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Whale Wars

by Graham Averill June 30, 2009

Navy plans training range in whale calving zone

Family Tent Roundup

by Stephen Regenold June 30, 2009

Swooping nylon and linked poles, zippered doors, screened windows, and stakes in the dirt holding it down — the humble formula for a tent has long prevailed as an ultimate outdoors habitat for humans in need of a temporary home. But today’s campground cabanas are far from the basic designs of decades past. Indeed, leaky [...]

Greenbrier River Trail, W.Va.

by Jedd Ferris June 30, 2009

The Greenbrier River Trail is a 78-mile path through the scenic Allegheny Mountain country of eastern West Virginia. The converted rail-to-trail follows its namesake waterway on a flat grade from Cass to North Caldwell through some of the Mountain State’s most stunning terrain. The crushed gravel trail offers an accessible two- or three-day bike adventure [...]

I Am Not Afraid

by BRO Staff June 30, 2009

Before I even knew there was a name for it, I was a trail runner. The first time I can remember running on a trail I was eight years old. My family had moved out of the city into a trailer park in the country. Other kids would roller skate or ride their bikes around [...]

Mountain Movies: Documentaries Made in the Appalachians

by Jedd Ferris June 30, 2009

On Coal River In this upcoming documentary, meet four different people who live in the Coal River Valley of southern West Virginia. They’ve had their lives changed forever by the devastating effects of mountaintop removal mining in their backyard. Ed Wiley is a former mine inspector whose granddaughter has been sickened by a coal processing [...]

Green Reads: Essential Books on the Environment

by Jedd Ferris June 30, 2009

Get a grasp on current problems and proposed solutions with these five recent environmental books. Green Collar Economy – Van Jones President Obama made a wise choice earlier this year when he tapped Van Jones as Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation. The longtime civil rights and environmental activist has a vision to [...]