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Housing Projects for Bluebirds

Sustaining the once-dwindling bluebird population depends on human help.

City Nature Challenge: The Little Rivalry That Grew

How did a local nature-spotting challenge become a worldwide program?

Playing Hide and Seek with the Appalachian Cottontail

You’ll have to climb high to find this aptly named rabbit.

Adapting to Disaster

Wildfires in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, spark a silver lining for woodland animals.

Mucking About: Secreting Away in Appalachian ‘Fens’

Thankfully, the endangered bog turtle is a master at hiding.

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Housing Projects for Bluebirds

Sustaining the once-dwindling bluebird population depends on human help.
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City Nature Challenge: The Little Rivalry That Grew

How did a local nature-spotting challenge become a worldwide program?
The Appalachian cottontail.

Playing Hide and Seek with the Appalachian Cottontail

You’ll have to climb high to find this aptly named rabbit.
Deer, bears and other large mammals generally walk or run away from fires such as those in Gatlinburg, Tennessee in 2016.

Adapting to Disaster

Wildfires in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, spark a silver lining for woodland animals.
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Mucking About: Secreting Away in Appalachian ‘Fens’

Thankfully, the endangered bog turtle is a master at hiding.
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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
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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