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Skywatch, July-August 2022

The Immensity of What Lies Above

North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Conservancy Gets Busy

The Blue Ridge Conservancy is having a busy season in North Carolina’s Ashe County working toward realizing its mission of land conservation.

Smokies’ Group Seeks Visitor Help with Species Identification

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is partnering with the Discover Life in America to allow park visitors to help conserve park species.

Shovels and Films Dig into Mountain History on New River, National Forests

NC Foothills Conservancy looks to unearth town from the 1500s

Skywatch, May-June 2022

Jupiter Jumps Venus, then Mars

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Skywatch, July-August 2022

The Immensity of What Lies Above
This stream is part of the 3,680-acre Pond Mountain Game Land, a North Carolina protected area that recently grew by 217 acres.

North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Conservancy Gets Busy

The Blue Ridge Conservancy is having a busy season in North Carolina’s Ashe County working toward realizing its mission of land conservation.
The black bear is the 12th most-sighted Smokies species on the iNaturalist app.

Smokies’ Group Seeks Visitor Help with Species Identification

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is partnering with the Discover Life in America to allow park visitors to help conserve park species.
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Shovels and Films Dig into Mountain History on New River, National Forests

NC Foothills Conservancy looks to unearth town from the 1500s
skywatch

Skywatch, May-June 2022

Jupiter Jumps Venus, then Mars
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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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