Word from the Smokies: Plans for rebuilding I-40 spur concern for wildlife

When I-40 through the Pigeon River Gorge first opened in October 1968, it was hailed as a triumph of human accomplishment, ...
The New Yorker

The Backcountry Rescue Squad at America’s Busiest National Park

In the Great Smoky Mountains, an auxiliary team of élite outdoorsmen answers the call when park-goers’ hikes, climbs, and ...
Discover Parks & Wildlife on MSN

14 national park trails that test endurance, nerve, and common sense

There’s a fine line between a refreshing vacation and a self-inflicted punishment, and it’s often drawn on a national park ...
Hendersonville Times-News on MSN

Conserving Carolina adds to protected land at WORX Project campus

An additional 27.5 acres of protected land makes more than 250 acres total of protected land around the Fairview campus.

One year in: How construction on the new bridge across Alligator River is going

TYRRELL COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A new bridge over Alligator River is taking shape as construction crews have completed about 95 ...
Archaeology

Return to the River

Archaeologists work at a site atop Fones Cliffs, a stretch of bluffs on Virginia’s Rappahannock River. The property was likely home to an 18th-century Rappahannock man called Indian Peter.(Courtesy ...