Land

The Georgia Native Plant Society is leading the push to retire the invasive rose that currently holds the spot

A blue crab scuttles across the ocean floor. A baby sea turtle faces a wall of predators. Photographer Ian Wilson-Navarro shows Dry Tortugas National Park as it’s never been seen before.

The damage is still too great to sample for brook trout, mussels, and salamanders, but biologists weigh in on their hopes, fears, and plans for recovery

North Carolina just debuted a Venus flytrap plate—the newest in a long line of important funding sources for the Southern wilds

The ultra-runner relives the highlights—and a few lowlights—of her epic trek

A hurricane-savvy writer marks the moment when aftermath meets forecast

Rare handicrafts uplift Black humanity in the historic Virginia town

Now approved by the FDA, a Texas scientist’s parasite-fighting feed could be a game changer for the South’s beloved game bird

Seven striking species that put on a show in your own backyard

How a group effort that includes, surprisingly, the power company conspires to protect the tree canopy

Consider this advocate the Johnny Appleseed of one of the South’s most imperiled trees

A young tribal leader and environmental scientist defends his people’s disappearing bayou

Native plants and grasses go viral in the hands of a social-media-savvy forester

One entomologist’s buzzy idea inspires an army of citizen scientists

A Texas author seeks beauty in urban edgelands, abandoned lots, and back alleys—and you can, too

The four-pound concrete hitchhiker has nearly reached Katahdin. Follow along on its hilarious, heartwarming journey.

“We came around a curve, and all we could see were heads in the water”

Two hundred and fifty years after he blazed a path around the Southeast, the explorer, artist, and dreamer still captivates

Three weeks after the terrifying encounter, Will Georgitis shares why he can’t wait to get back in the water, plus safety tips for other river divers

A songbird that looks dipped in paint, a delicate pink wader, and an iridescent duck—learn what gives these beautiful birds their color, plus how to spot them