The Daily Tar Heel gives us some insight into a rarely noticed function of military bases.: The stock image of a military base involves concrete, guns and bombs. But a new study could reveal a different aspect of military lands…

Again from Smokey Mountain News: Caring for God’s Creation, a conference designed to teach church leaders about environmental challenges, will be held April 20-22 at Lake Junaluska. Climate change, energy use and ecology are among the topics to be discussed.…

A touching LTE in the Raleigh N&O: I’m a North Carolina native, and for two years I lived in Wilmington, Del. I saw all the rivers and streams on the map and thought how beautiful it must be — lovely…

Three of my very best friends will be making the journey from Georgia to Maine this year, so the A.T. has been a contsant source of conversation at home. From the Smokey Mountain News: A new exhibit called “The Appalachian…

Here come the Avett Brothers! The waiting is the hardest part, but only 9 days to go. Theres still time to get tickets

DAVISVILLE, W.Va. – April 17, 2006 – The National Center for Electronics Recycling (NCER), the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and the West Virginia Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB) announced today the second in a series of statewide…

Excuse the slow posting for the next day or two. I have the pleasure of getting to spend a little time with my family in our little cabin on the Tennessee River. Spring is in full bloom down the mountain,…

[ This will be the first in what we hope is a series of posts by nationally renowned Appalachian author Jeff Biggers. His latest book is “The United States of Appalachia: How Southern Mountaineers Brought Independence, Culture and Enlightenment to…

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Just came across this from 2005: