Issue 4: August/September 2012
Changing Currents
Other Top Stories From Issue 4: August/September 2012
Hidden Treasures #3 — Waterways
Welcome to the third installment of our exploration of some of the most beautiful, off-the-beaten-path places in the Central and Southern Appalachian Mountains. In this issue, we hand picked some water-related hot spots perfect for late summer days: hikes, waterfalls, swimming holes and everything in between — areas that are perfect for dipping your toes, or your whole self, into the water.
Build a Rod, Tie a Fly: In Search of Healing Waters
By Brian Sewell When David Frady, a 46-year-old from Leicester, N.C., woke up this morning, he felt…
Buried Blackwater: Revealing Coal’s Dirty Secret
By Brian Sewell No one knows exactly when the industry began injecting coal slurry, the toxic, semi-solid…
Evolution of a Cattle Farm
By Jessica Kennedy After nearly 30 years of practicing continuous grazing on his cattle farm in rural…
Issue 4: August/September 2012 - Columns
Hiking the Highlands
Abrams Falls Trail: A Jaunt to a Jewel of the Smokies
By Stephen Otis The Abrams Falls Trail has…
Naturalist’s Notebook
Appalachian Mussels: Our Living Freshwater Filters
By Jesse Wood When European settlers first waded…
This Green House
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