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Why We Need Wilderness

Wilderness has not escaped the long reach of human influence. Despite that, we need wilderness today more than ever.

Guest Column, Beth Macy: The Mountain That Saved My Marriage

Beth Macy, a journalist based in Roanoke, Va., is the author of “Factory Man: How One Furniture-Maker Fought Offshoring, Stayed Local, and Saved an American Town,” (Little, Brown & Co.). It will become an HBO miniseries, produced by Tom Hanks.

Guest Column, Karen Cragnolin: Helping Mother Nature Heal Herself

Karen Cragnolin is active in civic affairs around Asheville and is executive director of Riverlink, which under her leadership purchased carrier park in 1999 and dedicated French Broad River Park in 1994.

Guest Column, Ron Tipton: Protecting the Appalachian Trail

Ron Tipton is Executive Director/CEO of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

Guest Column, Mary Ellen Hammond: True Adventure Lies 15 Minutes Beyond The Parking Lot

Mary Ellen Hammond is the publisher of outdoor adventure guidebooks at Milestone Press in Almond, N.C. Milestone’s new hiking app, “Great Hikes of the Southern Appalachians,” is available for iphone and android.

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Why We Need Wilderness

Wilderness has not escaped the long reach of human influence. Despite that, we need wilderness today more than ever.
Beth Macy and Tom Landon on Mill Mountain with rescue dogs Charley and Mavis.

Guest Column, Beth Macy: The Mountain That Saved My Marriage

Beth Macy, a journalist based in Roanoke, Va., is the author of “Factory Man: How One Furniture-Maker Fought Offshoring, Stayed Local, and Saved an American Town,” (Little, Brown & Co.). It will become an HBO miniseries, produced by Tom Hanks.
Karen Cragnolin: “Yes, it is weird to have a park named after you, especially when it’s still not realized as a park or greenway.”

Guest Column, Karen Cragnolin: Helping Mother Nature Heal Herself

Karen Cragnolin is active in civic affairs around Asheville and is executive director of Riverlink, which under her leadership purchased carrier park in 1999 and dedicated French Broad River Park in 1994.
Thru-hiker Ron Tipton now oversees the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia.

Guest Column, Ron Tipton: Protecting the Appalachian Trail

Ron Tipton is Executive Director/CEO of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
Mary Ellen Hammond pauses on a hike in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, which is made up of about 17,000 acres in North Carolina and Tennessee.

Guest Column, Mary Ellen Hammond: True Adventure Lies 15 Minutes Beyond The Parking Lot

Mary Ellen Hammond is the publisher of outdoor adventure guidebooks at Milestone Press in Almond, N.C. Milestone’s new hiking app, “Great Hikes of the Southern Appalachians,” is available for iphone and android.
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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.

May 1, 2026

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