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Maeve Kiley explores how Dolly Parton’s Appalachian roots shaped her music, philanthropy, and environmental advocacy. Known as the “Smoky Mountain Songbird,” Parton supported wildlife conservation, protected native habitats, and assisted communities affected by natural disasters, leaving a legacy rooted in compassion for the land, wildlife, and people of the Great Smoky Mountains.

In 1971, scientists exploring a remote Galápagos island discovered a solitary giant tortoise living among the cactus and Palo Santo trees. Soon named Lonesome George, he carried an unimaginable burden beneath his massive shell: he was the last of his kind. In Endling: The Story of Lonesome George, Maeve Kiley traces the human choices that connects his story to Martha, Sudan, Toughie, and other animals pushed to extinction’s edge.