North Cascades Highway first opened to general traffic on Sept. 2, 1972, only to close for the winter on Nov. 26. The pass ...

Nancy has provided a lovely portrait of a fox sparrow, the eastern race named for its rusty “fox-coloured” streaking. This is a relatively large and robust sparrow, second only in size in North ...

Stay safe and please continue to listen to emergency guidance around evacuation orders.… North Carolina's western region already had been hit hard by Hurricane Helene in September. The storm damaged ...