Archive for November 2013
Yellowhammer Woodpecker (Northern Flicker)
Yellowhammer Woodpecker (Colaptes auratus) Also called the Northern Flicker or Yellow-Shafted Flicker The Yellowhammer is one of the most common woodpeckers in the US, but it holds a special place…
Read MoreWild South hike in Bankhead National Forest (AL) December 7
Turkeyfoot Creek Saturday, December 7 9:30 a.m. Warrior Mountains Trading Company Group size is strictly limited to 10. Advance sign-up is required. Click HERE to sign up! Leader: Janice Barrett…
Read MoreWildfire in Linville Gorge
This is a developing story please stay tuned for more updates as we receive them… Use this LINK to get the latest updates from the USFS. And please visit our…
Read MoreConservation Groups Appeal Decision to Log Courthouse Creek
ASHEVILLE, N.C. —Conservation groups have appealed a Forest Service decision to log high value forest below Devil’s Courthouse in western North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest. The Southern Environmental Law Center…
Read MoreSipsey Wilderness Work Day, Nov. 16
Join the Wild South crew for a volunteer work day in the Sipsey Wilderness! Saturday, November 16 8:30 a.m. Wild South office Sign up HERE The weather is cool, leaves…
Read MoreRed Hills Salamander
Red Hills Salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti) The Red Hills Salamander is a really large terrestrial salamander – about 10 inches long! They are a brownish gray color and were not…
Read MoreWild South Volunteers Facilitate Wilderness Rescue
Wilderness Rescue! When hiking in the wilderness, one’s fortunes can change in a split second, and that’s what happened to a Sipsey Wilderness hiker on Saturday, Oct.26. It was…
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