Reasons to be Cheerful reveals a growing conservation burial movement that is challenging the funeral industry's ...

In a series of letters to members of the House and Senate appropriations committees, the groups, including the Appalachian ...

For outdoor enthusiasts, Pearisburg is nothing short of paradise, sitting at the doorstep of some of Virginia’s most ...

Nestled in the heart of Virginia’s New River Valley sits Pearisburg, a gem so perfectly tucked into the Appalachian Mountains that you might drive right past it if you blink—which would be a tragedy ...

You will get wet! Trout fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains is a blast. For years I have enjoyed wading in the cool mountain ...

Something bizarre is happening deep in the Appalachian Mountains—animals are mutating in ways never seen before! From genetic ...

Actually named "Big Al and Lizzy," the giant elephant statues at Papa Joe's Fireworks in Hardeeville are nicknamed "Thelma ...

The U.S. Forest Service is making plans to increase timber production on federal lands by 25 percent, including in many parts ...

Take for example Holy Land USA, an abandoned religious theme park in Waterbury, Connecticut. The now-abandoned 18-acre theme ...

Hopes that Donald Trump's executive orders will revive the coal industry have been tempered by the administration's cuts to mine safety programs.

it’s easier to travel by water than by land. (See New England’s vibrant fall foliage on an epic canoe trail.) I’ve lived in New England my whole life, but I’m a mountain guide and had ...

Imagine stepping into a lush, green world where every leaf whispers an ancient secret and each root holds the promise of ...