2020

Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica, looking directly at you (macro, isolated, 12MP camera).

Creature Feature: Frozen Frogs

Hardy Wood Frogs Can Even Lose Heartbeat for a Time.
"Monarch Butterflies in various flying, basking and standing positions."

From The Editor: Channeling Elizabeth Hunter – Time Flies, Monarchs Should Too

Our former columnist’s lifelong love of the magical migrating butterflies is, well, an inspiration.
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Guest Column: ‘Holding Space’ at The Floyd Country Store

Dylan Locke has been producing music, performing arts and educational outreach programs for the last 30 years. He is the co-owner of the 100-year-old Floyd Country Store in Floyd, Virginia, along with his wife, Heather Krantz.
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Su’s Hiking Energy Bombs

Justin McVey, here at work with cubs as part of an N.C. State/N.C. Wildlife Commission project, talks about bears: “They’re super-adaptable and really smart. If there’s a bear in a habitat with a lot of people, it learns where the food sources are and how to get into a trash can readily.”

Big Guy, Big Animals: A Lifetime of Care for Creatures

Wildlife biologist Justin McVey loves working with critters—the larger, the better.

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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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