A beloved event surrounding a rare natural phenomenon found in Western North Carolina is returning once again. Tickets for the 2025 Blue Ghost Firefly Tour go on sale on April 8. Event organizer FIND ...

PISGAH FOREST — Tickets for the highly anticipated Blue Ghost Firefly Tour at the Cradle of Forestry in America are on sale now. This annual event offers a rare opportunity to witness the mesmerizing ...

Pisgah National Forest, outside of Brevard, North Carolina, is one of the few spots to catch a glimpse of this annual phenomenon. Elliott Harrell is a Raleigh-based freelance writer who specializes in ...

An annual event tied to one of Western North Carolina's natural wonders is coming back for the season. The Blue Ghost Firefly Twilight Tour will return May 14. The tour's website describes the ...

Visitors flock to Volusia County’s Blue Spring State Park in droves to see manatees huddled for warmth in the wintertime, and the park typically draws capacity crowds amid summertime swimming weather.

Explore some of the area's natural splendors during May with the Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning. According to a news release, the TCWP events include the outings listed below. Oak Ridge ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. I first learned about blue ghosts last year from Jennifer Frick-Ruppert, a zoologist at ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter. It's firefly season in the Blue Ridge. As the sun goes down, they begin to blink and glow along the water, in the ...

The flash of fireflies is a tiny but powerful sign of summer. These little insects delight young and old. They’re important enough to be Pennsylvania’s state insect, appropriately named photuris ...

Blue ghost fireflies, found in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest, emit a blue glow during mating season, creating an eerie light effect. These rare fireflies can be viewed on guided tours in ...