Two natural springs along the Appalachian Trail have dried up during this dry summer. Others are down to a trickle taking ...

Scientists at the Appalachian Mountain Club analyzed thousands of photos from hikers. They found that plants are flowering ...

With the days getting shorter and crisp temperatures greeting morning commuters, one thing is certain: fall is on the way.  ...

Conservation groups in Quebec are trying to save a rare, endangered salamander before it's too late. But the first step is ...

Bell's project sought to identify ways that Central Appalachian communities could retain more of the profits from the herbal ...

Kirk Price, an outdoorsman based in West Virginia, told USA TODAY Monday that his trail camera spotted the two-legged animal in the Appalachian Mountains in southwest West Virginia. Price ...

His remains were first discovered in January 1977 near the Pinnacle, a popular peak along the Appalachian Trail with an elevation of 1,629 feet. The discovery brings closure to a statewide mystery ...

This early leader of RI's Appalachian Mountain Club helped clear and maintain many of the state's most popular trails. This ...

Do the Appalachian Mountains run through South Carolina? Are the foothills considered part of the Blue Ridge Mountains? Yes and no, respectively. Mountain ranges tend to be pretty wild places.

One of the reasons retaining and growing the forests is so important is due to climate change across the Appalachian Mountains. Notably, drier seasons — which have led to long periods of wildfir ...