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PISGAH FOREST, N.C. The Cradle of Forestry invites kids of all ages to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 12, with guided bird walks, birding tips, bird watching and a live bird program.   Forests and fields around the...

The Cradle of Forestry held its opening day Saturday. Cindy Carpenter, with the Forest Service, said they had a “good crowd,” and a “safe, lovely day...(with) happy visitors, happy...

The Cradle of Forestry in America historic site will begin the 2012 season on April 14 with a living history event, “Old Time Plowing and Folkways.” David and Diane Burnette from Haywood County will demonstrate how their Percheron draft horses...

The lack of available and adequate space in Brevard meant the members of the Women’s Business Exchange of Transylvania had to hold its conference last year at the Cradle of Forestry. Agatha Westerhoff, an exchange member, told Brevard City Council...

Carlton Murrey has been named executive director of the Cradle of Forestry in America Interpretive Association. Murrey will lead all aspects of the growth and operation of the Interpretive Association in conjunction with its board of directors. He...

Students from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center offered their technical assistance to the Cradle of Forestry in building a roof cover for the Cradle’s outdoor amphitheater. The project started in mid-October, and the students put the... Full story

Three Charlotte-area Boy Scouts have returned home safely following a campout in the Pinks Bed area of the Pisgah National Forest that went a little differently than they had planned. The three...

Transylvania County has produced its fair share of wonderfully colorful characters across the last two centuries. Moonshiner Bascome Allison and wife Rachel Sims Allison have earned their place in...

On Thursday, Oct. 6, the Transylvania Women’s Business Exchange celebrated National Women’s Business Week with the County’s 2nd Annual Women’s Business Confer-ence. Held at the Cradle of...

Jack Merrell, 73, died Sept. 24, 2011, while near his home at the Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah National Forest. He was born in Asheville in 1937 to Fritz and Virginia Merrell. His father was the activ...

Each year in October, starting in 1928, National Business Women’s Week (NBWW) has been celebrated nationally. To celebrate NBWW and Transylvania’s women in business, the county is holdings its 2nd Annual Women’s Business Conference, “Connect...

The Cradle of Forestry invites people of all ages to celebrate the heritage of western North Carolina during the annual Forest Festival Day on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. This is the Cradle of Forestry’s largest event of the year. This...

Each year during the third week in October, starting in 1928, National Business Women’s Week (NBWW) has been celebrated. To prepare for NBWW, the Transylvania Women’s Business Exchange and Blue Ridge Innovation Network are opening the nomination...

Randy Burgess, the district ranger for the Pisgah District of the Pisgah National Forest, ended his 33-year career with the U.S. Forest Service last week. Burgess highlighted several projects he’s...

The Cradle of Forestry in America will offer Afternoon Tea with Llamas on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 11 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. The program allows children of all ages the chance to learn about adaptations that make llamas valuable pack animals and good...

The United Way of Transylvania County, preparing for its 2012 fundraising campaign, has announced a goal of $395,000. The campaign will officially kick off at Brevard College’s Porter Center from 5...

The United Way of Transylvania County is revving up for the 2012 Campaign. Kicking off its first activity in July, United Way of Transylvania County and the Brevard Rotary Club manned a bright yellow school bus on July 4, to “Stuff The Bus,”...

The Transylvania County Library’s Bag Lunch Arts Series continues on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at noon in the Rogow Room of the library with a presentation in support of Transylvania County’s Sesquicentennial entitled “Our Forest Heritage: The Cradle...

The Cradle of Forestry in America announced today that acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Josh Goforth will perform the fourth concert in this year’s Songcatchers Music Series on July 24. The series, now in its eighth year, features performances of...

The Cradle of Forestry in America invites the public to enjoy the sounds of Sparky and Rhonda Rucker as they perform the third concert in the 2011 Songcatchers Music Series on July 17, beginning at 4 p.m. The series, now in its eighth year, features...

The Cradle of Forestry in America will host a youth photography workshop on Tuesday, July 19, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Members of the Carolinas Nature Photographers Association will lead the workshop for children ages 8-12. Participants are...

The Cradle of Forestry in America invites the public to enjoy the Crooked Pine Band, which will perform the second concert in this year’s Songcatchers Music Series on July 10. The series, now in its eighth year, features performances of...

A group of children and a mom survey aquatic life during Bug Day Saturday at the Cradle of Forestry. (Times photo by Eric Crews...

The Cradle of Forestry in America has announced that acclaimed singer and instrumentalist Laura Boosinger will kick off the 2011 Songcatchers Music Series on July 3. The series, now in its eighth year, features performances of traditional mountain...

The Transylvania Community Arts Council invites everyone to celebrate Arts & Culture Week from June 24-July 4. Tammy Hopkins, the executive director of TC Arts, said: “This is a week dedicated to all of the arts in Transylvania County. With more...