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Battlefield Bird Brain

It’s a jungle out there. Well, at least a bird feeder under siege.

Gifts of the Land: Good Deeds

Doing for the sake of doing is its own reward.

Seven Stages of the Holidays

Tinsel to tinsel, memories to memories.

Singing in the Garden: One Small Fawn

The biggest act of rebellion ... is remaining defiantly hopeful. —Rupert Dreyfus

Missing the Mess

AI may help bring back disappearing bobwhites.

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Battlefield Bird Brain

It’s a jungle out there. Well, at least a bird feeder under siege.
Eli and Elaine pick persimmons from a neighbor’s backyard tree that had fallen.

Gifts of the Land: Good Deeds

Doing for the sake of doing is its own reward.
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Seven Stages of the Holidays

Tinsel to tinsel, memories to memories.
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Singing in the Garden: One Small Fawn

The biggest act of rebellion ... is remaining defiantly hopeful. —Rupert Dreyfus
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Missing the Mess

AI may help bring back disappearing bobwhites.
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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
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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