Wally Smith
@wsmith1.bsky.social
Conservation Biologist and Associate Professor at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise; herp nerd and occasional poet exploring the edges of people, ecology, and place. Current VP for Southwest Virginia’s The Clinch Coalition.
Here comes Brood XIV of Periodical Cicadas, which are emerging from the soil in huge numbers here at the house this evening after 17 yrs belowground. Ready for the squealin’ to commence.
May 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Here comes Brood XIV of Periodical Cicadas, which are emerging from the soil in huge numbers here at the house this evening after 17 yrs belowground. Ready for the squealin’ to commence.
The last thing our streams in #Appalachia need post-Helene, esp on “conservation” lands. View last weekend from East TN’s Doe Mtn - a Nature Conservancy-linked property - of a streambed excavated & turned into an ATV trail. In the Watauga River drainage, which is struggling to recover post-Helene.
April 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The last thing our streams in #Appalachia need post-Helene, esp on “conservation” lands. View last weekend from East TN’s Doe Mtn - a Nature Conservancy-linked property - of a streambed excavated & turned into an ATV trail. In the Watauga River drainage, which is struggling to recover post-Helene.