Behind Blue Ridge Country

CURRENT Behind Blue Ridge Country

Wild blackberries growing on a Virginia mountainside.

July’s Wild Edible: Blackberries

Growing along the edges of pastures, agricultural areas, woodlots, or wherever ground has been recently disturbed, blackberries are a crucial part of our mountain ecosystem.
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Protecting Your Home From Wood-Boring Beetles

Wood-boring beetles can be found all across the United States and are responsible for damage to structural wood, second only to termites. Thankfully, there are ways to protect your home or log cabin from infestation.
Chicken of the woods mushroom is a choice edible.

June’s Wild Edible: Chicken of the Woods Mushroom

If someone were to ask us what our favorite mushroom is, we would without hesitation answer chicken of the woods.
These ramps came from a Monroe County, West Virginia mountain. I won’t be more specific.

May’s Wild Edible: Ramps

My favorite ramp patch lies above 3,000 feet at the top of a Monroe County, West Virginia mountain.
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The Deck Life

There’s something to be said for enjoying a tasty beverage outside at the end of a long day, or just enjoying the evening air and the setting sun on a crisp fall evening.

Departments

At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

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Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

Synchronous Fireflies
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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