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Add snipped white pine needles to boiling water.

February’s Wild Edible: White Pine Tea

White pine tea has a piney smell and a slight citrus taste, and is actually quite good for us because of its high Vitamin C content.
A tree ear mushroom looks remarkably like a human ear.

January’s Wild Edible: The Tree’s Ear Mushroom

Auricularia auricular, also known as the wood ear or jelly ear, is a member of the jelly and rubbery fungi family and is commonly found throughout the Blue Ridge Mountain range.
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14 Great Mountain Driving Trails: Where to Eat, Where to Sleep

Please see our January/February 2022 issue for the full details on what to see on these trails. And use the information here to plan distinctive, unique dining and lodging of every level for each trek.
Lion's Mane growing on an oak tree

December’s Wild Edible: The Lion’s Mane Mushroom

A choice edible, this prize fungi is described as having a seafood texture, which is understandable as many fungi fanciers say Hericium erinaceus possesses a slight seafood flavor of perhaps shrimp or lobster.
A bald eagle soars over the Holston River in Hawkins County, Tennessee while taking a break from incubating its eggs.

Eagle Watch in East Tennessee: A Species Comes Back

Our writer/photographer’s boyhood fascination with bald eagles has become a lifetime hobby.

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Much of the Oklawaha Greenway is lined with trees.
The Good Walk

Walking Oklawaha Greenway

Located just minutes from downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, this 3.25-mile scenic pathway winds through forests and wetlands.

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