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Twenty-Two Miles and a Hundred Years Away: Ramsey’s Draft Wilderness

The old-growth hemlocks that made this place famous are dying.

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Brad Thomas
Jul 22, 2026
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Major waterway through Ramsey’s Draft Wilderness Area near West Augusta, Virginia | Photo by Bennington200 via Wikimedia

Ramsey’s Draft Wilderness has been famous for its stands of old-growth eastern …

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