Gorges State Park is home to a diverse range ... Duke decided to sell the property to protect the watershed. North Carolina State Parks stepped in, purchasing the land in April of 1999, according ...

The fire was first reported on March 20, caused by a downed power line. North Carolina remains under a statewide burn ban.

The largest fires in WNC were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County not far from Hendersonville, that forced evacuations in Polk and Henderson counties along with states of emergency.

In October 2012, a kaleidoscope of monarch butterflies flew over the brand-new Gorges State Park Visitor ... to protect the watershed. North Carolina State Parks stepped in, purchasing the land ...