Web Extras
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Joshua Moore
Waterfall Wednesday: Blue Hole Falls, Cherokee National Forest's Touch of Paradise
Blue Hole Falls is a series of four beautiful waterfalls that flow into one another tucked away in the Elizabethton, Tennessee section of the Cherokee National Forest. Read more
Feb 15, 2023
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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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Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
If woodpeckers needed a percussionist for the jazz ensemble, this would be the bird. Read more
Feb 7, 2023
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Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Warblers
Spring migration is upon us and all our feathered friends who’ve wintered in Central and South America are winging their way to and through the Blue Ridge. Read more
Mar 13, 2023
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Joshua Moore
Waterfall Wednesday: Crabtree Falls - North Carolina's Day Dream Waterfall
Located along the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) sits one of the most idyllic waterfalls in North Carolina and is a must-see destination. Read more
Mar 14, 2023
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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
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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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Bruce Ingram
March's Wild Edible: Brown Cup Mushrooms
The brown cup mushroom is an important harbinger of spring. Read more
Mar 1, 2023
Joshua Moore
Waterfall Wednesday: Crabtree Falls - North Carolina's Day Dream Waterfall
Located along the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) sits one of the most idyllic waterfalls in North Carolina and is a must-see destination. Read more
Mar 14, 2023
Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Warblers
Spring migration is upon us and all our feathered friends who’ve wintered in Central and South America are winging their way to and through the Blue Ridge. Read more
Mar 13, 2023
Bruce Ingram
March's Wild Edible: Brown Cup Mushrooms
The brown cup mushroom is an important harbinger of spring. Read more
Mar 1, 2023
Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: White-throated Sparrow
These large, plump sparrows with a small bill scratch backward on the ground and are regular visitors to backyard feeders. Read more
Feb 21, 2023
Joshua Moore
Waterfall Wednesday: Blue Hole Falls, Cherokee National Forest's Touch of Paradise
Blue Hole Falls is a series of four beautiful waterfalls that flow into one another tucked away in the Elizabethton, Tennessee section of the Cherokee National Forest. Read more
Feb 15, 2023
Mike Blevins
Birds of the Blue Ridge: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
If woodpeckers needed a percussionist for the jazz ensemble, this would be the bird. Read more
Feb 7, 2023
Bruce Ingram
February’s Wild Edible: Turkey Tail Mushrooms
In our region, one of the most common mushrooms during the fall and winter is the turkey tail mushroom. Read more
Jan 31, 2023
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
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