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Efficiency Eliminates Gas-Fired Plant Need

Thanks to a community-driven effort in Buncombe County, North Carolina to reduce energy use, Duke Energy said in April it would shelve a proposed new natural gas fired power plant at Lake Julian.

Open Every Day (For 35 Years Straight)

Poor Farmer’s Market is just off the Blue Ridge Parkway

SUP With Your Pup

Virginia Outfitter Offers Paddleboarding for Dogs

Bats Protected in North Carolina

Prompted by somewhat unusual circumstances, the Blue Ridge Conservancy has protected 174 acres in Watauga County that include key habitat for the federally endangered Virginia long-eared bat.

World’s Only Ramp Farmer Ramps Down

Glen Facemire, the “Ramp Man” of Richwood, West Virginia, says it’s time for him to sell what may be the world’s only ramp farm.

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Efficiency Eliminates Gas-Fired Plant Need

Thanks to a community-driven effort in Buncombe County, North Carolina to reduce energy use, Duke Energy said in April it would shelve a proposed new natural gas fired power plant at Lake Julian.
Felecia Shelor has been at it for 35 years at Patrick County, Virginia’s Poor Farmer’s Market.

Open Every Day (For 35 Years Straight)

Poor Farmer’s Market is just off the Blue Ridge Parkway
Dogs can stand even when other paddlers are not quite ready for the full SUP experience.

SUP With Your Pup

Virginia Outfitter Offers Paddleboarding for Dogs
The long-eared bat is safer on 174 Watauga County, North Carolina acres.

Bats Protected in North Carolina

Prompted by somewhat unusual circumstances, the Blue Ridge Conservancy has protected 174 acres in Watauga County that include key habitat for the federally endangered Virginia long-eared bat.
The once-lowly ramp has come a long way under Glen Facemire’s care.

World’s Only Ramp Farmer Ramps Down

Glen Facemire, the “Ramp Man” of Richwood, West Virginia, says it’s time for him to sell what may be the world’s only ramp farm.
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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
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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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