This essay by Travis Belote, Greg Aplet, and Pete McKinley ran abridged in the print version of The Appalachian Voice. 1934 was a big year for conservation in the southern Appalachians. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established in…
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The Conception of Wild Ideas: Scientists Confront Conservation Challenges of Our Times
TAGS: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Land Conservation Land management Southern Appalachian Mountains Wilderness Act wilderness conservation Wilderness Society
The White Squirrel Hiking Challenge
Editor’s Note: We have long featured our region’s fantastic places and phenomenal hikes in the “Hiking the Highlands” column. What we have less frequently focused on, however, is how some of our favorite places were protected in the first place.…
TAGS: Batson Creek Bearwallow Mountain Blue Ridge Escarpment Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy Chimney Rock State Park Connestee Falls DuPont State Recreation Forest Florence Nature Preserve Foothills Trail Green River Preserve Hickory Nut Gorge High Falls Hiking the Highlands Hooker Falls Kens Rock land protection Silver Slip Southern Appalachian Mountains Stone Mountain Transylvania County Triple Falls Uncle Falls Weed Patch Mountain White Squirrel Hiking Challenge Youngs Mountain
