Country Roads

CURRENT Country Roads

Among the benefits of the 960-acre conservation in McDowell County, North Carolina, are protections of rare species and of headwater streams.

Foothills Conservancy Protects 960 New Acres

North Carolina lands are to be the site of a future trail through Burke and Caldwell counties.
Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs, by Sally Mann. Little, Brown & Company, 2015. 482 pp.

Book Note – Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs

by Sally Mann. Little, Brown & Company, 2015. 482 pp.
The Falls of Hills Creek is one of 29 stops on the new West Virginia Waterfalls Trail.

Exploring 29 Falls: The WVA Waterfalls Trail

West Virginia also adds a second driving route to its Mountain Rides program.
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Book Note: Pine Gap, by Brooks Rexroat

There aren’t a lot of surprises in Brooks Rexroat’s novel, Pine Gap. But sometimes a read that carries us across rough water to a gentle landing is just what we need.
Virginia senators’ Shenandoah Mountain Act works to protect 92,000 acres as a special scenic area.

New Land Protections in NC and VA

Groups in Western North Carolina and Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley work to preserve public lands.

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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