A scenic landscape view captures a winding blue river snaking through a deep valley surrounded by rolling hills covered in dense forest with early autumn hues of yellow and green. In the distance, layers of blue mountain ridges fade against a bright sky filled with horizontal bands of white clouds.
Fern Lake in the Appalachians - now protected thanks to The Nature Conservancy and Conservation Fund purchasing 712 acres in 2023.
This fall scene will be here for generations. Photography meets conservation.
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