Lady Slipper Orchid

Yellow Lady Slipper Orchids

Cypripedium Parviflorum

2018

Scenic Overview Pine Mtn

Pine Mountain is a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains running through Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. It extends about 125 miles from near Jellico, Tennessee, to a location near Elkhorn City, Kentucky. Birch Knob, the highest point, is 3,273 feet above sea level and is located on the Kentucky-Virginia border. It has been a barrier to transportation as the Cumberland River at Pineville, Kentucky is one of only two streams passing through the entire ridge. The other is Hickory Creek near Jellico, TN.

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Photo Mary Christopher Smith

Blue Eyed Mary

Collinsia verna, blue-eyed Mary is a winter annual that is native to the eastern and central parts of North America but has become endangered in the states New York and Tennessee. The flowers are bicolored white and blue. It is a plant of valley bottoms and moist bottom slopes, in areas with moderate lighting and requires some shade.

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Photo by Mary Christopher Smith

Face to Face

One of the sweet horses at Black Acre Nature Preserve

Blackacre State Nature Preserve is a 271-acre nature preserve and historic homestead in Louisville, Kentucky. The preserve features rolling fields, streams, forests, and a homestead dating back to the 18th century. For visitors, the preserve features several farm animals including horses, goats, and cows, hiking trails, and a visitor's center in the 1844-built Presley Tyler home. Since 1981, it has been used by the Jefferson County Public Schools as the site of a continuing environmental education program. About 10,000 students visit the outdoor classroom each year 
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Photo: ©Mary Christopher Smith

Total Solar Eclipse 2017-Western Kentucky

Red River Gorge