Knowing the difference between common edible plants and poisonous counterparts that look just like them can spare you some ...

Three key factors (including a diversity of particular plants) are the recipe for drawing hummingbirds into your summer yard.

The housing market here is a breath of fresh air compared to Virginia’s bigger cities. You can find lovely homes for under $200,000, which seems almost impossible these days. Many comfortable ...

Marion offers small-town charm with a surprisingly low cost of living. This friendly community in southwest Virginia provides affordable options for retirees. Housing costs here run about 45% below ...

Poison ivy, oak and sumac all can create itchy rashes from urushiol. What you need to know before the rash starts.

From Maine to Florida, the endangered, prehistoric fish is rebounding, but a recent study shows just how vulnerable the U.S.

Helene destroyed their main source of income—a biking trail called the Virginia Creeper Trail was heavily ... planned throughout the summer and fall, to draw visitors back, and keep businesses ...

“A ton of it is dedicated to the Creeper Trail and we’re already starting ... Helene which tore through the mountains of Southwest Virginia and western North Carolina last September, severely ...

Restoring the damaged half of the Virginia Creeper Trail is expected to be a ... between Damascus and Whitetop — was washed away last fall by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene including nearly ...

we have the beautiful fall color of the Virginia creeper. >>Virginia creeper. You know, this one here, a lot of people are saying, you know, we should, you know, use a little more because many of ...

fat-rich berries are a hit with fall-migrating birds and an important winter food source. Cedar waxwings, bluebirds, robins, warblers, mockingbirds, woodpeckers, and nuthatches are a few of the birds ...