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The Gardens of the Blue Ridge in Newland is the oldest licensed nursery in the state. At least one member of the Fletcher family has operated it since 1892, and two members of the family's fifth generation currently work there. The nursery specializes in wildflowers and shade plants that thrive in the temperate rain forests of the Southern Appalachians.
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Grandfather Mountain's Mile High Swinging Bridge opened on September 2, 1952. It is the nation's highest suspension footbridge. Henion recounts its history.
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"Native to all 100 counties in North Carolina, this odd fruit had been all but forgotten. A family in Watauga County intends to change that." As pawpaws are difficult to transport, they don't translate well as for industrial production. Susan Owen has done much research on pawpaws and grows both native and hybrid species.
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At Biltmore Estate in Asheville, most of the organic features are purely for presentation. But some of the plots of sunflowers, soybeans, corn, and clover are there to entice animals to grace the grounds.
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Mitchel County artist Nathan Favors carves bowls from irregular growth in trees known as burls. Favors works with discarded lumber trees, lost either through logging or development.
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Doug Munroe is owner of Waterfall Farm. near Warrensville. In 2006, his Vermont raised neighbor noticed Doug's abundance of sugar maples and suggested he experiment. In 2010, he started full-time in making syrup.
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Every year since 2006, the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources hosts a week-long volunteer event in order to keep track of the number of hellbenders in rivers. Hellbenders are large aquatic salamanders that have recently seen falling populations, yet are good indicators for clean water and strong populations of other aquatic species.