Kingsport Times/News
By STEPHEN IGO
sigo@timesnews.net
HIGH KNOB. Known for bringing home the bacon, Virginia congressman Rick Boucher can bring the rain, too.
“All I have to do is schedule an outdoor event,” Boucher, D-9th District, told a throng gathered on the flank of a mist-enshrouded, rain-drenched mountain in Wise County on Monday, “and […]
Richland Balsam is currently the scene of a struggle between the Fraser Fir and the balsam woolly adelgids. Accidentally introduced into the U. S. around 1900, the adelgid first appeared at this site in the late 1970’s. Once infested, most firs die, leaving the gray “snags” as mute testimony. To learn […]
This is a lengthy scenic trail which travels through two recreation areas. Chief Benge Scout Trail begins in High Knob Recreation Area at the observation tower. From this location, you can see five states. The building of this trail was a joint effort between the Lonesome Pine District of the Boy Scouts of America and […]
The Nature Conservancy Applauds Sen. William Wampler and Del. Terry Kilgore for Brumley Mountain Project
Legislators were instrumental in designating $1.6 million toward state’s acquisition of largest privately-owned tract in Washington County
ABINGDON, VA — March 14, 2007 — The Nature Conservancy in Virginia today applauded Sen. William C. Wampler Jr. and Del. Terry G. Kilgore […]
By Bob Downing Akron Beacon Journal
DAMASCUS, Va. - The Mount Rogers National Recreation Area is one of the best hiking and backpacking areas in the East.
The 120,000-acre tract in southwest Virginia ranks right up there with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee for being among the very best.
It features three wilderness […]
BRUMLEY MOUNTAIN, VA. — The proposal to establish a lake-to-lake mountain biking and hiking trail from Hidden Valley Lake in Washington County to Laurel Bed Lake in Russell County took a giant step forward when the Brumley Cove Baptist Camp conveyed an easement along the crest of its 1800 acre Clinch Mountain tract to Mountain […]