Rabies: The preventable, treatable disease you most want to avoid
The disease remains a threat to people nearly 140 years after French scientist Louis Pasteur and his team developed a vaccine in 1885.
Outdoors & Recreation
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Helene’s long-lasting impact on our natural resources: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain
The loss of all those mature oak trees will also mean significantly fewer acorns for bears, deer and squirrels.
Camp Awanita gets permanent conservation easement in northern Greenville County
The easement places permanent restrictions on development for 484 acres of the faith-based camp off U.S. Highway 25 north of Marietta.
Funding approved for 65-acre Paris Mountain State Park expansion
The Greenville County Historic and Natural Resources Trust board approved $500,000 toward the purchase of two parcels during the board’s Dec. 16 meeting.
2024 rewind: Conservation and recreation
Preservation of the Upstate’s scenic beauty continues to be a priority with 2024 seeing some notable conservation successes.
Field Notes: The day I saw the real Santa Claus
The moral of the story is this: I don’t remember what toys I got for Christmas that year, but I fondly recall every detail of that beautiful, magical moment when I saw the “real” Santa Claus.
The Christmas gift of the Magic Box: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain
Sometime around Christmas in the late 1960s, something transformative happened in Dennis Chastain's family.
Greenville-based endowment protects nation’s working forests
The endowment will release a request for proposals in January with a proposal deadline of March 11, 2025.
Turkey and dressing are more than comfort foods: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain
With every bite, for one brief moment in time, those sweet memories come flooding back, filling Dennis Chastain with comfort and joy.
Swamp Rabbit success, Spartanburg development drive grand Upstate trail vision
Not so long ago, bike and pedestrian trails were regarded as nice to have but not a community necessity.
65-acre addition planned for Paris Mountain State Park
The larger parcel has frontage on State Park Road.
The myth of woolly bear caterpillars and winter weather: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain
The woolly bear caterpillar myth dates to colonial times.
Naturaland Trust leads conservation of 1,100 acres between Table Rock, Caesars Head
Naturaland Trust leaders were joined by conservation and state funding partners to announce the Saluda Bluffs acquisition Nov. 13.
Greenville Water showcases streambank restoration project near watershed
Helene and its aftermath have delayed the project’s final phase of planting native species of trees, shrubs and other plants that naturally capture sediment and other runoff.
Field Notes: What has eight legs and arrived on the wind?
The gold-colored silk of Joro webs is only apparent when the sun is at just the right angle; otherwise, they are nearly invisible from a distance.