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Group claims US wildlife officials have yet to protect endangered hellbender salamander
17+ hour, 26+ min ago (136+ words) WLOS News 13 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Asheville, NC and nearby towns and communities in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South…...
NC Arboretum marks Bird Day with walks, demos ahead of Great Backyard Bird Count
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (154+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) " Bird lovers flocked to the North Carolina Arboretum for Bird Day, a celebration featuring hands-on activities and opportunities to learn more about local wildlife. The Feb. 14, 2026, event included demonstrations with wild birds, guided bird walks and a bird…...
$290M deal targets Helene recovery in Pisgah, Nantahala national forests over next decade
1+ week, 5+ day ago (265+ words) From 7 PM today to 7 PM Sat. for Jackson, Transylvania, Henderson, Buncombe, Polk, Rutherford, McDowell, Yancey, Mitchell & Avery Counties. Until 7 PM Saturday. Graham, Macon, Swain, Jackson, Haywood, Madison, Rutherford, Polk, Burke, McDowell Counties. Gusts up to 55 mph. From 1 PM today to…...
Conserving Carolina expands Fairview Community Forest with WORX Project campus protection
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (146+ words) WLOS News 13 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Asheville, NC and nearby towns and communities in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South…...
A town in western North Carolina is returning land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (430+ words) by GRAHAM LEE BREWER, Associated Press The Noquisiyi Mound in Franklin, North Carolina, was part of a Cherokee mother town hundreds of years before the founding of the United States, and it is a place of deep spiritual significance to…...
WNC Nature Center leaps into 2026 with new frogs
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (165+ words) News 13's Souper Bowl of Caring rallies our region to fight hunger using the energy of football season. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) " The Western North Carolina Nature Center is leaping into the new year with some new animals. The WNC Nature Center…...