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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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Singing in the Garden: Dam, Dam, Dam

"An adult beaver may consume … roughly the amount of bark and smaller branches obtained from a two-inch diameter tree every two days." — Jim Parkhurst, Virginia Cooperative Extension

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Much of the Oklawaha Greenway is lined with trees.
The Good Walk

Walking Oklawaha Greenway

Located just minutes from downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, this 3.25-mile scenic pathway winds through forests and wetlands.

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