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A monarch butterfly with orange and black wings resting on a flower

Roanoke, Virginia

A weedy Roanoke alley is now a certified Monarch Waystation

Jean Quade turned a weedy back lot on Avenel Avenue into pollinator habitat large enough to be certified as a Monarch Waystation. Neighbors who had not met before now garden there together.

Verified · WDBJ7

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A young cheetah cub standing in dry grass and looking toward the camera

Animals

Front Royal, Virginia

Five cheetah cubs were born at the Smithsonian's Front Royal campus

First-time mother Zura delivered five healthy cubs on October 5, the institute's 21st litter and 90th cheetah birth. A live camera is open to the public.

Verified · Smithsonian Magazine

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