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Land Protections Advance in Virginia

Four conservation projects in Virginia got a recent boost from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.

September/October Skywatch: Autumn’s Summer Triangle

Summer may be ending, but as strange as it seems, the stars of the Summer Triangle stay in our early evening skies until Christmas.

Dillard House Tastes its Future

Renovating the signature dining room and opening a new barn for horseback riding rank among the initial steps in the re-birth of the Dillard House in Dillard, Georgia.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s Delivers a Meal and a Song

Breakfast at Tiffany’s ain’t over until the piano lady plays and the opera man sings in the mountains of Mills River, North Carolina.

Chattanooga, Tennessee: First National Park City in U.S.

. . . and just the third in the world.

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The Shenandoah Mountain Act in Congress would protect 92,562 acres.

Land Protections Advance in Virginia

Four conservation projects in Virginia got a recent boost from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.
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September/October Skywatch: Autumn’s Summer Triangle

Summer may be ending, but as strange as it seems, the stars of the Summer Triangle stay in our early evening skies until Christmas.
A sketch shows the master plan for the Dillard House updates, expansions and renovations in Rabun County, Georgia.

Dillard House Tastes its Future

Renovating the signature dining room and opening a new barn for horseback riding rank among the initial steps in the re-birth of the Dillard House in Dillard, Georgia.
Karen and Craig Verm are the music-performing proprietors of the Bed & Breakfast on Tiffany Hill in Mills River, North Carolina.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s Delivers a Meal and a Song

Breakfast at Tiffany’s ain’t over until the piano lady plays and the opera man sings in the mountains of Mills River, North Carolina.
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Chattanooga, Tennessee: First National Park City in U.S.

. . . and just the third in the world.
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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
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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