Appearing in wooded areas, this medium-sized songbird occupies the underbrush, feeding on berries and insects. The Catbird, sporting slate gray plumage, has a slow warbling song that is varied and […]
Humans have used fire as a tool for thousands of years to manipulate the landscape. Nonetheless, the many wildfires that impacted the Western North Carolina mountains last fall were cause […]
Being from South Carolina, spring evokes memories of billowing azaleas, like rainbow-colored clouds floating across the fresh new green of the season. Who knew, just three hours north to these […]
It was 3:00 A.M. on January 30, 2015, when the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society Animal Rescue Team left on a mission to Shelbyville, Tennessee, where a multi-state task force met to […]
No matter which side of the fashion fur fence you fall on (fur or against) mink, the animal, is an intriguing little beast. Mink live wild in the North Carolina […]
These common black butterflies are easily identified by the single C-shaped row of reddish-orange spots on the underside of the hindwing.
Ahhh, winter. Days are short, nights are long, and we’re spending more time inside our winter cocoon. We’ve battened down the hatches, created warm and cozy spaces keeping our own […]
These two types of duck are similar in superficial ways but distinctly different upon close examination and study. Both are North American species, although a few Canvasbacks, the largest […]
What’s your vision for the mountains of southern Macon and Jackson Counties? The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust’s 2014-2019 Strategic Plan states that our vision is “Preserving places with exceptional conservation value.” […]
Fawns score about a million points on the cuteness scale. When found in the wild, we make the assumption they are abandoned. We want to “rescue” them because they are […]
