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Book Note: The Glass Castle

It’s not often I recommend an audiobook as the way through a book. ... But “The Glass Castle” is an exception.

Train & Bird Views in Radford, Virginia

Freight trains snake through Radford, VA, at least a dozen times every day. But few people paid attention to the trains until town tourism director Deb Cooney suggested building a train (and bird) viewing platform.

Skywatch, November / December 2021: The Moon Joins Two Evening Stars

Two bright evening stars command the early evening sky in the second half of fall.

Good News from the Land. (Well, Mostly)

West Virginia goes telemetric bird watching; North Carolina land next to Pisgah National Forest gets protected; and the lanternfly threatens the region.

Harlan, KY Faces Forward

"What you’re left with is your people." At the heart of Harlan’s re-creation are two things we all could use: creativity and community.

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Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle. Scribner, 2005. 288 pp.

Book Note: The Glass Castle

It’s not often I recommend an audiobook as the way through a book. ... But “The Glass Castle” is an exception.
The City of Radford, Virginia now has a new spot from which observers can watch both trains and birds.

Train & Bird Views in Radford, Virginia

Freight trains snake through Radford, VA, at least a dozen times every day. But few people paid attention to the trains until town tourism director Deb Cooney suggested building a train (and bird) viewing platform.
skywatch

Skywatch, November / December 2021: The Moon Joins Two Evening Stars

Two bright evening stars command the early evening sky in the second half of fall.
The invasive spotted lanternfly has moved into some Blue Ridge region states.

Good News from the Land. (Well, Mostly)

West Virginia goes telemetric bird watching; North Carolina land next to Pisgah National Forest gets protected; and the lanternfly threatens the region.
Bullock Overlook presents a great view at Harlan County’s Kingdom Come State Park.

Harlan, KY Faces Forward

"What you’re left with is your people." At the heart of Harlan’s re-creation are two things we all could use: creativity and community.
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Coyote (Canis latrans) wandering out from the forest into the loop road on a summer late morning.
Country Roads

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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