Water quality in the French Broad River, which has miles-long areas included on the N.C. Department of Environmental ...

The French Broad and Swannanoa river corridors made the 2025 list more than six months after Helene caused historic flooding of the rivers in late September 2024.

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.

These WNC rivers were voted some of the best in the nation for certain outdoor opportunities by USA TODAY readers.

Delisting Asheville's run of impaired French Broad River may take a very long time, experts say. Here's what happens now.

Eighty-three acres of riverfront land beside Richmond Hill Park in Woodfin will be conserved rather than developed.

The three main French river destinations are all delightful, but if you’re only going to do one, which should you choose for a cruise?

To help bring people and jobs back, Mountain True leads quest to pull jumbles of debris from Western North Carolina’s once-pristine river.

An 83-acre parcel adjoining Richmond Hill Park, overlooking the French Broad River, has been purchased for permanent conservation.

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 ...

To help bring people and jobs back, Mountain True leads quest to pull jumbles of debris from Western North Carolina’s once-pristine river.