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Inching Along

Can woolly worms actually predict winter weather?

Song of the South

Large Blue Ridge forests may be protecting native songbirds.

Snakes on a Trail

Are reptilian encounters on the rise?

Creature Feature: Causing a Stink

Debunking myths about skunks.

Photo Essay: The ‘Great Deer’ Return – Elk are Back Home in Virginia

A cooperative partnership has brought elk back to a state where the last native elk was killed in 1855.

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Inching Along

Can woolly worms actually predict winter weather?
Barn swallows like to perch on wires.

Song of the South

Large Blue Ridge forests may be protecting native songbirds.
The timber rattlesnake, like most wild animals, strikes only when threatened.

Snakes on a Trail

Are reptilian encounters on the rise?
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Creature Feature: Causing a Stink

Debunking myths about skunks.
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Photo Essay: The ‘Great Deer’ Return – Elk are Back Home in Virginia

A cooperative partnership has brought elk back to a state where the last native elk was killed in 1855.
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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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