Wilkes County has a deep commitment to outdoor recreation and its outdoor economy. Collaboration and partnership are at the forefront of furthering initiatives to create healthy communities for residents and visitors.

Collaborative partnerships are at the core of outdoor recreation infrastructure at Chestnut Mountain in Canton, NC, and will power its resilience toward an exciting future.

Sav Sankaran, Inclusion and Engagement Business Partner at Orvis, talks about bridging the gaps of identity, inclusion, & the outdoors

Tentrax owner, Brent Nelson, explores his journey from Corporate Life to Camping Innovation.

Cherokee Historical Association Program Director, EBCI tribal citizen, Cane Creek Cycling Components ambassador and 7 Moons MTB cofounder, Laura Blythe, explores Mountain Biking and Cultural Reawakening.

Western North Carolina celebrates a unique and tight knit fly fishing community with an immense impact as an outdoor recreational economic driver. As the popularity of recreational fishing in these waterways grows, more guide and gear companies are born in the region, and generations of families and more diverse communities become involved, we must work together in conservation efforts to ensure clean headwaters and healthy fish populations.