Bald Eagle visits Harris Lake

Plateau Daily News needs your support. If you like what you see, please consider making a tax free donation HERE. By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News A bald eagle has made an appearance soaring over Harris […]

By Jessica Blackburn, AmeriCorps Service Member for HCLT There are six distinct headwaters located on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau. All provide homes to aquatic species, larval invertebrates, and clean drinking water to thousands of people. Understanding […]

By Sonya Carpenter For over fifteen years the volunteers of the Highlands Plateau Greenway (HPG) have been working to construct and maintain a trail system within Town of Highlands that connects the Town to beautiful […]

More than 120 volunteers collected 95 cubic yards of trash from our roadsides at the annual Plateau Pickup on April 15. Volunteers began the day at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park as they were assigned geographic areas […]

New this year: ‘SOBEaR Tent’ offers non-alcoholic lounge area for abstaining fans The 3rd annual Bear Shadow music festival is set for this weekend, April 28-30, with headliners Spoon, The Head & The Heart and […]

Looking for ways to connect with nature in your everyday life? Maybe you’d like to spend more time walking outdoors, allowing your senses to take in all of nature’s beauty as you stroll. Perhaps you’re […]

“Meander in May,” the free, self-guided arts festival organized by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visit Highlands, NC returns Saturday, May 20. The annual event includes painting, woodworking and ceramics demonstrations along with performances by a […]

Hundreds of eager spectators lined the slopes for the 16th annual Great Sapphire Outhouse Race at the Sapphire Valley Resort on Feb. 18. Pictured below is a glimpse of the 16th annual Great Sapphire Outhouse […]

Highlands Plateau Greenway needs volunteers to help remove non-native invasive plants on Saturday, Feb. 18. Volunteers will meet at the back parking lot of the Highlands Rec Park at 9 a.m. In partnership with the […]

By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper When the “Pennies for Preservation” campaign in St. Simon’s, Georgia, which was relayed by Mayor Pat Taylor in his Feb. 2 “Mayor on Duty” column (HERE) is replicated in some […]

Who is wintering in these woods? That’s the question the Highlands Nature Center is asking as they take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, and you can join in too! This global event, now […]

By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News People throughout the community turned out for Snow Fest in Highlands over the weekend and indulged in s’mores, sledding, skating, hot chocolate, and a lot of snow at Kelsey […]

We went to St. Simons Island this past weekend. When I visit other communities, I’m always looking for new ideas and how other towns address common municipal problems. As I have mused in the […]

The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust has been working tirelessly with professional illustrator, cartographer, and certified Blue Ridge Naturalist Ken Czarnomski to introduce to you a new print and electronic trail guide! Ravenel Park is home to Sunset […]