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Creature Feature: Frozen Frogs

Hardy Wood Frogs Can Even Lose Heartbeat for a Time.

Creature Feature: Keeping the Peace

What do you do if your neighbor hates the wildlife you’re trying to attract?

Creature Feature: “Little Red Riding Hood Lied”

Working for Survival. Advocates for endangered red wolves fight to bring them back—and banish stereotypes.

Creature Feature: Holy Carp!

This aggressive fish is a formidable threat to native species.

Creature Feature: Armor All

That strange critter crossing the road might not be a possum.

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Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica, looking directly at you (macro, isolated, 12MP camera).

Creature Feature: Frozen Frogs

Hardy Wood Frogs Can Even Lose Heartbeat for a Time.
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Creature Feature: Keeping the Peace

What do you do if your neighbor hates the wildlife you’re trying to attract?
Endangered red wolves once freely roamed the forests and fields of the Blue Ridge states and as far west as central Texas.

Creature Feature: “Little Red Riding Hood Lied”

Working for Survival. Advocates for endangered red wolves fight to bring them back—and banish stereotypes.
Silver carp jumping in the Fox River.

Creature Feature: Holy Carp!

This aggressive fish is a formidable threat to native species.
That strange critter crossing the road might not be a possum.

Creature Feature: Armor All

That strange critter crossing the road might not be a possum.
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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
©Duncan Seaman
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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