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September’s Wild Edible: Hackberries
You won’t find enough for a pie, but you’ll enjoy them as a quick pick-me-up. Read more
Aug 30, 2024
Waterfall Wednesday: Cathedral Falls - Where Water Meets Wonder
Cathedral Falls is a beautifully tiered, 60-foot waterfall nestled along the side of a mountain near the town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. Read more
Aug 20, 2024
August's Mountain Wildflower: Cardinal Flower
It’s a plant that perfectly illustrates that the web of life is an amazing thing that seems to have no end to its number of strands. Read more
Aug 8, 2024
Aquatic Wonders Await on the Upper James River Water Trail
From its origin in Botetourt County to where it meets the Maury River in Rockbridge County, the Upper James River is 64 miles of designated Virginia Scenic River — and 100% natural outdoor adventure. Read more
August’s Wild Edible: Honey
Paul Hinlicky, who along with his wife Ellen operates Saint Gall Farm in Catawba, Virginia, is an enthusiastic booster of wild honey’s benefits. Read more
Jul 30, 2024
Waterfall Wednesday: Double Falls - Kentucky’s Best-Kept Secret
Hidden deep in the Daniel Boone National Forest, tucked away in London, Kentucky, resides Kentucky's most beautiful waterfalls. Read more
Jul 23, 2024
July's Mountain Wildflower: Bee Balm
Bee Balm is an inhabitant of moist areas in woodlands and beside streams, ponds and lakes where it is often seen growing close to cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis). Read more
Jul 11, 2024
July’s Wild Edible: Cinnabar Chanterelles
If I hadn’t been scanning the ground for mushrooms, I likely would never have spotted one of the smallest – and tastiest - of the Blue Ridge Mountain’s edible fungi… the cinnabar chanterelle. Read more
Jul 1, 2024
June's Mountain Wildflower: Wild Geranium
Take a close look at the petals of a wild geranium flower and you will see dark blue lines leading from the outer edge to the center of the blossom. Read more
Jun 4, 2024
June’s Wild Edible: Garlic Mustard
In the Blue Ridge states, depending on elevation and how far south or north you are, garlic mustard appears sometime in April and disappears sometime in June. Read more
Jun 3, 2024
Fish the Blue Ridge Highlands of Virginia!
Welcome to the Blue Ridge Highlands of Virginia, home to some of the best and most diverse freshwater fishing in the state. Read more
Jun 3, 2024
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