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Skywatch, May-June 2021

Mid and late spring evenings often bring back youthful memories of gazing at the Big Dipper.

Knoxville Urban Wilderness on the Grow

Baker Creek provides a focal point for a series of trails and other assets.

Wildlife Kentucky

Bell County sets out to build a $56 million preserve.

Book Notes: Jacob’s Ladder

Donald McCaig. (W.W. Norton & Company, 1998; Penguin Books, 1999) 525 pp.

New Bee in the Smokies

The insect becomes the 21,081st species discovered in one of the most bio-rich places on Earth.

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Skywatch, May-June 2021

Mid and late spring evenings often bring back youthful memories of gazing at the Big Dipper.
The mountain bike park offers challenges for all levels of riders.

Knoxville Urban Wilderness on the Grow

Baker Creek provides a focal point for a series of trails and other assets.
Construction on the project is now ongoing, toward a green preserve by ‘23.

Wildlife Kentucky

Bell County sets out to build a $56 million preserve.
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Book Notes: Jacob’s Ladder

Donald McCaig. (W.W. Norton & Company, 1998; Penguin Books, 1999) 525 pp.
A variety of the cuckoo bee was apparently attracted by new flowers appearing after fires in the Smokies.

New Bee in the Smokies

The insect becomes the 21,081st species discovered in one of the most bio-rich places on Earth.
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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.
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

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