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Harrisonburg, Virginia: Your Gateway to the Great Outdoors
Discover awe-inspiring views, secluded woodland trails, and a charming urban oasis in Harrisonburg, VA Read more
Sep 24, 2022
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Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Northern Flicker
The first flicker I remember seeing confounded me. With binoculars in one hand and my favorite field guide in the other, a positive ID was made: Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker. Read more
Sep 25, 2022
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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
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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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Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Red-winged Blackbird
This species is known for their bold demeanor, particularly when there’s a nest to defend. Read more
Oct 12, 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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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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Bruce Ingram
October’s Wild Edible: Black Trumpets
In the Blue Ridge Mountains, chanterelle family members such as the smooth and cinnabar light up the forest floor with their yellow and red hues, respectively. But their close relative the black trumpet is anything but flashy. Read more
Oct 4, 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
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
Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Red-winged Blackbird
This species is known for their bold demeanor, particularly when there’s a nest to defend. Read more
Oct 12, 2022
Bruce Ingram
October’s Wild Edible: Black Trumpets
In the Blue Ridge Mountains, chanterelle family members such as the smooth and cinnabar light up the forest floor with their yellow and red hues, respectively. But their close relative the black trumpet is anything but flashy. Read more
Oct 4, 2022
Kurt Rheinheimer
Kurt's Hikes: Feb-Sept, 2022
Our hikes from February through September included our 18th annual Valentine’s Day visit to Apple Orchard Falls; and several firsts, including Virginia’s Channels and a section of the Read more
Oct 3, 2022
Rockbridge County’s Scenic Highways and Greenways are Golden in the Fall
Every season in Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge County VA can deliver golden memories, but the experience is literal in fall Read more
Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Northern Flicker
The first flicker I remember seeing confounded me. With binoculars in one hand and my favorite field guide in the other, a positive ID was made: Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker. Read more
Sep 25, 2022
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