkel Trail

When the impending closure of Canton’s paper mill was announced in March, conservation professionals predicted a swift improvement  in downstream...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has announced a series of events to kick off the state’s new Blue Ridge Snorkel Trail, a unique wildlife recreation opportunity that connects people

The paper mill has been closed for years now, but the cleanup is ongoing. Shortly before the plant shut down, a group of fishermen found a dark substa...

At last January’s Transylvania Natural Resource Council meeting, Dr. Luke Etchison with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission presented a program on native fish of the French Broad River. Several

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has announced the premiere of the Blue Ridge Snorkel Trail, a unique wildlife recreation opportunity that connects people to the fascinating underwater world through

The French Broad River Series kicks off March 2 and starts the countdown to Riverfest

Considered one of the oldest rivers in the world, the French Broad begins on the Blue Ridge Parkway as rain falling at Devil’s Courthouse then flows past Rosman to enter

The French Broad River’s fish share a long history with humans and wildlife conservation biologists are working to reintroduce species which have either gone extinct or are threatened to help

There have been well-meaning but misguided machinations for the French Broad River for centuries.