Creature Feature

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Raising Hell (benders)

The threatened, "Hideously ugly" salamanders become much easier to look at in the context of the deep perils to their existence.
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Return of the River Otters

Victims of overhunting in the 1770s and of strangely high hide prices in the Depression, the inventive otter began its mountain comeback in 1984.
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The Great Backyard Bird Count

Three of the top 10 bird-watching states—Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia—are in the Blue Ridge region.
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The Snowy Owl

Will the birds again fly south, or was a visit to the North Carolina mountains an aberration?
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Up a Creek with the Brookies

Researchers are successfully restoring Southern Appalachian brook trout to mountain streams.

Departments

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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