Articles From March/April 2023

Sam and Eli pause in their spring wildflower searches for a break on their favorite sitting log.

Gifts of the Land: Young Grandsons Explore – First Discovery of Spring Wildflowers

One of the charms of living on 38 wooded acres is the wide-eyed reaction of a 7- and a 5-year-old to their first identifying of the land’s many wildflowers.
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Mill Creek Stories: Confession

What would the grandmas say? And do?

From the Editor: Rooting from the Region – Who’s Bob Porterfield?

On our family’s summer visits to Radford, Virginia, my grandfather paid keen and careful attention to his grandchildren.
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The Mountain Q&A – Carol Evans: East Tennessee Parks Champion

As executive director of Legacy Parks Foundation, Carol Evans helps East Tennesseans get outside and play by connecting the urban and the wild.
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Singing in the Garden: Gardening by Ear

"Plant carrots in January and you’ll never have to eat carrots." —Unknown

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Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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