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Land & Conservation

A copperhead

Land & Conservation

Fact-checking an old Southern saying

A Belgian Malinois holds a ball in his mouth

Land & Conservation

With noses trained to find species by scent, these dogs work alongside scientists to help protect rare plants and animals

An illustration of a woman standing in a landscape under the stars

This Land

An Alabama odyssey helps fill in the blank spaces

Two shotgun shell-shaped containers of whiskey and a bottle of bourbon

Food & Drink

Ducks Unlimited and World Whiskey Society collaborate on a pair of bottles for waterfowl lovers

Three photos of birds: cerulean warbler, burrowing owl, scarlet tanager

Seven Southern

Rare, secretive, or just plain beautiful, these species are a treat to behold

An illustration of a hand holding a wingbone call with a quilt-like display of wildlife around it

Sporting

Fifty years after receiving a handmade wingbone call, an outdoorsman remembers the legendary biologist Wayne Bailey, who gave voice to eastern wild turkeys

A Chuck-will's-widow on a branch

Land & Conservation

These two nightjars—mainstays of the Southern soundscape—are easily confused

A child observing a crayfish mound

Land & Conservation

The mounds may look insignificant, but they’re the craftsmanship of local crustaceans called lawn lobsters

A monarch caterpillar on a milkweed flower.

Home & Garden

Don’t be intimidated by tales of finicky seeds in the fridge. Here’s everything Southerners need to know to get milkweed in the ground and support the monarch migration.

A woman digs in the dirt

Land & Conservation

This volcanic depression in the middle of nowhere is the only place in the world you can find—and keep—the precious gemstone

A man and dog stand on a rock against a mountain landscape

Land & Conservation

“Countries have so much divisiveness. Our Earth is the common denominator, and we keep missing the point that we’re all tied together.”

A man walks through the woods with two plastic containers

Land & Conservation

The future of conservation in the South just got a little bit brighter—and not just for salamanders

A captive red wolf stands on a rock in an enclosure

Land & Conservation

Once, the red wolf roamed every Southern state. Today, only seventeen remain in the wild on a swampy peninsula in Eastern North Carolina, a number on the rise thanks to the passionate team of biologists determined to help them thrive once more

A green lizard in a tree

Land & Conservation

Journey through the seasons in coastal South Carolina via a sleeping green anole, bunches of yellow jessamine, and wading roseate spoonbills

A scarlet kingsnake on gravel

Land & Conservation

One is rainbow-colored, one looks just like a worm, one is a miniature rattlesnake—all are part of our region’s wild tapestry of life

A covey of birds breaks for the sky from yellow grass

Sporting Scene

Keys to turning storm damage into an opportunity for the bird population

A pair of whooping cranes.

Land & Conservation

A century ago, the species almost went extinct. Today, their numbers are edging upwards, but the fight for their survival is far from over.

Oysters on ice

Land & Conservation

On the Forgotten Coast of Florida, an oyster-growing couple is raising the bar on aquaculture technology

A bald eagle perches in a tree

Land & Conservation

And the best time to see them (hint: it’s now)

A tall tree stretches in front of a mountain landscape

Arts & Culture

Paula Whyman dreamed of restoring a plot of land in the Blue Ridge Mountains—and found fertile ground for a memoir