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The Appalachian Voice
Elk Knob Art Trail Celebrates Nature and Creativity
A group of Appalachian State University students created a variety of artworks to display along Elk Knob State Park’s Beech Tree Trail in Todd, N.C.
Hidden Treasures #6: Ohio
The Monroe Outlook, Monroe Overlook Trail and Wildcat Hollow Trail offer varying degrees of challenge in Wayne National Forest.
Hidden Treasures #6: Maryland
Poplar Lick Trail Savage River State Forest (301) 895-5759 At over 54,000 acres, Grantsville’s Savage River State Forest is the largest state forest in Maryland and an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise with designated areas for hiking, camping, fishing, hunting and off-road…
A Journey Through the Daniel Boone National Forest
The Daniel Boone National Forest today is the result of decades of decisions and actions — some controversial — by forest staff, government officials, environmental groups and volunteers.
TAGS: Appalachian history Beaver Creek Wilderness Clifty Wilderness Daniel Boone National Forest Kentucky recreation Red River Gorge timber
Blair Mountain Returns to National Register of Historic Places
The site of West Virginia’s Blair Mountain labor conflict between coal miners and law enforcement was placed back on the National Register of Historic Places after a federal judge ruled its delisting to be unlawful.
TAGS: blair mountain Coal coal miners National Register of Historic Places union United Mine Workers of America
Book review: Our Native Bees
By Paige Embry Publisher: Timber Press Publish Date: Feb. 7, 2018 Page Count: 224 One day, gardener, geologist and now author Paige Embry learned of a surprising fact: honeybees can’t pollinate tomatoes. Embry read that honeybees — which are imported…
Health Improves in Allegheny County, Pa., After Shenango Coke Plant Closes
After Shenango Coke Works closed in 2016, Allegheny County, Pa., saw a significant decrease in ER visits for breathing and heart disorders, though there is no scientifically proven connection.
