Land & Conservation

The forecast for the Appalachian mountains calls for a better leaf-peeping season than in 2018

A look back at the wreckage left behind by the most destructive storm to hit Charleston in modern times

An update on the devastation and how you can support relief efforts

The sea cows were stuck behind a retaining wall after Hurricane Dorian

A look at the early stages of the storm

In Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, a set of beloved goats evacuate their island home ahead of Hurricane Dorian

The recent deaths of a number of dogs around the South highlight the danger of toxic blue-green algae blooms

A new book traces the murderous past of one of our most hated pests

Go behind the scenes at the South Carolina Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Care Center during a nearly yearlong journey to get a massive injured loggerhead back home

The number of nesting loggerheads along the Southeastern coast is projected to break records this summer. What does it mean for the threatened species?

The powerful pull of the ancient alligator gar draws a North Carolina writer deep into the Texas mud

A beautiful display of nature in Hopkins, South Carolina

A new Kentucky-based program puts the work of the renowned writer at the center of a college curriculum—and it’s tuition free

After stints at Yosemite and Big Bend, the new chief ranger at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is coming back home to protect and preserve a Southern treasure

Zooming in on a tiny Lowcountry
creek and its uncertain future

From mischievous North Carolina black bears to vigilante cattle in Florida to good dogs everywhere, these are our favorite Southern animal anecdotes from the past year

Caretakers of a generations-old seafood business in the historic Georgia community of Harris Neck, a father and son look toward the promise of modern oyster farming to preserve a legacy—and a way of life—inextricably tied to the water

Unspoiled island formerly owned by Ted Turner is now part of the state’s park system

Long a duck-hunting mecca, North Carolina’s Pine Island stands as one of the few remnants of the untamed Outer Banks. Today, thanks to the National Audubon Society, it’s also a living laboratory for how to protect the coastal South’s uncertain future

Meet Captains for Clean Water, the non-profit that’s charting a new course for South Florida’s ecosystem—and the fisheries it supports