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Downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia: One Mile of History and Present-day Delights

The delightfully named town has an equally appealing walking tour.

North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Conservancy Gets Busy

The Blue Ridge Conservancy is having a busy season in North Carolina’s Ashe County working toward realizing its mission of land conservation.

Smokies’ Group Seeks Visitor Help with Species Identification

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is partnering with the Discover Life in America to allow park visitors to help conserve park species.

Shovels and Films Dig into Mountain History on New River, National Forests

NC Foothills Conservancy looks to unearth town from the 1500s

Skywatch, May-June 2022

Jupiter Jumps Venus, then Mars

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At the Black Sheep, diners eat under a 200-year-old oak.

Downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia: One Mile of History and Present-day Delights

The delightfully named town has an equally appealing walking tour.
This stream is part of the 3,680-acre Pond Mountain Game Land, a North Carolina protected area that recently grew by 217 acres.

North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Conservancy Gets Busy

The Blue Ridge Conservancy is having a busy season in North Carolina’s Ashe County working toward realizing its mission of land conservation.
The black bear is the 12th most-sighted Smokies species on the iNaturalist app.

Smokies’ Group Seeks Visitor Help with Species Identification

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is partnering with the Discover Life in America to allow park visitors to help conserve park species.
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Shovels and Films Dig into Mountain History on New River, National Forests

NC Foothills Conservancy looks to unearth town from the 1500s
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Skywatch, May-June 2022

Jupiter Jumps Venus, then Mars
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Coyote (Canis latrans) wandering out from the forest into the loop road on a summer late morning.
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Critters Crossing! 

States across the Blue Ridge are investing in wildlife crossings to protect animals and improve roadway safety.

September 1, 2026

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