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David Kalb, DGIF Elk Project Leader
Accessible Elk Viewing Platforms Come to Virginia Mountains
Nature enthusiasts with special needs now will have access to some spectacular mountain views and captivating elk antics. Read more
Three Land Tracts Protected in North Carolina Mountains
Virginia and North Carolina join initiative to cut carbon emissions. Read more
Dollywood to Expand
Dollywood pushes into the “Wildwood Grove” for its 2019 season, giving the popular park its first new, additional area in a decade in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Read more
Steve Orr
Headwaters State Forest Opens With 6,730 acres!
Efforts at preservation began in 2009, and were accomplished in multiple transactions. Read more
Courtesy Henry River Mill Village
Restoring Henry River Mill Village
Calvin Reyes is the new owner of Henry River Mill Village, an abandoned ghost town in Burke County, North Carolina. Read more
Joe Tennis
Re-creating The 18th Century Crockett Rises
A Tennessee state park takes pains to go back to its genuine roots. Read more
Two North Carolina Land Tracts Preserved
Another 110 acres of North Carolina mountains will be preserved for ecological health and public enjoyment thanks to the Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina. Read more
West Virginia’s Blair Mountain Protected Once Again
The historic site, where minors and lawmen clashed in 1921, has been put back on the National Register of Historic Places. Read more
Heirloom Rivers in the Blue Ridge: Wild & Scenic Rivers Act Turns 50
For 50 years, the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (1968) has protected 208 rivers flowing through 40 states and Puerto Rico via balance and responsible stewardship. Read more
New Festival Puts Bigfoot in the Spotlight
If you ask John Bruner if Bigfoot exists, he’ll tell you about an encounter he had in August 2017 near Lake James in McDowell County, North Carolina. Read more