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A salamander playing hide-and-go-seek in the mossy forests of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Photo Essay: Spring Flora & Fauna

New green, new cheeps and peeps—spring is here and our contributing photographers deliver the beauty.
The Friends group for West Virginia’s Blackwater Canyon is dedicated to keeping the 10,000-acre “crown jewel” natural and diverse.

Going Green in the Blue Ridge: Initiatives Across 7 States

From a century-old school to generational farms, from environmental sustainability to clean energy efforts, the mountains are going strong.
Schaberl, right, meets with U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy before a trek to Hawksbill Summit in 2016.

Of Porcupines and Salamanders: Meet Jim Schaberl

Jim Schaberl works to protect wildlife from climate change in Shenandoah National Park.
A dream supremely realized: A few years after his summer-camp failures, Bruce Ingram was a husband and a father.

A Valentine’s Day Love Story: the Camp, the Creek and Carolyn Elaine

It’s an old tale—the shy boy, the unattainable girl—but one that brings joy and a warm heart with each new, true telling.
Watauga Lake in Carter County, Tennessee, is the highest elevation lake on the TVA system and so it is no stranger to winter weather. From the photographer: “This is a beautiful place during all four seasons. This photo was taken on Christmas Day after a snowfall.

Photo Essay: Winter Wonderland

It’s cold! And when it’s cold, pretty white and silver things happen. Our contributing photographers have the proof.

Departments

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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