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  • A white circle reads West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. Since 197. With Spruce trees and a sunset behind.

    WV Parks System is Worth Protecting

    Posted by danrad on January 3, 2023

    By Robert Beanblossom West Virginia has always been a relatively poor state with an economy largely based on the extraction of natural resources —…


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  • Blue solar panels sit on a hillside surrounded by trees.

    Community Solar in West Virginia?

    Posted by danrad on January 3, 2023

    (Photo by Moritz Kindler/Unsplash) By John McFerrin Whenever there is discussion of capturing more sunshine to make electricity,…


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  • Northern long-eared bat with white nose syndrome in a cave.

    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reclassifies Northern Long-eared Bat as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act

    Posted by danrad on January 3, 2023

    (Photo by Steve Taylor/University of Illinois) WASHINGTON — On Nov. 29, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…


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  • A white circle reads West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. Since 197. With Spruce trees and a sunset behind.

    Letter from the President

    Posted by danrad on January 3, 2023

    By Larry Thomas It is amazing how fast 2022 has flown by and it went out with a bang as temperatures in much of…


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  • A wintry scene of a stream with rhododendrons lining the banks.

    STREAM Act Signed into Law

    Posted by danrad on January 3, 2023

    (Photo by Olivia Miller) By Susan Rosenblum and Olivia Miller Acid mine drainage is a devastating environmental issue with…


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  • BOOK REVIEW: Rambunctious Garden, Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World 

    Posted by danrad on December 2, 2022

     By Emma Marris, reviewed by John McFerrin            Much of what the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy does involves land management. Should our state parks be…


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  • The West Virginia Land Trust and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy

    Posted by danrad on December 2, 2022

    Evie (Evelyn Webster) lovin’ those big trees in Doddridge County. (Photo courtesy of WV Land Trust) By Luanne McGovern I…


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  • A Dolly Sods vista with the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy logo overlayed

    The Failure of the West Virginia Public Service Commission to Serve the Public

    Posted by danrad on December 2, 2022

    By James M. Van Nostrand, Charles M. Love, Jr. Endowed ProfessorDirector, Center for Energy & Sustainable DevelopmentWest Virginia University College of Law One of…


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    Earthjustice Update: Unregulated Coal Ash Dumping in Coal Mines

    Posted by danrad on December 2, 2022

    An update from Earthjustice November 28th, the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) received our Notice of Intent to Sue concerning their failure to respond…


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  • A Dolly Sods vista with the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy logo overlayed

    Issues with Corridor H in Wardensville

    Posted by danrad on December 2, 2022

    By Bonni McKeown, Stewards of Potomac Highlands  People around Wardensville, a tiny, blossoming town in eastern Hardy County, are not certain about the West…


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