This commentary originally appeared in The Athens Messenger. By Victoria LaPoe, Ph.D., Ohio University Professor, E. W.

During springtime, the town wears its seasonal finery with casual grace. Daffodils and tulips nod from garden beds, flowering ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Robert Scheller, landscape ecology professor at North Carolina State University, about the increasing risk for wildfires in southeast and southern Appalachian regions.

One of the most well-known mountain cities in Georgia is a great spot for nature lovers who want to relax in a charming and ...

The Black Cove Complex in Polk County has become the highest-priority fire in the United States, according to the North ...

Nestled in the heart of Wheeling’s historic Centre Market, where the Ohio River bends and the Appalachian foothills rise, ...

Have you heard of the beautiful wilderness area in the Appalachian Mountains, where you spend your days hiking to waterfalls ...

For the next two weeks, 64 teams will look to defy — or prove — their seedings in more than a dozen U.S. cities, culminating ...

Michael Prest of North Middleton Township pauses for a photo along the LeTort Spring Run trail on Aug. 6, 2023, to ...

Buncombe County Fire Marshal has issued an open burn ban effective immediately due to extreme fire danger conditions, including low humidity and strong winds. The ban applies to all open burning of ...

Even the most elite ultramarathoners have been humbled by the hills of Frozen Head State Park and the semi-secretive Barkley ...