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Spring Wildflower Walks at the Highlands Botanical Garden

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 31 Mar 202231 Mar 2022
  • News

Spring is in the air! The Highlands Botanical Garden is waking up, and with it an abundance of wildflowers will soon be on display. Join Highlands Biological Station’s Horticulturist for Spring Wildflower Walks each Thursday […]

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HCLT honors legacy of Hillrie Quin

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 4 Feb 20225 Feb 2022
  • News

Those fortunate enough to have known the late Hillrie Quin know the kind of impact he made on the Plateau. Hillrie’s love of nature and passion for conserving it was obvious through his long-time service […]

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Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust conserves 63-acres along Laurel Knob Road

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 9 Sep 20219 Sep 2021
  • News

Public park and hiking trails in the works Just north of Cashiers, 63 acres of ecologically valuable land has been permanently conserved with Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust (HCLT). The new property’s location, on Laurel Knob Road, […]

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Keepin’ it evergreen in the mountains

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 8 Apr 20218 Apr 2021
  • News

The Plateau is home to a variety of evergreen plants ranging from towering coniferous trees like Pine, Hemlock, and Pitch; to shrubs such as the ground juniper, rhododendron, and mountain laurel; and even ground cover […]

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HCLT finishes trail extension at Brushy Face

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 13 May 202013 May 2020
  • News

Brushy Face was already a 1.5-mile trail network popular for it’s birding, but Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust staff and volunteers finished off a .5-mile extension last week and is now open to the public. HCLT Stewardship […]

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Safe, legal, and local options for outdoor exercise

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 31 Mar 20201 Apr 2020
  • COVID-19

Many in the community are doing everything they can to adhere to the emergency guidelines mandated through state, county, and local governments to slow the spread of coronavirus. During this time of social distancing, outdoor […]

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Exploring Norton Mill Creek

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 23 Dec 2019
  • News

Whiteside Cove Road is a gateway to several popular-sweet spots throughout the Nantahala National Forest, including Granite City, Cashiers Sliding Rock, Ammons Branch, Ellicott Rock, and Iron Bridge, to name a few. All of which […]

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Take a short jaunt to Picklesimer Rock House Falls in Highlands

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 14 Sep 201914 Sep 2019
  • News

Picklesimer Rock House Falls is not as grand as the vistas from Whiteside Mountain or the three-tiered cascading Glenn Falls, but it has a charm of its own nestled a half mile off the road […]

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Stroll through little known Dixon Woods

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 5 Aug 201921 Nov 2019
  • News

A mere 7 minutes from downtown Highlands, Dixon Woods is a gentle, flat, series of public trails along Bowery Road managed and protected by the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust. In total, Dixon Woods includes over a […]

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