Floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Helene took out a bridge over the Nolichucky River, severing two sections of the Appalachian Trail near Erwin, Tennessee. Crossing the river required a ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Robert Scheller, landscape ecology professor at North Carolina State University, about the increasing risk for wildfires in southeast and southern Appalachian regions.

The USDA divides the United States into seven planting regions, known as hardiness zones, which were most recently updated in 2023. The maps below show these planting regions. Need a break?

The fourth floor of ETSU’s Sherrod Library drew all kinds of visitors with interests ranging from geography to literature Tuesday and Wednesday.

He joined the Standard to break down a new map the magazine released that sought to define the state’s regions. Courtney leaves the northernmost stretch of the state, some 26 counties by his ...