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Guest Column, Fred Alsop of East Tennessee State University

Professor of Biological Sciences Dr. Fred Alsop joined the faculty of East Tennessee State University in 1972. The author of 18 books on the birds of North America, he is the director of the EagleCam Project that has live-streamed around the world.

Guest Column, David Arthur Ramsey: Preserving a Hidden Jewel

David Arthur Ramsey is an outdoor photographer, writer and conservationist, born and raised in Unicoi County, Tennessee.

Guest Column, Roddy Moore: Old Cultures Live on as New Ones Meld

Roddy Moore is the executive director of the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum at Ferrum College in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

Guest Column: The Magic Of The Camera

Kevin Adams, author of North Carolina Waterfalls and several other books, leads photo tours in the Blue Ridge Mountains and abroad.

Going Rural: Copperhead Confrontation

Cathryn Hankla is an intrepid traveler and the author of more than a dozen books. This excerpt is from her latest book, a memoir in essays, Lost Places: On Losing and Finding Home (Mercer University Press, 2018)

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Dr. Fred Alsop

Guest Column, Fred Alsop of East Tennessee State University

Professor of Biological Sciences Dr. Fred Alsop joined the faculty of East Tennessee State University in 1972. The author of 18 books on the birds of North America, he is the director of the EagleCam Project that has live-streamed around the world.
David Arthur Ramsey

Guest Column, David Arthur Ramsey: Preserving a Hidden Jewel

David Arthur Ramsey is an outdoor photographer, writer and conservationist, born and raised in Unicoi County, Tennessee.
Roddy Moore

Guest Column, Roddy Moore: Old Cultures Live on as New Ones Meld

Roddy Moore is the executive director of the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum at Ferrum College in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
Kevin Adams: “And I wonder, would I have dived so deeply into the field if the Blue Ridge Mountains weren’t in my backyard.”

Guest Column: The Magic Of The Camera

Kevin Adams, author of North Carolina Waterfalls and several other books, leads photo tours in the Blue Ridge Mountains and abroad.
Cathy Hankla: “When I first moved from the suburbs, I was not capable of killing a mouse, let alone a snake.”

Going Rural: Copperhead Confrontation

Cathryn Hankla is an intrepid traveler and the author of more than a dozen books. This excerpt is from her latest book, a memoir in essays, Lost Places: On Losing and Finding Home (Mercer University Press, 2018)
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