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WNC Nature Center Turns 100, Beats Helene, Launches New Features

As the WNC Nature Center turns 100, it has undertaken renovation of the farm, a new native pollinator garden and other improvements.

49 Winchester Comes Home

The Virginia band got its name from a house address in Castlewood.

The Mountain Q&A – Betty & Robert Balentine: Founders of Southern Highlands Reserve

The 120-acre mountaintop property is the only high-elevation native plant garden in the eastern United States.

Blairsville’s Meeks Park: Wandering a Well-Tended Gem

This bustling North Georgia green space offers nearly 5 miles of well-kept trails, waterfront views and abundant amenities for both recreation and relaxation.

Gifts of the Land: Pine and Apple Trees for Christmas

A county’s tiniest yule tree? How one family builds arbor and holiday traditions.

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WNC Nature Center Turns 100, Beats Helene, Launches New Features

As the WNC Nature Center turns 100, it has undertaken renovation of the farm, a new native pollinator garden and other improvements.
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49 Winchester Comes Home

The Virginia band got its name from a house address in Castlewood.
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The Mountain Q&A – Betty & Robert Balentine: Founders of Southern Highlands Reserve

The 120-acre mountaintop property is the only high-elevation native plant garden in the eastern United States.
The boardwalk arches gently over a wetlands area.

Blairsville’s Meeks Park: Wandering a Well-Tended Gem

This bustling North Georgia green space offers nearly 5 miles of well-kept trails, waterfront views and abundant amenities for both recreation and relaxation.
Elaine watches as Sam and Eli decorate Botetourt County’s smallest Christmas tree.

Gifts of the Land: Pine and Apple Trees for Christmas

A county’s tiniest yule tree? How one family builds arbor and holiday traditions.
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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
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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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