Tiny terrestrial snails have an outsize ecological impact. A new generation arrives every spring.
Nikki Forrester is the previous co-publisher of Highland Outdoors. She sends a huge, heartfelt thanks to all of the magazine’s amazing readers, contributors, and supporters over the past seven years.
Rooting For the Underdogs
Built to Chill
From hibernating mammals to heat-generating plants, winter brings out nature’s most ingenious survival tactics.
The Sun Lovers
Rare Plants, Raging Rivers, and the Hidden Prairie World of the Gauley
Highland Profiles: Jennie Smith
Leading the charge to protect West Virginia’s rivers and communities.
Flash Dance
The science, magic, and mystery behind the Mountain State’s fireflies.
Unsung Heroes
West Virginia’s salamanders may be small and elusive, but they play an outsized role in the health of the state’s forests and waterways.
Hidden in Plain Sight
West Virginia’s elusive snowshoe hares are adapting to life on the southern edge of their snowy Appalachian range.
