WNC - Top Searches for Western North Carolina

If you are looking for information about WNC, short for Western North Carolina, then you have found the right website. Although AshevilleNow.com is primarily focused on providing information about Asheville, NC, in doing so we also offer the most complete, content driven website about WNC. Asheville is the cultural, artistic, and political center of WNC. Many of our content articles go beyond the borders of Asheville and Buncombe County to cover businesses, artists, transportation, communities, cultural events, restaurants and outdoor activities for all of WNC. For many categories our coverage ranges from Update South Carolina in the south to the edge of Virginia in the north, and from the mountains of Eastern Tennessee all the way to the western edge of the Piedmont of NC near Hickory or Charlotte. Begin by visiting our Home Page, or continue reading below to see some of the most commonly searched WNC terms and where to find related information on our site.

Top Search Terms in WNC

Below you will find the most commonly searched terms that include the term WNC.

WNC Nature Center

The WNC Nature Center is educational nature preserve and rehabilitation center located in Southeastern Asheville near the Swannanoa River. At the WNC Nature Center, children and adults can get up close and personal with native species such as wolves, bears, reptiles and much more. The WNC Nature Center also offers a full calendar of educational events, to complement the basic classes and seminars available to large groups. Permanent exhibits include the “hands-on” nature lab, the educational farm with petting zoo, an aviary and hiking trials. To learn more about the WNC Nature Center or other Asheville area attractions visit our Attractions, Tours and Daytrips page.

WNC MLS Search

When researching Real Estate in Western North Carolina the most effective tool is the WNC MLS. The MLS, or Multiple Listing Service, allows real estate agents and owners selling their own homes to add their properties, with detailed information, to a regional database that is searchable from many different websites, and it allows agents and buyers to search for a specific property or perform an advanced search. Because of the detailed criteria stored about each home in the WNC MLS, searchers are able to refine the results down to exactly what they are looking for. AshevilleNow.com has partnered with a local real estate agent to allow for searching the WNC MLS directly from our website. Basic searches can be done from either our home page, or our Asheville Real Estate page.

WNC Ag Center (Agricultural)

The Western North Carolina Agricultural Center, often referred to simply as the WNC Ag Center, is a multi-purpose venue in Fletcher, NC. Located 9 miles south of Downtown Asheville, near the Asheville Regional Airport, the WNC Ag Center hosts a wide variety of indoor and outdoor events related to farming, development and general regional entertainment. Some of the most notable events at the WNC Ag Center include the Mountain State Fair and the Southern Energy and Environment Expo. The WNC Ag Center also hosts a variety of indoor and outdoor events including horse shows and auctions; antique car shows and auctions; motocross events; monster truck shows; tractor pulls; dog shows and agility contests; and livestock and poultry shows. To learn more about the WNC Ag Center visit this page on NC Department of Agriculture website.

WNC Green Building

WNC has consistently been at the forefront of the green movement as sustainable living and more notably, green building, have begun to catch on across the United States. In fact NC has some of the best incentives and tax breaks for green building and alternative energy of any state in the country. To reflect the demand for green building in WNC and to further educate the public about this environmental movement, we have created an Environmental Guide for WNC with a specific page for WNC Green Building.

YMCA WNC

Many individuals who are new to WNC or are planning a move are interested in locating the nearest YMCA. To locate a WNC YMCA in Asheville, NC check out our Recreational Facilities Directory within our Business Directory. If our business directory doesn’t contain the WNC YMCA you are looking for consider searching the YMCA Website for a location in the city you are interested in.