July 1, 2020

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Foothills Conservancy on a Roll

Two tracts were recently protected, with another in the works.
Barn swallows like to perch on wires.

Song of the South

Large Blue Ridge forests may be protecting native songbirds.
Stonewall Resort, West Virginia.

MOUNTAIN BLUE: The Top 26 Water-Related Businesses in the Blue Ridge

The votes are in, now it's time to celebrate the Best Water-Related Businesses in the Blue Ridge, as selected by our readers.
BRC Plus

BRC Plus – The Heart of the Mountains: A Mountain Magazine, Trying Harder

The challenges facing small publications such as ours pale in the context of challenges to much larger realms of life. But we are working hard to step up to ours with new offerings.
West Virginia’s section of the New River hosts Bridge Day in the fall.

A River Runs Through it

No matter where we look in the Blue Ridge region, a river runs through it—at least 50 of them. We profile 13 mountain favorites.

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Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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