Sporting

An unlikely coalition helps the striking raptors soar again

A water-loving Aussie plunges into the hearts of an Arkansas family

The Port Royal Cypress Wetlands and Rookery is a stunning ecological success story

An invigorating trip to the Bahamas—and more classic sporting pursuits

Safeguarding Helene-threatened salamanders, cultivating gulf oysters, boosting mallard habitat, and spreading native grasslands—the work of this year’s under-the-radar Southern eco-heroes is more important than ever

Venus flytraps are native to a tiny corner of the globe: the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas. As development threatens, one town—spurred on by one tireless botanist—has taken up the shovel to save the world’s most fascinating plant.

A kayaking guide at South Carolina’s Murrells Inlet enjoyed a rare sighting of a harbor seal—and has the photos to prove it

Reclaimed wood, native landscaping, and local art shine on fifty acres that will soon house a county park

The tiny flattened musk turtle lives within a single watershed in Alabama, and biologists are racing to study it before it’s too late

A mystical stroll through a rare, endangered mountain ecosystem brings one writer an afternoon of visual splendor

Stargazing in one of the last wild places on the Atlantic Coast

How a night with the storied film ignited a literary lifetime

A sportsman’s journey from the Alabama quail fields to the Canadian wilderness to laying down his gun

An age-old question answered…plus everything else you never knew about the South’s most epic epiphyte

The Nature Conservancy is replanting forests, rebuilding reefs, and preserving untamed places that have shaped generations

“When you visit these places, you’re experiencing a monumental step in the restoration of a historic landscape that had basically vanished from the earth”

We don’t know jack—but with the help of anglers and guides, researchers are aiming for a better understanding of the fish

A lauded angler survived a close call, but his boat was knocked out. Now Charleston restaurants are helping him become seaworthy again

In Key West’s backcountry, nature’s storm shelters offer calm waters and a wild world of discovery

“I treated it like I was rescuing a small child,” says Richard Miller, who sprang into action on Folly Beach, South Carolina, to save an injured raptor