Written by Hannah Gillespie

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Hannah Gillespie

Kathy and Gary Selvage

Retired Southwest Virginia Couple Goes Solar

Retired couple Kathy and Gary Selvage are happy they decided to put solar panels on their Southwest Virginia home.

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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.

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Yellow Branch Falls

Hidden Treasures #6: South Carolina

Waterfalls abound in the Andrew Pickens Ranger District of Sumter National Forest.

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Wildcat Hollow Trail

Hidden Treasures #6: Ohio

The Monroe Outlook, Monroe Overlook Trail and Wildcat Hollow Trail offer varying degrees of challenge in Wayne National Forest.

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Savage River

Hidden Treasures #6: Maryland

Poplar Lick Trail Savage River State Forest (301)…

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Hidden Treasures #6: Georgia

Raven Cliff Falls in Chattahoochee National Forest.

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Sky Bridge

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.

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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.

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Book review: Our Native Bees

By Paige Embry Publisher: Timber Press Publish Date:…

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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.

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