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Members of the Raising the Shade project team during fall 2025. Photo courtesy of MAAV

Creating New Appalachian Monuments

Conceptual art of the Pound Labor Monument, which is currently under construction. Conceptual design by Dana Jo Cooley

Coal Labor History Sets Stage for Community

Overhead view of the Gauley River and adjacent land that the Arc of Appalachia hopes to conserve. Photo courtesy of Arc of Appalachia

Saving 5 Miles on the Gauley River

painting of smooth purple coneflower, Northern long-eared bat, Guyandotte River crayfish, Roanoke logperch, and yellow lance mussel

‘Extinction is Forever’ 

The 2025-26 Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area AmeriCorps team. Photo courtesy of AFNHA

‘Living the AmeriCorps Dream’?

Methane gas pipeline marker for an East Tennessee Natural Gas line. “Normal people don't have the resources to take them to court,” says Amy Sexton about Enbridge, later adding, “We didn't want to go to court. We didn't want to have this fight.” Photo by Abby Hassler, Appalachian Voices

Feeling Powerless on Their Own Property 

A man, Silas House, sits beside a male priest during a Q&A about All These Ghosts put on by the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee

In ‘All These Ghosts,’ Silas House Explores ‘Timesickness,’ Deep Grief, Hope in Dark Times 

Signage that reads "Stop MVP Boost" at a recent community event in Giles County, Virginia. Photo by Jessica Sims

In Montgomery County, Virginia, Seasoned Mountain Valley Pipeline Fighters Prepare for Another Battle

Photo of woman smiling and driving a truck

Navigating Long-Term Hurricane Helene Recovery: A Day-in-the-Life of a Disaster Case Manager in Cocke County, Tennessee

Spectators gather at the Green River Narrows for the Green Race in 2023. Photo courtesy of Luke Womble

Whitewater Kayaking Race to Return with a Course Transformed by Hurricane Helene