The sixth season of "Our State" begins tonight on UNC-TV.

In tonight's episode, Chapel Hill artist Patrick Dougherty constructs sculptures out of saplings, then pumpkin-carving in Bynum, and D.G. Martin's visit to Weaverville.

The photo here is from Dougherty's installation at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh (click below for larger image).

Here's what's on tap for the rest of the month:

10/13—Linville Caverns/Castle McCulloch/Sandy Feat
10/20—Tweetsie/Silver Lining/Brasstown Dancers
10/27—Elizabeth City/Window Dressing/On Pines & Needles

The show airs Thursday nights at 8 p.m. on UNC-TV.

Tonight's episode of "Our State" on UNC-TV features a tour of Durham's Piedmont Wildlife Center and the Triangle Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic, where they help educate the public to the needs of wildlife.

The show will also have a special profile of renowned luthier, John Sipe of Charlotte, and explore the 900+ mile Mountains to Sea Trail and meet one of its founders, Allen de Hart.

"Our State" airs at 8pm on UNC-TV.

If you're already a fan of "Our State" the magazine, you'll no doubt love "Our State" the TV show. In fact, lots of people do already.

In collaboration with the 75 year-old magazine, UNC-TV is debuting the fifth season of the Emmy Award-winning show Thursday night (October 8) at 8pm, with an episode on one of North Carolina's most popular tourist attractions: Tweetsie Railroad.

The episode will also feature segments on beachscape painter John Silver and The Brasstown Dancers.