Admission to all National Parks is free this Saturday
To kick off National Parks Week the National Park Service is granting free admission to all of the country’s 61 national parks and over 300 other sites across ...
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Outdoor Updates: Cherokee Indians can once again harvest sochan + Poachers face death penalty
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians can once again harvest sochan in Great Smoky Mountains National Park A historic signing of an agreement at the Oconaluftee ...
The Smoky Mountain Jedi
Mike Maples: The Man, The Jedi, The Legend Mike on Charlies Bunion (Photo by: Susan Rudd) An article written in memoriam of Mike Maples, a simple man fr...
Quick Hits: NC bill requires all cyclists to register bicycles + GA will invest in 3 rural solar projects
NC bill would require all cyclists to register their bicycles House Bill 157, introduced by Representative Jeffrey Elmore, R-Wilkes, would require all NC cy...
Quick Hits: ‘Smoky Mountain Jedi’ passes away + fire destroys part of Winnie the Pooh’s Hundred Acre Wood
The East Tennessee hiking community mourns ‘Smoky Mountain Jedi’ After a brief battle with brain cancer, Mike Maples passed away on March 5 at 66 years old....
Yosemite’s lottery for Half Dome opening + Great Smoky Mountains NP asks volunteers to ‘Adopt-a-Plot’
Yosemite’s lottery for Half Dome hiking permits opens March 13 Yosemite’s lottery for permits to hike Half Dome was supposed to take place on March 1 but ha...
Quick hits: Stolen Cacti
Across the southwest, cacti are being stolen from public lands in record numbers From the towering saguaros in Saguaro National Park to tiny cacti species p...
Friends of the Smokies: Great Smoky Mountains Association to Reopen Park Visitor Centers for MLK Jr. Weekend
KODAK, Tenn. – Friends of the Smokies announced Thursday that it will temporarily fund the reopening of Sugarlands Visitor Center near Gatlinburg, Tenn., and Oc...
A National Park Traveler Comes Home
Darius Nabors, who is on a quest to visit all 59 U.S. National Parks in celebration if 100th anniversary of NPS, gives us his latest update from the road. ...
Wrong Bear Euthanized after Smoky Mountain Attack
The bear was located and tranquilized just 75 yards from the spot where 49 year-old Bradley Veeder of Las Vegas, NV was bitten three days prior....
BRO Athletes | Alicia Hudelson Runs the Smokies in a Day
SCAR is the name for the "Smokies Challenge Adventure Run," a runners' challenge that involves running the entire 72 miles of the Appalachian Trail that go across the Smoky Mountains, all in under 24 hours. ...
WATCH: Wildlife Biologist Encounters Tree Dwelling Black Bears
A wildlife biologist in Great Smoky Mountain National Park recently discovered a sow black bear and three of her cubs denning 50 feet off the ground inside the hollowed out cavity of an old growth buckeye tree....
15 Best Stories of 2015
2015 was an especially big year for the outdoors. BRO covered everything from record-setting runs to lumbersexuals. There were tragic deaths—and close calls. Here are the stories that generated the most chatter in 2015...
THE DIRT: Weekly Outdoor News From The Blue Ridge And Beyond
This week in 'The Dirt’—Smoky Mountain bear attack victim speaks, young man dies after fall from Virginia’s Crab Tree Falls, Subaru helps reduce National Park waste, and more. ...
Body of Renowned Off-Trail Hiker Jenny Bennett Found in Smokies
Jenny Bennett turned up missing after embarking on a familiar off-trail hike in her Smoky Mountain playground. ...