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Mountain Report: More Elk Viewing in Virginia

Elk viewing is to be improved in the Virginia mountains.

Mountain Report: Tennessee Acreage Protected

Almost 20,000 acres of the Cherokee National Forest officially became part of America’s protected wilderness on March 12, when the president signed into law a package of wilderness bills totaling 1.7 million acres nationwide.

Mountain Report: Less W.V. Logging

The Canaan Valley of West Virginia is home to some 580 plant species.

Blue Ridge Region National Parks Lead in $$ to Local Economies

The Blue Ridge Parkway’s signature structure, the Linn Cove Viaduct, helps lure visitors.

Protecting Virginia’s Highest-Conservation-Value Lands

Locke Ogens, director of The Nature Conservancy in Virginia, on protecting that state’s highest-conservation-value lands: “This is a smart approach.”

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Elk viewing is to be improved in the Virginia mountains.

Mountain Report: More Elk Viewing in Virginia

Elk viewing is to be improved in the Virginia mountains.

Mountain Report: Tennessee Acreage Protected

Almost 20,000 acres of the Cherokee National Forest officially became part of America’s protected wilderness on March 12, when the president signed into law a package of wilderness bills totaling 1.7 million acres nationwide.
The Canaan Valley of West Virginia is home to some 580 plant species.

Mountain Report: Less W.V. Logging

The Canaan Valley of West Virginia is home to some 580 plant species.
The Blue Ridge Parkway’s signature structure, the Linn Cove Viaduct, helps lure visitors.

Blue Ridge Region National Parks Lead in $$ to Local Economies

The Blue Ridge Parkway’s signature structure, the Linn Cove Viaduct, helps lure visitors.
Locke Ogens, director of The Nature Conservancy in Virginia, on protecting that state’s highest-conservation-value lands: “This is a smart approach.”

Protecting Virginia’s Highest-Conservation-Value Lands

Locke Ogens, director of The Nature Conservancy in Virginia, on protecting that state’s highest-conservation-value lands: “This is a smart approach.”
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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
Synchronous Fireflies
Creature Feature

The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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