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Fall color at The Nature Conservancy's Bear Rocks Preserve in the Central Appalachian Forest Ecoregion of West Virginia. Bear Rocks is on Dolly Sods, a high plateau atop the Allegheny Front. Credit: © KENT MASON

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Wind Energy Development

Wind energy development is on the march in the Central Appalachians. How well planned is it?
Red Spruce at Bear Rocks Preserve © Kent Mason

Natural Strongholds

Central Appalachian Mountains could protect nature in the face of climate change.
Yunnan golden monkey in rhododendron. photo by Long Yongcheng Photo © Long Yongcheng

Foreign Correspondence

What’s the connection between China and the Central Appalachians?

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Indigo Bunting © ODNR

Migratory Bird Slide Show

See a slideshow of the Central Appalachians' migratory songbirds.
Bear Rocks Preserve © Kent Mason

Central Appalachians Slideshow

See a slideshow of the beautiful Central Appalachians

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Lion in Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. © Kenneth K. Coe

Close Encounters with Nature

Whether scary or exciting, nature has a way of sneaking up on you. See stories

Arden O’Connor. © Lajla LeBlanc

Nature Matters

Hear some of nature's success stories and see how nature matters to us all. Watch videos

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Appalachian Mountains © Kent Mason

Adopt an Acre in the Appalachians and you’ll help protect the Appalachians now and for future generations.

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