Outdoor Updates: Earthquakes in NC and TN on Sunday
Small earthquakes shook the ground in NC and TN on SundayDid you feel the earth move beneath your feet in WNC last weekend? You may have experienced one of...
Environment
How Gorges was Saved
Lead photo by Brenda J. Wiley20 years ago, Gorges became a state park instead of a hydroelectric dam, thanks to the efforts of one inspiring leader. Today,...
Outdoor Updates: Trump administration legalizes toxic cyanide bombs to kill wildlife
Trump administration legalizes toxic cyanide bombs to kill wildlifeIn a nod of support to some ranchers and farmers, the Trump administration has reauthori...
Outdoor Updates: Special Algae Creates Pink Snow in Yosemite
Watermelon snow is a thing and it’s happening now in Yosemite National ParkPink snow with an adorable name (watermelon snow!) is a somewhat common occurren...
Outdoor Updates: July 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded
July 2019 was the hottest month ever recordedAre we starting to sound like a broken record here? June 2019 made headlines for being the hottest June ever r...
Toxic algae is spreading and killing dogs in the southeast
Toxic algae is killing dogs in the southeastDog owners: beware. A toxic blue-green algae known as cyanobacteria has killed four dogs in North Carolina and ...
Outdoor Updates: Toxic algae is killing dogs in the southeast
Toxic algae is killing dogs in the southeastDog owners: beware. A toxic blue-green algae has killed four dogs in North Carolina and Georgia this week. The ...
Outdoor Updates: Conserving Carolina awarded $6.4 million for proposed Ecusta Trail
Conserving Carolina awarded $6.4 million for proposed Ecusta TrailThe N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $6.4 million dollar grant to Conservi...
Tennessee’s Wildest State Park Deserves an Eco-Approach
Photo by Joye Ardyn DurhamThe 10,000-acre Rocky Fork watershed in Northeast Tennessee is Appalachia at its very best. Surrounded by wilderness, national fo...
Outdoor Updates: Alaska’s sea ice has completely melted away from its shores
Alaska’s sea ice has completely melted away from its shoresLike much of the arctic, Alaska has had an unbelievably hot summer. In July, the state experienc...
Look up! The Delta Aquarid meteor shower is happening through mid-August
The Delta Aquarid meteor shower is happening through mid-AugustStargazers in the U.S. can sneak a peek of the Delta Aquarid meteor shower from now until mi...
The Age of Eco-Anxiety
Parents and experts offer ways to stay positive and maintain hope in an age of climate uncertaintyOn the night of January 20, my son and I stood outside fo...
Don’t Let Them Silence You
A proposed Forest Service rule change will eliminate public comment and transparent scientific review from most forest decisionsIf you have hiked, biked, o...
No Fracking Way
Union Hill residents fight environmental racism in location of pipeline compressor stationhttps://youtu.be/CHKwsKpxXbY
Video shot and edited by Ellen Kanz...
“Whatever you do to the land will come back to you.”
New mini-documentary highlights the indigenous fight to protect ANWR.Photo by: Greg Balkin"If they open the refuge, I'm gone," said filmmaker Dr. Len N...