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The Good Mountain Mutt – Come When Called

No exceptions.

Birds of the Blue Ridge: Red-tailed Hawk

Of all the avians belonging to the genus Buteo, the red-tailed hawk is the most familiar to anyone who glances about for birds.

Visiting Georgia While Staying Home

Spring is normally a time when people begin venturing out to see beautiful blooms, enjoy spring breaks with their kids, and travel to new places. But this spring is unlike any other.

Visiting Virginia While Staying Home

While travel isn’t advised right now due to the stay-at-home recommendations surrounding COVID-19, there are still ways to check out new places and virtually visit places of scenic beauty in the mountains of Virginia.

Yancey County Volunteers Use Shelter-in-Place Time to Create Life Saving Masks

When Burnsville, North Carolina, resident Joy Boothe read about the growing shortage of N95 surgical masks, the former supervisor of the Blue Ridge Fitness and Rehab Center went to work.

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Weekly re-education is one key to Come. When. Called.

The Good Mountain Mutt – Come When Called

No exceptions.
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Birds of the Blue Ridge: Red-tailed Hawk

Of all the avians belonging to the genus Buteo, the red-tailed hawk is the most familiar to anyone who glances about for birds.
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Visiting Georgia While Staying Home

Spring is normally a time when people begin venturing out to see beautiful blooms, enjoy spring breaks with their kids, and travel to new places. But this spring is unlike any other.
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Visiting Virginia While Staying Home

While travel isn’t advised right now due to the stay-at-home recommendations surrounding COVID-19, there are still ways to check out new places and virtually visit places of scenic beauty in the mountains of Virginia.
Joy Boothe shows a few of her masks

Yancey County Volunteers Use Shelter-in-Place Time to Create Life Saving Masks

When Burnsville, North Carolina, resident Joy Boothe read about the growing shortage of N95 surgical masks, the former supervisor of the Blue Ridge Fitness and Rehab Center went to work.
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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.

June 29, 2026
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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.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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