Searching Forgotten Wetlands for the Mountain Chorus Frog
by Wally Smith
Those three words are on my mind as I slosh around in a wetland behind the lodge at Virginia's Breaks Interstate Park. The pool isn't much, taking up no more than thirty square feet and its water only…
Read more- Nov 20, 2019
The Animals’ Agenda: An Important Look at Human Relationships with Other Animals
by Sarah Abdelrahim
Humans interact with other animals in a number of ways. When we think about other animals, we might think about our pet dogs, the squirrels we see in our backyards or the giraffes we visit at the zoo.…
Read more- May 07, 2017
How Biodiversity is Helping to Revitalize Coal Country
by Wally Smith
It's a cold November morning as I drive from my home in rural Wise County, Virginia, to the town of Tazewell, some 80 miles away. My journey takes me across the edge of the Virginia coalfields and through…
Read more- Apr 30, 2017