Naturalist’s Notebook

Celebrating Appalachia’s magnificent biodiversity

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August 25, 2009

The Firefly Phenomena

Story by Alison Singer For me, the mystique…

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Large leaves of the mayapple shelter a single white blossom, which later yields the plant’s fruit. Photo by Rick Mark
June 23, 2009

The Modest Mayapple

Story by Alison Singer What first caught my…

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April 10, 2009

Scientists Describe Champion Trees of Virginia

Story by Maureen Halsema As I scrambled down…

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Above, Daddy’s Creek, one of the tributaries to the Obed River, part of the Emory River system. Top inset, the Tennessee Dace, a fish known from the Emory River system.
February 5, 2009

Emory River System: Beauty and Biodiversity in Peril?

By Dr. Anna George, Tennessee Aquarium “There is…

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January 3, 2009

Ruffed Grouse: Drummer of the Woods

By Maureen Halsema It sounds like a drum…

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