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The New Yorker: The Backcountry Rescue Squad at America’s Busiest National Park

National Geographic: Day hikers are the most vulnerable in survival situations. Here's why.

How to survive if you get lost in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Knoxville News Sentinel Park rangers used chain saws to clear the Spur on the night of Gatlinburg fire

Always Cheat Always Win: Blue Ridge Outdoors

The Wildlife Society: Award recipients cited for their heroic work

Chattanooga Times Free Press: BigPig Outdoors founder Andrew Herrington dedicates his life to survival

WBUR On The Trail Of The Wily Wild Hog

Art of Manliness: The Fitness Test of America’s Most Elite Civilian Search and Rescue Team

Video

WBIR Channel 10: 5 Super Stories

Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine: Bag for Survival

How to Not Die in the Woods: Survivalist Gardener

TWRA Drop the Tailgate: Foraging

Podcasts

All Across America: Episode 100

Day Fire Podcast: Ep. 130: Search and Rescue In And Around The Great Smoky Mountains

National Parks Traveler Episode 10: How Not To Get Lost, Sketching Birds, Hiking Peaked Hill Bars

Fierce Planet Adventures: Team BUSAR: Backcountry Unit Search and Rescue

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