Environment

Forest Forensics: Clues in the woods to historic crimes against nature

There are no bodies, no police tape, no cluster of curious onlookers. Yet there is plenty of evidence of a historic ecological crime: the deforestation of the eastern United States...

Environment

Outdoor Updates: Mussels are being killed by a mysterious disease

Kim Dinan18 Oct 19

Mussels are dying off, killed by a mysterious disease in places around the U.S., including Tennessee and VirginiaThere are approximately 300 freshwater mus...

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Outdoor Updates: Ancient tree discovered has rings that document the reversal of Earth’s magnetic field

Kim Dinan17 Oct 19

Ancient tree discovered in New Zealand has rings that document the reversal of Earth’s magnetic fieldAn ancient Agathis australis tree with rings that docu...

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Cutting the Public Out of Public Lands?

Will Harlan17 Oct 19

Photo by Steven McBrideThe Forest Service is proposing to eliminate public comment from most logging projects in Appalachia The Forest Service is...

EnvironmentOctober 2019

Outdoor Updates: High Bacterial Levels in French Broad River

Kim Dinan16 Oct 19

Asheville city officials will meet with state regulators to discuss high bacterial levels in French Broad RiverE.Coli levels in the French Broad River and ...

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Outdoor Updates: Dolphins in the Potomac River

Kim Dinan14 Oct 19

Dolphins are swimming, mating and birthing babies in the Potomac RiverWhile it’s still questionable whether the Potomac is safe for humans, one species of ...

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Outdoor Updates: Elk on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Kim Dinan11 Oct 19

Blue Ridge Parkway officials urge public to keep an eye out for elkOfficials with the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountain National Park are urging ...

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Bears Bees + Brews: An Exciting Movement for Wildlife

Rosa Linda09 Oct 19

When you think of black bears, what comes to mind for you? Some may think of a large, wild creature raiding neighborhood trash cans while others may reca...

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Clearing the Path: Behind the Scenes with the Trail Maintainers

Ellen Kanzinger08 Oct 19

Photo by Ellen KanzingerWhether a trail is one mile or 1,000 miles, in a city or in the middle of a forest, someone has to take care of it. Someone has to ...

EnvironmentGo OutsideHikingOctober 2019

Outdoor Updates: Protect Florida’s Native Songbirds

Kim Dinan03 Oct 19

There’s a new rule to protect Florida’s native songbirdsThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has created a new rule to protect the state’s...

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Return of the Giants

Dan DeWitt30 Sep 19

A closeup of a leaf on a potentially blight-resistant American chestnut hybrid showing the leaf's distinctive canoe shape and curved teeth. Photo Courtesy of T...

EnvironmentOctober 2019

You Live in The Salamander Capital of the World

Kyle Ritland27 Sep 19

Southern Appalachia shelters more species of salamanders than anywhere else on the planethttps://youtu.be/4dEEYnPRHLcWalk into Dr. Michael Sears’ cla...

EnvironmentexcludeNewswireOctober 2019

Rockets Over Cumberland?

Carol Ruckdeschel27 Sep 19

Hikers endangered by proposed spaceport next to Cumberland Island National SeashoreHikers in the Cumberland Island National Seashore may soon find themselv...

EnvironmentexcludeNewswireOctober 2019

Protect At All Karst

Ellen Kanzinger26 Sep 19

The Rainbow Room in Grand Caverns, VA. / Photo by Ellen KanzingerWhat we don’t know about the underground world beneath our feetWhen you think about th...

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Children vs. Climate Crisis: “How Dare You”

Shannon McGowan23 Sep 19

A new lawsuit is potentially a game-changer for environmental issues.This week, the 74th United Nations General Assembly is taking place in New York. While...

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Magazine

October 2019: Mountain Getaways

September 2019: Best Bike Parks

August 2019: The Parks Issue

Forest Forensics: Clues in the woods to historic crimes against nature

Outdoor Updates: Mussels are being killed by a mysterious disease

Outdoor Updates: Ancient tree discovered has rings that document the reversal of Earth’s magnetic field

Cutting the Public Out of Public Lands?

Outdoor Updates: High Bacterial Levels in French Broad River

Outdoor Updates: Dolphins in the Potomac River

Outdoor Updates: Elk on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Bears Bees + Brews: An Exciting Movement for Wildlife

Clearing the Path: Behind the Scenes with the Trail Maintainers

Outdoor Updates: Protect Florida’s Native Songbirds

Return of the Giants

You Live in The Salamander Capital of the World

Rockets Over Cumberland?

Protect At All Karst

Children vs. Climate Crisis: “How Dare You”