Nine months after Hurricane Helene ripped through the Southern Appalachians, contractors hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continue to rip through critical aquatic habitats in the name of storm debris removal. The most recent victim of this ongoing and unwarranted natural disaster, a .75-mile stretch of Little Rose Creek, located within the Pisgah Gamelands in Mitchell County. Originating up near the Blue Ridge Parkway, Little Rose is a known site for native Southern Appalachian ...

Last summer, a private property owners association in Western North Carolina filed a contested case against the NC Wildlife Resources Commission to block public recreation on sections of two navigable waterways; the Watauga River and Boone Fork of the Watauga. NCBHA has been tracking the case since the beginning — here’s a recap and the latest update. In September 2024, NCBHA reported that the Twin Rivers Property Owners’ Association had secured a court order prohibiting wade-fishing on two ...