
Preview | Echoes of the Forest & Haywood Ice Fest
Preview: 5/14/2026 | 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Hurricane Helene-downed trees are reborn as art, and a master carver prepares for Haywood Ice Fest.
Hurricane Helene-downed trees are reborn as art, and a master carver prepares for Haywood Ice Fest.
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Best of Our State is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
Stories of the resilience and recovery of western North Carolina communities impacted by Hurricane Helene are made possible by Dogwood Health Trust.

Preview | Echoes of the Forest & Haywood Ice Fest
Preview: 5/14/2026 | 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Hurricane Helene-downed trees are reborn as art, and a master carver prepares for Haywood Ice Fest.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- Coming up on Best of Our State, after Hurricane Helene, Western North Carolina artists are turning fallen trees into works of healing and hope.
Then we head to Haywood County, where winter brings more than a chill to the air.
It brings art to life.
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Best of Our State is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
Stories of the resilience and recovery of western North Carolina communities impacted by Hurricane Helene are made possible by Dogwood Health Trust.













