March 2023

From the Editor: Rooting from the Region – Who’s Bob Porterfield?

On our family’s summer visits to Radford, Virginia, my grandfather paid keen and careful attention to his grandchildren.
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The Mountain Q&A – Carol Evans: East Tennessee Parks Champion

As executive director of Legacy Parks Foundation, Carol Evans helps East Tennesseans get outside and play by connecting the urban and the wild.
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Singing in the Garden: Gardening by Ear

"Plant carrots in January and you’ll never have to eat carrots." —Unknown
Landings: A Crooked Farm Year by Arwen Donahue. Hub City Press, 2022. 257 pp.

Book Note – Landings: A Crooked Farm Year

by Arwen Donahue. Hub City Press, 2022. 257 pp.
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Skywatch: Discover a Hidden Star Cluster

Known popularly as the “Beehive,” this cluster lies almost 600 light-years from our little world.

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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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