Connect With Us
Facebook-f X-twitter Youtube Instagram

Country Roads

CURRENT Country Roads

Book Note – Demon Copperhead

by Barbara Kingsolver. HarperCollins Publishers, 2022. 548 pp.

Blue Ridge Parkway Counties Get Development Funding

New Blue Ridge Parkway funding could lead to stronger economic development for the roadway’s 29 host counties.

49,000 Acres of New Wilderness

The plan for WNC’s Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests also protects rivers, allows logging.

Skywatch May & June: What Lies Before You

The brightest star in the sky this time of year is Arcturus which is easily identified by continuing the curve of the Big Dipper’s handle.

Elk Return to Breaks Interstate

The reintroduction of elk to Kentucky and Virginia has resulted in elk populations in the two states’ shared park.

Current Issue

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. HarperCollins Publishers, 2022. 548 pp.

Book Note – Demon Copperhead

by Barbara Kingsolver. HarperCollins Publishers, 2022. 548 pp.
5ae4501c-e9df-11ed-899f-12163087a831-AdobeStock_130456459_1_

Blue Ridge Parkway Counties Get Development Funding

New Blue Ridge Parkway funding could lead to stronger economic development for the roadway’s 29 host counties.
Mountain streams and vistas are among the beneficiaries of the North Carolina forests plan.

49,000 Acres of New Wilderness

The plan for WNC’s Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests also protects rivers, allows logging.
skywatch

Skywatch May & June: What Lies Before You

The brightest star in the sky this time of year is Arcturus which is easily identified by continuing the curve of the Big Dipper’s handle.
ad2cc76c-e9dc-11ed-83ba-12163087a831-from-Breaks-Park-facebook3

Elk Return to Breaks Interstate

The reintroduction of elk to Kentucky and Virginia has resulted in elk populations in the two states’ shared park.
VIEW MORE

Departments

Vibrant Monarch butterfly clings to its translucent dew covered cocoon
Creature Feature

Monarch Mimickers

It’s easy to mistake other orange species for the king of fall butterflies.

August 26, 2026
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

CALENDAR OF EVENTS