Reclaiming KY River As A Community Resource

Architecture graduate Hazel Ryerson created a design for downtown Whitesburg, KY, that shows how cleaning our water could also create public spaces to re-connect us to our Appalachian waterways.

New Technology on the Clinch River

“Welcome to the Clinch! Even though this river may look tranquil and calm, did you know that you are actually floating one of the most bio-diverse rivers in all of North America?” And so begins the groundbreaking new virtual audio tour of the Clinch River.  A student-led citizen science initiative at UVA-Wise, the guided river […]

Welsh Eco-Tourism Model Excites Elkhorn City, KY

The After Coal: Wales and Appalachia Project visited Elkhorn City recently to talk about eco-tourism in Wales and how what has happened there could apply to this town on the banks of the Russell Fork River in Pike County, KY.