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A new 20-mile river trail on the French Broad River is coming to Knoxville. The Legacy Parks Foundation announced the new trail along with several other projects during their annual legacy luncheon.
FATHER-SON TIME: For a portion of his 10-day journey on the French Broad River, Hartwell Carson was joined by his 6-year-old son, Wilder. Photo by Kiana Crosby Climbing into a canoe loaded with ...
Floodplains along the French Broad River naturally soak up stormwater and provide a home for wildlife. But over time, ditches and berms have changed the land, separating the floodplain from the river.
More than 200 river rats, advocates, conservationists and economic stakeholders from a seven-county region filled Ferguson Auditorium to celebrate their successes and discuss ways to continue ...
The City of Asheville is now in the initial stages of planning to rebuild the park system along the French Broad River, nearly seven months after Helene.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Legacy Parks Foundation announced they have acquired three islands bordering Seven Islands State Birding Park along the French Broad River. This purchase completes the ...
For about 5 miles, the French Broad River churns through a maze of boulders, bubbling into rapids that are both hair-raising and safe for an 8-year old — so popular that the whitewater guides ...
To help bring people and jobs back, Mountain True leads quest to pull jumbles of debris from Western North Carolina’s once-pristine river.
TWRA said high water flows due to generation at Douglas Dam created a swift current on the French Broad on Sunday.
The French Broad makes a bend to the northeast six-tenths of a mile north of the new bridge site. That means it will be out of sight from the river and adjacent areas from that point north.
To help bring people and jobs back, Mountain True leads quest to pull jumbles of debris from Western North Carolina’s once-pristine river.