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The Natural And Cultural Landscape Of Greene County, Virginia, Richard J. Neubauer
The Natural And Cultural Landscape Of Greene County, Virginia, Richard J. Neubauer
MALS Final Projects, 1995-2019
One hundred and fifty five miles west of the Atlantic coast a sign welcomes travelers to Greene County, Virginia. The natural landscape of the region is defined by the transition between the flattish Piedmont plateau and natural wall to the west known as the Blue Ridge Mountains. The lushly forested mountain slopes and nutrient rich upland soils have long provided economic and cultural foundations, but indiscriminate land use now offers multiple threats to the rural heritage of the County. Overtimbered mountain slopes and multiple pollutants have threatened the immune systems of the forest, leaving them vulnerable to natural pests. Soils …