Country Roads

CURRENT Country Roads

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Elk Return to Breaks Interstate

The reintroduction of elk to Kentucky and Virginia has resulted in elk populations in the two states’ shared park.
The Blowing Rock Library is in many ways a museum of libraries past as well as a functioning library.

100-Year Anniversary: Low-Tech Library Celebrates

The Blowing Rock, North Carolina, library’s card catalogue is intact.
Landings: A Crooked Farm Year by Arwen Donahue. Hub City Press, 2022. 257 pp.

Book Note – Landings: A Crooked Farm Year

by Arwen Donahue. Hub City Press, 2022. 257 pp.
skywatch

Skywatch: Discover a Hidden Star Cluster

Known popularly as the “Beehive,” this cluster lies almost 600 light-years from our little world.
Virginia Tech’s new program, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will assist farmers in implementing practices designed to reduce greenhouse gases that cause climate change.

Environmental Notes: Land Protected, Farms Funded

Henderson County, North Carolina, turns 76 acres to public land; Virginia Tech to provide payments to farms that protect land and air.

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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