It was the regionality and subject matter but also the steel underneath the quiet tale that called it to mind when I spoke to ...

The Fraser Fir is one of the most beloved Christmas tree varieties, known for its excellent shape and fresh fragrance. Native ...

Brad Moretz, president of Appalachian Ski Mountain in Blowing Rock, said the storm had knocked down a dozen of trees and damaged lights. He said he expected the ski area to open for the season on ...

For centuries these towering trees made up a quarter of all trees in the Mountain State. Known as the redwoods of the east, ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Cold air damming, or "The Wedge," is a term meteorologists use when a high-pressure system is “wedged” up against the Appalachian Mountains. Let’s break down what a wedge does.

The Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee are the tallest mountains in the Appalachian chain ... including more than 100 species of native trees. For centuries it had been the home ...