The new regulation, which took effect in July, aims to reduce poaching and mitigate turtle population decline from habitat loss.
The new regulation, which took effect in July, aims to reduce poaching and mitigate turtle population decline from habitat loss.
The migratory purple martin is almost entirely dependent on human-made housing while it lives in Eastern North America during the warmer months.
On May 16, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the Ward Mill Dam in an effort to reconnect streams across the Watauga River watershed. The B.O. Ward House and Mill Complex was preserved and added to the National Register of Historic Places.
In June, the U.S. Department of the Interior celebrated National Trails Day by designating 10 trails as National Recreation Trails, including five in Appalachia.
Two enthusiastic botanists tracking the rare Gray’s lily at Tater Hill Plant Preserve in North Carolina help the writer search for signs of the elusive flower at a nearby parcel of land.
The Knoxville Water and Energy for All Campaign aims to address unaffordable utility bills and disconnections in the city.
Residents fear a dangerous open-pit gold mine will open in Buckingham County before the Virginia General Assembly acts.
N.C. House Republicans unsuccessfully proposed a bill after months of secret negotiations with Duke Energy and others that would have cleared the way for multi-year rate hikes, a massive build-out of natural gas infrastructure and more.
College students across the Appalachian region are calling for a host of climate and sustainability initiatives on their campuses.
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