National Wild & Scenic Wilson Creek corridor conserved, to join Pisgah
It wasn't long before he stumbled onto the spectacular National Wild and Scenic Wilson Creek Gorge. "It was just phenomenal. The scenery is beautiful, the rock formations, the river, it was unbelievable," said Smith, of Morganton, in a statement. "I’ve lived all over the world, I’ve fished all over the world, and I moved here specifically for the fishing. It’s a very unique place, and it’s right in my backyard.” Now more of that eye-popping, free-flowing and ecologically important river gorge will be forever protected with a 322-acre land donation to the Morganton-based land trust...
Source: citizen-times.com