Community Cleanup in Asheville, NC
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Environment
Dead Bears on the Highway
Bear collisions with vehicles are increasing, especially in places like Interstate 40 adjacent to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. What can be done to keep...
You Are Being Poisoned
There are known carcinogens in your frying pan, dental floss, and favorite outdoor jacket. Documentary lead Bucky Bailey fights for his family’s health—and you...
Increasing the Itch – Study Says Climate Change Brings More Poison Ivy with Greater Potency
This summer I realized there’s something out there in the world I hate more than cauliflower and rush hour traffic—poison ivy....
Outdoor Updates: NC species are being considered for the Endangered Species Act
A North Carolina species of fish and salamander are being considered for the Endangered Species Act The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed the Caro...
Why We Still Need Maps: Purple Lizard Charts Recreation in the Mid-Atlantic
Our group of four are spread across a grassy helicopter pad in southwestern Pennsylvania's Ohiopyle State Park. We are at a familiar place for many of the one-...
Outdoor Updates: Man dives to the deepest place on earth and finds plastic
Man dives to the deepest place on earth and finds plastic A retired Army veteran made the deepest dive into the ocean ever by a human in a submarine and wha...
Koalas have been deemed functionally extinct
The Australian Koala Foundation has confirmed that the koala is functionally extinct. With only 80,000 koalas left in the wild, the foundation has determined t...
Indigenous Trails
The Unacknowledged History of the Land Beneath Our Boots Whose land are we hiking, biking, climbing, and paddling on? When it comes to the history of ...
A Big Year for Snakes
Residents and visitors in the Shenandoah Valley are warned of a heightened snake population this year Virginia wildlife officials are warning the public to ...
DON’T “RESCUE” YOUNG WILDLIFE
During the spring, it is not unusual for people to come in contact with seemingly “orphaned” young wildlife and want to help – but it is best to leave them...
Conservation: Access vs. Preservation?
The tug-of-war over public lands The National Park Service was created rather quietly in 1916 by a relatively unknown piece of legislation called the...
Outdoor Updates: Thru-hiker carries blind dog for 800 miles + Tick Surge in Mid-Atlantic
Man thru-hikes the Florida Trail with his blind dog, carrying her 800 miles Kyle Rohrig “The Mayor” and his dog, a Shiba Inu named Katana, are no strangers ...
214 Days
214 Days: Tree sitters have blockaded the Mountain Valley Pipeline for seven months. Here’s what motivates them to persist. It started with the two tree si...
Outdoor Updates: Wild Ponies of Chincoteague corraled + Rhino poacher killed by lions and elephants
Wild Ponies of Chincoteague are put in corrals after visitors ignore ban A band of Chincoteague ponies have been corralled on Assateague Island after visito...