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Book explores memories of Appalachians forced to leave their land to build National Parks, dams and roads

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 25, 2022

Hankin family: The home of Harriet Hankins in the area of the proposed town at Norris Dam, 1933. (Credit: Lewis Hine Photographs for the Tennessee Valley Authority, Records of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Record Group 142, National Archives, Atlanta)

Imagine being told the government needed your land and you had a few weeks or months to move. This happened to thousands of people, to make room for national parks, and hydroelectric dams. Roxy Todd spoke with the editor of a new book, called “Lost in Transition,” about those who were forced to leave home.

Appalachia, Blue Ridge Parkway, History, National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Tourism

National Park Service Needs You; Help I.D. Invasive Animal Species

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 12, 2019

A volunteer participates in a BioBlitz at Rocky Mountain National Park. BioBlitz events — an intensive field study in an area that usually lasts for more than 24 hours — can help identify the presence of invasive species in national parks. (Credit: National Park Service)

National Parks in this country are losing native species at an alarming rate and the National Park Service is asking for help to combat the growing problem. Robbie Harris reports.