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/ The cicadas are coming and there’s an app to help count them. The Cicada Safari app invites the public to be citizen scientists and help count Brood X. Over 100,000 people have downloaded the app and they’re uploading an average of 6,000 photos a day. Andy Kubis of The Allegheny Front reports. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
Chum's hotdog stand in Marmet, W.Va. For some, winter can be a difficult time -- dark and cold. For others, time outside in the winter is a powerful experience. After everything we’ve been through in the past year, getting outside can be one way to help with the stress. Taking a break from social media and the news, getting bundled up and venturing out into nature, even just for five minutes, can help. In this episode of Inside Appalachia, we’ll go outside into a cold, crisp forest on a winter hike. We’ll hear why the winter months actually provide unique opportunities to hear birds.
Published January 12, 2021 at 10:35 AM EST Listen • 15:10 On this West Virginia Morning, we look back at President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps, which employed more than 3 million men and created thousands of parks across the country. Also, we hear the latest news and updates from West Virginia and Washington, D.C. Congressman Alex Mooney of West Virginia objected Monday to an effort in the U.S. House of Representatives to remove President Donald Trump from office. As Dave Mistich reports, the House was set to consider a resolution call...
Listen • 5:46 In the first month of his presidency, Franklin D. Roosevelt created a government program that employed millions and helped preserve the land. Some say it’s time to bring the program back. Andy Kubis of The Allegheny Front reports. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.