Attracting Birds for Winter and Spring The High Country has over 100 breeding species of birds- Chickadees, Titmice, Nuthatches as an example. To attract birds to your yard try the following ideas. First vary densities of plantings along with hedges to provide food and shelter for birds. Mix seed producing sunflowers and fruit producing shrubssuch as polkberries, and... click here for more |
Trout Season in Ashe County Looking forward to trout season this year? Good news--the wet summer/fall last year and snowy winter helps keep the water levels in the rivers and streams good for much of the fishing season. The traditional opening day of trout season is less than 4 weeks away on the first Saturday... click here for more |
Camp Broadstone at ASU Receives Award Appalachian State University's Camp Broadstone has received the Eleanor P. Ells Award for Program Excellence from the American Camp Association for its College Adventure Program. The award recognizes programs encouraging the development of creative responses to societal programs and promote the positive contributions that a camp experience makes to the well-being of... click here for more |
Robot for Ashe Memorial Ashe Memorial Hospital continues to bring new technology and treatment expertise to Ashe County residences. A new consultant for the treatment of stroke started on February 12, 2010.
Ashe Memorial Hospital (AMH) in Jefferson has partnered to bring the physicians from the Comprehensive Stroke Center and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center... click here for more |
 Ashe County Facts & Figures Population: West Jefferson,1,076 / Jefferson: 1,424 / Lansing: 151 / Ashe County: 25,499
Climate: Over 2,900' elevation
4 Seasons
Average temperature in January: 32 degrees
Annual snowfall: 28"
Average temperature in summer: 68 degrees
Annual precipitation: 48" ... click here for more |
