Seasonal wellness is at the core of Therapeutic Yoga. We can all agree, the focus on Covid-19 has been a focal point this summer, a season in which is rarely […]
Most of us know them as Brook Trout, or Brookies, but if you grew up in Western North Carolina, you know them as “Specks.” Specks are our only native […]
This relatively large, Robin-sized bird is common year-round on our Plateau and in the eastern U.S. from Canada to Florida. The Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) has a black-and-white barred back […]
About three miles northwest of Highlands on US 64/NC 28 along the Cullasaja River is Dry Falls. The trip from Highlands follows a National Scenic Byway which is part of […]
The Hydrangea is a genus of over 75 species and native to Asia as well as the Americas, but we are used to seeing only three-to-six species in this area. […]
Many of us wonder what we can do to help reverse the alarming declines in many bird, butterfly, and bee populations. One way we can make a real difference […]
Dragonflies are found throughout North Carolina in a large variety of colors and sizes. The state boasts 187 species of dragonflies and their smaller cousins damselflies, which are collectively in the insect […]
Though it’s been an unconventional summer here in Highlands, the Highlands Biological Foundation continues its dedication to research here on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau. The foundation annually supports research at the […]
A few miles north of the Highland-Cashiers Plateau — out State Road 23/74 north of Sylva — is America’s most visited national park. Begun in the 1930s and not completed until […]
It has often been said that the longest walk in golf is from the practice tee to the first tee. I see players of all levels struggle to take their […]
William McReynolds