The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, located in Vonore, Tenn., is hosting a free lecture on Sunday, Feb. 20 with Interpretive naturalist, storyteller, and wild crafter Ila Hatter and Avi Askey, owner of the Overhill Gardens.

Two similar soil erosion control trainings are available to contractors in western North Carolina in early March. One is classroom-based and free, the other is in the field and has an admission fee.

Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Phil Francis has announced that the Parkway is taking an initial step in continuing the momentum generated during its recent 75th Anniversary by establishing a new Community and Partnerships Coordinator position.  Emphasis on the...

Learn to make traditional crafts in workshops at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in February. You can learn to make traditional Cherokee stamped pottery Saturday, Feb. 12 with Bernadine George from 10 am to 4 pm.

The WNC Agricultural Options program recently awarded six community groups and 47 farmers grants totaling $326,000 to assist them in farm diversification and joint marketing and distribution efforts. Mary Ann Thompson, an EBCI tribal member from the Big Cove Community, was among those receiving a grant.