Jack Igelman is a freelance reporter and economics faculty at Warren Wilson College. His reporting focuses on conservation, public land, climate change, and communities. His forthcoming book, The Dam Fighters, will be published in 2027.
An annual tradition brings people back to the land their families lost to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park nearly a century ago.
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