Outdoor Updates: New Permit Changes for PCT Thru-hikers
Thinking of thru-hiking the PCT next year? Pay attention to these permit changes Anyone hiking the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail should snag a permit, whic...
Environment
Outdoor Updates: Dead bear found tied with rope in NC
Dead bear found tied with rope in Henderson County, NC A young bear tied with heavy rope was found dead on the banks of Mills River on Sunday, the Citizen-T...
Outdoor Updates: Tokyo considers starting Olympic races at 3 a.m. to avoid climate-change-related heat waves
Tokyo considers starting Olympic races at 3 a.m. to avoid climate-change-related heat waves Tokyo, host of the upcoming 2020 summer Olympic games, is consid...
Outdoor Updates: Supreme Court to Hear Cowpasture Case
Supreme Court agrees to hear Cowpasture case on how energy infrastructure is sited across the Appalachian Trail On October 4, 2019, the Supreme Court ...
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...
Outdoor Updates: Mussels are being killed by a mysterious disease
Mussels are dying off, killed by a mysterious disease in places around the U.S., including Tennessee and Virginia There are approximately 300 freshwater mus...
Outdoor Updates: Ancient tree discovered has rings that document the reversal of Earth’s magnetic field
Ancient tree discovered in New Zealand has rings that document the reversal of Earth’s magnetic field An ancient Agathis australis tree with rings that docu...
Cutting the Public Out of Public Lands?
Photo by Steven McBride The Forest Service is proposing to eliminate public comment from most logging projects in Appalachia The Forest Service is...
Outdoor Updates: High Bacterial Levels in French Broad River
Asheville city officials will meet with state regulators to discuss high bacterial levels in French Broad River E.Coli levels in the French Broad River and ...
Outdoor Updates: Dolphins in the Potomac River
Dolphins are swimming, mating and birthing babies in the Potomac River While it’s still questionable whether the Potomac is safe for humans, one species of ...
Outdoor Updates: Elk on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway officials urge public to keep an eye out for elk Officials with the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountain National Park are urging ...
Bears Bees + Brews: An Exciting Movement for Wildlife
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...
Clearing the Path: Behind the Scenes with the Trail Maintainers
Photo by Ellen Kanzinger Whether 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 ...
Outdoor Updates: Protect Florida’s Native Songbirds
There’s a new rule to protect Florida’s native songbirds The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has created a new rule to protect the state’s...
Return of the Giants
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...