2017 White Squirrel Festival applications are available!! Click HERE to visit the White Squirrel Festival website, OR find them on this website HERE.

These few days of cooler weather remind everyone that fall is just around the corner – and that means Halloweenfest is closing in on us! As you may have guessed, Heart of Brevard begins planning its festivals months in advance, and this one is no exception. We have been having convers

Brevard’s 4th Friday Gallery Walk July 24 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm | FREE Brevard’s 4th Friday Gallery Walk Enjoy an evening stroll in downtown Brevard, NC as you explore the art galleries, art stores, retail stores and restaurants that are staying open late from 5 pm -8 pm on the 4t

Two downtown businesses held events last month to benefit the Cindy Platt Boys and Girls Club of Transylvania County  The Falls Landing held its annual St. Patrick’s Dinner on March 17th. A four-course dinner was served, with all proceeds going to the club. Theophilus held a spe

  Relationship Between Eastern Gray Squirrel Abundance and Mast in Western North Carolina Robert R. Glesener Heart of Brevard Community volunteers from the city of Brevard, North Carolina have conducted an annual fall squirrel count for the past 15 years (1997-2011). Although the prim

  Indirect Evidence for a Dominant Inheritance of Brevard, North Carolina’s White Squirrel Variant. Robert R. Glesener, Heart of Brevard. Abstract: From a pair released in 1951, Brevard, North Carolina’s white variants have increased to over 1,000 squirrels, currently making up 40.3%

Rank Ordering of Sectors for 2009 by (1) % White, (2) White Squirrels/Acre, & (3) Total Squirrels/Acre The rankings below are intended to allow interested persons to identify areas within the city of Brevard where they are most likely to encounter white squirrels. Percentage by it

[Transcribed from 2 April 2010 Transylvania Times] Brevard’s white squirrels would seem to be doing well as preparations are being made for the Sixth Annual White Squirrel Festival on Memorial Day weekend. Under the supervision of the Heart of Brevard, community volunteers conducted t