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Mountain Report: Coal-slurry Spill Pollutes Creek in West Virginia’s Kanawha County.

Plus: White House Salutes Youth Effort, Southern Appalachian wilderness stewards recognized for programs engaging young people in conservation initiatives and more.

Mountain Report: Deer Return to Cherokee Lands

The white-tail, a part of Indian life for centuries, had been hunted to near-extinction in western North Carolina.

Coal Ash Monitored, Parkway Lands Protected

Also, a 601-acre, 6,000-foot-elevation tract near Roan Mountain is protected.

Mountain Report: Old News & New News

Mountaintop removal mining is still in the courts, and the hemlock woolly adelgid is moving faster than thought; elsewhere, wind farms, a new conservation easement and air pollution legislation are coming into being.

The Mountain Report: Relocating Elk, Fighting Mountaintop Removal

Hundreds of people turned out for public hearings held by the Corps of Engineers in October in Appalachia as the agency considers a major change in how it permits mountaintop removal coal mining...

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A coal-slurry spill polluted a creek in West Virginia’s Kanawha County.

Mountain Report: Coal-slurry Spill Pollutes Creek in West Virginia’s Kanawha County.

Plus: White House Salutes Youth Effort, Southern Appalachian wilderness stewards recognized for programs engaging young people in conservation initiatives and more.
Out-of-control deer populations are threatening rare plant species in Virginia; parkway staff are implementing exclosures to protect plants. Photo by Joanna Pecha.

Mountain Report: Deer Return to Cherokee Lands

The white-tail, a part of Indian life for centuries, had been hunted to near-extinction in western North Carolina.
This tract, near the Appalachian Trail and several signature peaks, has been protected.

Coal Ash Monitored, Parkway Lands Protected

Also, a 601-acre, 6,000-foot-elevation tract near Roan Mountain is protected.

Mountain Report: Old News & New News

Mountaintop removal mining is still in the courts, and the hemlock woolly adelgid is moving faster than thought; elsewhere, wind farms, a new conservation easement and air pollution legislation are coming into being.
Native elk disappeared in Virginia in the mid-19th century. State officials are considering repopulating southwest Virginia with Rocky Mountain elk.

The Mountain Report: Relocating Elk, Fighting Mountaintop Removal

Hundreds of people turned out for public hearings held by the Corps of Engineers in October in Appalachia as the agency considers a major change in how it permits mountaintop removal coal mining...
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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
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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