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Safe Passage 2.0
When the Safe Passage Coalition started working in 2017 to make Interstate 40 a safer place for people and wildlife through the Pigeon River Gorge, nobody knew that, in a few short years, entire sections of the critical roadway would vanish.
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The Joyful Botanist
I’ve been getting bogged down a lot this year. I don’t mean that I’ve been in a quagmire or morass necessarily, but I’ve been slogging through some incredibly beautiful wetland ecosystems in the mountains and throughout the southeastern U.S.
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On the Trail in the Smokies
Measured against many places in the Southern Appalachians, Great Smoky Mountains National Park was spared much of the wrath of Hurricane Helene. Not that the Smokies were unscathed.
The Joyful Botanist
I’ve been getting bogged down a lot this year. I don’t mean that I’ve been in a quagmire or morass necessarily, but I’ve been slogging through some incredibly beautiful wetland ecosystems in the mountains and throughout the southeastern U.S.
Feb 1, 2025
Safe Passage 2.0
When the Safe Passage Coalition started working in 2017 to make Interstate 40 a safer place for people and wildlife through the Pigeon River Gorge, nobody knew that, in a few short years, entire sections of the critical roadway would vanish.
Feb 1, 2025
NPS photo
On the Trail in the Smokies
Horace Kephart is a name that has been intertwined with the Great Smoky Mountains for more than a century, primarily because of his book Our Southern Highlanders.
Nov 27, 2024
Nature Abounds, Up and Down, at Caesars Head State Park
At first glance, the Caesars Head overlook is something to behold. But when you move past those initial impressions, the state park—nestled in the northwest corner of South Carolina—is even more of a wonder.
Nov 27, 2024
Bird-Banding Program Offers Data and Delight at Tremont
You never know what you’ll find in a mist net. As they made the rounds one June morning this year, researchers at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont in Great Smoky Mountains National Park were surprised to find a female Kentucky warbler.
Sep 23, 2024
On the Trail in the Smokies
In 2016, coinciding with the National Park Service centennial, I completed 40-day hikes on more than 70 trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with the ultimate goal of writing a book titled Smokies Chronicle.
Sep 23, 2024
Partner content: Color Me a Mountainside!
Are you ready to witness nature's breathtaking transformation this fall season? Fall is the time for all leaf-peepers to head to the mountains of Rabun County.
Aug 1, 2024
Ben Anderson photo
Walking Across the Old North State
North Carolina’s wondrously diverse Mountains-to-Sea Trail zigs and zags nearly 1,200 miles, from Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Jockey’s Ridge on the Outer Banks. It offers quite a journey across the Old North State.
Aug 1, 2024
