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An open field by the Pedlar River surrounded by mountains in northern Amherst County for a few hours April 17 became an outdoor classroom for more than two-dozen Amherst Elementary School third-grade students.
Nearly four years ago, 219 endangered James River spinymussels were released into the Pedlar River in hopes of giving them a chance to make a comeback. On Sept. 25, members of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources returned to the Pedlar to check on them.
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The cause of the wildfire has not been determined.
Smoke and a nearby fire has forced the closure of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Milepost 29 to Milepost 45 in Virginia.
As we sat on the rocks along North Creek after a morning of birding, Michael and I used our binoculars to look at the tiny fish wiggling nearby. One had bright yellow fins, like some exotic fish you might see on a coral reef; another a long black stripe. I am clueless when it comes to fish species, but I know beauty when I see it. A breeding bird survey Michael is doing for the U.S. Geological Survey is taking us through trout fishing territory along North Creek and Jennings Creek in Botetourt County off the Blue Ridge Parkway.