Naturalist’s Notebook

Celebrating Appalachia’s magnificent biodiversity

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Holly & Mountain Ash: Berry Rich, Very Different

American mountain ash and American holly generally occupy…

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The Spooky, Eerie Nature Of Witch Hazel Bushes

The witch hazel tree is one of the…

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The Paradox of Pokeweed: Poison or Peculiar Cure?

As summer begins to fade, pokeweed begins to…

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How Our Native Strawberry Became World-Famous

One day as 18th-century botanist William Bartram traveled…

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Maple Sugar Production Here Rivaled New England’s

Sugar Mountain. Sugar Grove. Sugar Hollow. Sugar Knob….

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