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Thumb-Sized Mountain Turtle in Line for Protection

The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity says that there are fewer than 2,000 southern bog turtles left.

New Leader at Southern Environmental Law

DJ Gerken was named as the new executive director of the Southern Environmental Law Center.

Book Note – Prodigal Summer

by Barbara Kingsolver. HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. 444 pp.

Does ‘Dirty Dancing’ Ever Get Old? – New Shop Celebrates Movie

Virginia’s Mountain Lake Lodge has opened Kellerman’s Gift Shop, replete with official ‘Dirty Dancing’ merchandise.

Winter’s Grand Arrangement of Bright Stars

Early evening skies in January and February reveal the celestial G.

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The tiny turtle lives only in mountain bogs in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia.

Thumb-Sized Mountain Turtle in Line for Protection

The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity says that there are fewer than 2,000 southern bog turtles left.
DJ Gerken, new executive director at SELC, conducts a press conference in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building.

New Leader at Southern Environmental Law

DJ Gerken was named as the new executive director of the Southern Environmental Law Center.
Prodigal Summer, by Barbara Kingsolver. HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. 444 pp.

Book Note – Prodigal Summer

by Barbara Kingsolver. HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. 444 pp.
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Does ‘Dirty Dancing’ Ever Get Old? – New Shop Celebrates Movie

Virginia’s Mountain Lake Lodge has opened Kellerman’s Gift Shop, replete with official ‘Dirty Dancing’ merchandise.
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Winter’s Grand Arrangement of Bright Stars

Early evening skies in January and February reveal the celestial G.
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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.
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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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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

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