Web Extras
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Michael Todd
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Red Crossbill
Keep your binoculars at the ready. That “redbird” in the forest may not be a Cardinal! Read more
Jan 10, 2023
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Bruce Ingram
November’s Wild Edible: Sourwood
The sourwood is only found in Eastern North America and is most abundant in the Blue Ridge – making it a quintessential Southern Appalachians tree. Read more
Nov 2, 2022
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Michael Todd
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Pied-billed Grebe
The envy of all helmsmen piloting a submarine, this grebe is a master of buoyancy control. Read more
Dec 27, 2022
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Michael Todd
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Dark-eyed Junco
Our little sharply dressed messengers of winter have arrived – the “snowbirds!" Or, as others call them, Dark-eyed Juncos. Read more
Nov 29, 2022
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Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Barred Owl
These brown-eyed beauties are highly vocal and will even call during the daytime. Read more
Nov 16, 2022
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Bruce Ingram
December's Wild Edible: The American Chestnut
What was one this region's most predominant tree has now become merely an afterthought. Read more
Dec 1, 2022
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Kurt's Hikes: Oct-Dec, 2022
Our fall hikes included lots of old favorites, a few urban walks and three great family hikes, with grandkids as young as 5 along for hikes of nearly eight miles total—in the cold! Read more
Jan 26, 2023
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Michael Todd
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Snowy Owl
While they are Arctic birds, recent years have shown an uptick in irruptions – irregular migrations outside the normal geographic range of a given species. Read more
Dec 13, 2022
Kurt's Hikes: Oct-Dec, 2022
Our fall hikes included lots of old favorites, a few urban walks and three great family hikes, with grandkids as young as 5 along for hikes of nearly eight miles total—in the cold! Read more
Jan 26, 2023
Bruce Ingram
January's Wild Edible: Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens, also known as the winterberry, boxberry, and checkerberry more or less officially goes by the appellation of the Eastern teaberry, but most folks drop the first half of its name. Read more
Jan 10, 2023
Michael Todd
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Red Crossbill
Keep your binoculars at the ready. That “redbird” in the forest may not be a Cardinal! Read more
Jan 10, 2023
Michael Todd
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Pied-billed Grebe
The envy of all helmsmen piloting a submarine, this grebe is a master of buoyancy control. Read more
Dec 27, 2022
Michael Todd
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Snowy Owl
While they are Arctic birds, recent years have shown an uptick in irruptions – irregular migrations outside the normal geographic range of a given species. Read more
Dec 13, 2022
Bruce Ingram
December's Wild Edible: The American Chestnut
What was one this region's most predominant tree has now become merely an afterthought. Read more
Dec 1, 2022
Michael Todd
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Dark-eyed Junco
Our little sharply dressed messengers of winter have arrived – the “snowbirds!" Or, as others call them, Dark-eyed Juncos. Read more
Nov 29, 2022
Sera Petras Photography
Experience a Christmas Card Perfect Holiday in Lexington, Virginia!
The list of reasons to visit Rockbridge County gets longer as the days get shorter. Read more
Nov 20, 2022
Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Barred Owl
These brown-eyed beauties are highly vocal and will even call during the daytime. Read more
Nov 16, 2022
Bruce Ingram
November’s Wild Edible: Sourwood
The sourwood is only found in Eastern North America and is most abundant in the Blue Ridge – making it a quintessential Southern Appalachians tree. Read more
Nov 2, 2022
Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Pileated Woodpecker
As one of our largest and most strikingly decorated forest birds, the Pileated Woodpecker is a delight to see and hear. Read more
Oct 27, 2022
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