Western Carolina University's ambitious Craft Revival Project
3rd year funding, thousands of visitors
      Like a complex and colorful quilt, the pieces of Western Carolina University's ambitious Craft Revival Project are coming together to showcase a successful attempt in the late 1800s and early 1900s to preserve mountain crafts and hand-crafting skills of the Southern Appalachians.
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Cooking with Barbara
" A Little Christmas Cheer" " Fruit and Nut Roll"
By Barbara Walker
      This recipe came from a cook book in the 1950's put out by "The Gold Wing" club of Sugar Hill, Georgia. One of our teachers who had never married was the President. I guess Virginia was in her late forties, such a beautiful lady and such good teacher.
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Ban on open burning continues
      The N.C. Division of Forest Resources reminds people that want to burn debris or have any outdoor cooking fires over the Thanksgiving holiday that a statewide ban on all open burning remains in effect until further notice. Those who want to cook their annual dinner outside must use an enclosed gr...
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Hope floats with experimental fishfeeder
      The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently installed an experimental floating fish feeder at Shelley Lake in Raleigh to help address problems lake officials have had with conventional stationary feeders flooding in the past during periods of heavy rain.
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Updated wildlife profiles are fun for youth, and aid for teachers
      The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has revised and improved its popular online wildlife profiles, a series designed for students but useful for the general public.
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Buy a fishing license before heading to coast this year
      Now that a license is required to fish North Carolina's coastal waters, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is urging beachbound anglers to purchase a Coastal Recreational Fishing License before leaving home. Long lines at tackle and bait shops, Wal-Marts and other wildlife service agent locat...
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