Sporting

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

An aerial image of a boat on the water with a man fishing

Sporting

A child of the Blue Ridge with an artistic streak, Chocklett learned early the science behind tying flies. Little did he know his cutting-edge designs would launch him to the heights of angling royalty

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

An illustration of a mixed breed dog putting a stick on a decorated gravesite. Int he background, a man watches

Good Dog

New companions may win our hearts, but the best dogs never really leave us

A rainbow sheen on the surface of a cypress swamp.

Land & Conservation

The rare phenomenon might look like an oil spill at first glance, but nature is its own kind of artist

A plate of roast duck

The Wild South

Breast fillets, salt, fruit, and cast-iron add up to one crowd-pleasing appetizer

Snow comes down in a forest

Land & Conservation

Photographer Mac Stone packed up and camped in South Carolina’s Beidler Forest overnight to document the ancient wetlands as the flurries came down

A coyote on a roadway

Land & Conservation

It’s coyote breeding season, and the adaptable canines are on the move

A jack russell dog in the field

Sporting

What Gator lacks in steadiness, he makes up for in enthusiasm

A collage of different groups of animals

QUIZ

How well do you know your Southern animals? Choose the correct group name for each of the below

A male red-winged blackbird.

Land & Conservation

These beautiful and rowdy little guests have descended on the South for the winter

A painted illustration of a green bass fish in front of a marsh. The marsh is cut-out like a Mickey-Mouse head.

This Land

Angling for bass, and revisiting strained familial bonds, next to the Happiest Place on Earth

A giant bald cypress tree in a forest

Our Kind of Place

Along the banks of the Mississippi, a protected swamp shelters a champion cypress