March 9, 2021

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New Book for Youth Explores Road Ecology

Great Smoky Mountains Association, a partner in Safe Passage: The Pigeon River Gorge Wildlife Crossing Project, has just released its newest title for youth: “A Search for Safe Passage.”
A female bear looks for the best opportunity to cross as her cubs surround her at the guardrail on I-64 in Virginia near the top of Afton Mountain where the Shenandoah National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway meet.

Helping Wildlife Cross I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge

Black bears crossing I-40 are emblematic of the challenges facing wildlife as they try to navigate habitat sliced by major highways.

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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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