Owenasa–Home (page 1)

The name for this ancient white pine tree (sometimes spelled Awenasa) is based on a Cherokee name meaning “My Home.”

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Red-tailed hawks (page 3)

Red-tailed hawks are one of eight species of hawks to be found in Virginia.

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The Report (page 32)

Kevin’s report contains a lot of information about crows. Cornell University is a major center for research and education about birds. Here’s their overview of the American Crow.

Crows are a lot smarter than most people think!

How to tell a Raven from a Crow

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His eye is on the sparrow (page 45)

These words come from a gospel hymn written in 1905 by Civilla D. Martin. The video clip below features Ethel Caffie-Austin of West Virginia and is from a brief documentary movie about the song which was produced by the Appalshop media collective in Whitesburg, Kentukcy. Ethel Caffie-Austin was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2020.

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