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Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance Creates Data, Maps and More for Forests in the Virginias
This fall, the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA) launched its Conservation Hub, an online treasure trove of GIS data, maps and links, to equip environmental advocates with scientific information. Read more
Jan 21, 2021
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Home-made Mountain Science: Worm Pulling? Yes. Fishing? Not so Much.
Bobber fishing—from worm fetching to picking just the right cove on the lake and the perfect conditions—needs all the help from science it can get. Read more
Jan 20, 2021
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Making a Difference in Citizen Science Month
Since its founding in 2016, Citizen Science Month—in April—has greatly expanded its numbers as people work to protect species and the natural world. Read more
Mar 17, 2021
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World-wide Shells Find a Home in East Tennessee
A shell collector has agreed to share part of his collections with the public. Read more
Jan 21, 2021
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Guest Column: Look up in Silence at the Stars
John Jardine Goss is president of the Roanoke Valley (Virginia) Astronomical Society, and past president of the Astronomical League, the nation’s largest federation of astronomical societies. Read more
Jan 21, 2021
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Will Kuhn - Discover Life in America
New Bee in the Smokies
The insect becomes the 21,081st species discovered in one of the most bio-rich places on Earth. Read more
Mar 16, 2021
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Book Notes: “Gap Creek”
By Robert Morgan. 326 pp. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1999 Read more
Jan 21, 2021
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