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3 Essential Trail Building Techniques

Jun 7, 2019

It’s Trail Season. Are You Ready? It’s that time of year to get some new trail on the ground, to get volunteers mobilized, or to maintain some existing trail. Here’s three important techniques for building and maintaining trails that every trail manager...

Howard Knob Park Master Plan – Draft for Public Review

Nov 29, 2018

Howard Knob Park is a 5.7-acre park located just north of downtown Boone, NC. This master plan was developed in partnership with the Watauga County Tourism Development Authority (WCTDA). This draft is made available for public comment until January 15, 2019. After...

DbD’s Culinary Tourism Development Work Gains Global Recognition

Nov 28, 2017

Destination by Design’s Neck of the Woods Local Flavor Trail is “one of the world’s most enticing food and drink trails”. View the CNN article. Tourism and economic development leaders of the High Country are teaming up with Destination by...

DbD Receives Planning Award from the NC Planning Association

Oct 11, 2016

Destination by Design, the National Park Service, City of Lenoir, Caldwell County, and Burke Country receive an Outstanding Planning Award for the development of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Master Plan from Lenoir to Morganton. The award category,...

Revolution to TRAILvolution: Making the Overmountain Victory Trail a Reality

Mar 16, 2015

This is a joint project among the National Park Service, Caldwell County, Burke County, City of Lenoir, City of Morganton, Town of Gamewell, and Caldwell County Pathways.

Brevard Speaks: Clemson Plaza @ Caldwell & Main

Jan 9, 2015

The Clemson Plaza @ Caldwell & Main design project is an initiative of the City of Brevard to further enhance downtown for community life, commerce, and as a gateway to the Brevard Music Center, Bracken Preserve, and other community assets. Accordingly, the City...