Naturalist’s Notebook
Celebrating Appalachia’s magnificent biodiversity
The Paradox of Pokeweed: Poison or Peculiar Cure?
As summer begins to fade, pokeweed begins to…
How Our Native Strawberry Became World-Famous
One day as 18th-century botanist William Bartram traveled…
Maple Sugar Production Here Rivaled New England’s
Sugar Mountain. Sugar Grove. Sugar Hollow. Sugar Knob….
Magnolias and Firs: The John Fraser Connection
Range maps of firs and magnolias generally show…
When Cane Was King: The Story Of Native Bamboo
Traveling around the southern Appalachians, I occasionally glimpse…
