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The Straining of North Carolina’s Chattooga River and the Indigenous Artform that Could Save It
I climb a boulder that juts out into rapids. The rushing water is so loud it drowns out…
The Restoration of Maxo Vanka’s Working-Class, Immigrant Murals
On the walls of a Pittsburgh-area church, 25 scenes of God, war, justice, family. In 1935, artist Maksimilijan…
Looking At W.Va.’s Elk Herd Four Years In
The West Virginia elk reintroduction program is four years in, and the project is not growing as fast…
Glidepath To Recovery: Flying Squirrels And Spruce Forests Share Common Fate
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. U.S. Forest Service district biologist Shane Jones stands on…
For Earth Day, Nature Conservancy Preserves 100,000 Acres of Appalachian Forest and Streams
This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. A conservation group chose Earth Day, April 22,…
How to Restore a Million Acres of Strip-Mined Land? Bring in the Elk
Central Appalachia reintroduced the species to restore wildlife habitat—and help devastated economies. Here’s what happened next. The camera…