Archive for August 2014
Tennessee Wilderness Needs YOU!
This is “The Year of Wilderness” – and we need YOU! Join me today to celebrate 50 years of Wilderness and support Wild South’s crucial work. The nearly 20,000 acres…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Wilderness Needs YOU!
This is “The Year of Wilderness” – and we need YOU! Join me today to celebrate 50 years of Wilderness and support Wild South’s crucial work. The Linville Gorge Wilderness…
Read MoreAlabama Wilderness Needs YOU!
This is “The Year of Wilderness” – and we need YOU! Join me today to celebrate 50 years of Wilderness and support Wild South’s crucial work. The Sipsey Wilderness Area…
Read MoreRoan Mountain Bluet (Houstonia purpurea var. montana)
Roan Mountain Bluet (Houstonia purpurea var. montana) By Carson Feather Whitmore This native annual flower appears in the early spring and really blooms brilliantly from May through September. Houstonia purpurea…
Read MoreSipsey Wilderness botanical hike August 30
Explore with botanist Kevin England along the hemlock-shaded, bluff-cradled bank of Borden Creek in the Sipsey Wilderness. Saturday, August 30, 2014 1:00 p.m. Warrior Mountains Trading Company Sign up through…
Read MoreMountain Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarrancenia jonesii)
Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarrancenia jonesii) By Carson Feather Whitmore The term “carnivore” doesn’t usually conjure up an image of an elegant plant. But the Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant is…
Read MoreWalls of Jericho
Walls of Jericho by Carson Feather Whitmore Get outside and experience Walls of Jericho – for one of the most gorgeous hikes in the South, covered with unique wildflowers,…
Read MoreShortoff Mountain, Pisgah National Forest
Shortoff Mountain, Pisgah National Forest by Carson Feather Whitmore Located in Linville Gorge, “the Grand Canyon of the East”, Shortoff Mountain offers impressive Appalachian peaks and views on one side…
Read MoreThoughts from a North Carolina Wilderness Ranger
Thoughts from a Wilderness Ranger Kayah Gaydish is our AMAZING Wild South Wilderness Ranger in NC, patrolling and stewarding the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area. She leads volunteer stewards to get…
Read More“Little River Canyon has grown into a scenic treasure”
Little River Canyon has grown into a scenic treasure By Patrick Byington (as seen on al.com, August 2014) A few years ago, I broke down, dispatched my old “flip phone” and…
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