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Nine New Sites Added to the WV Waterfall Trail
By Maggie Susa The West Virginia Waterfall Trail has nine new stops, bringing the total to 38. Since its launch last June, the statewide…
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Board President Larry Thomas to Pass the Torch at West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
With both sadness and gratitude, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Board of…
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Thoughts from our PresidentÂ
By Marilyn Shoenfeld I am honored and terrified to accept the challenge of the Presidency of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. The organization has…
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Air Quality Permit Withdrawn for Proposed Hardy County Log Fumigation Facility
By Olivia Miller In mid-April, a proposed log fumigation facility in Hardy County made national news after Allegheny Wood Products sought an air quality…
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Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Seeks Trailhead Volunteers
The Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards are already hitting the trails this year, working to support the natural qualities and wilderness character of Dolly Sods Wilderness. After…
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Welcoming a New Member to Our Board!
At the quarterly Board of Directors meeting held in April, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy welcomed Ashton Berdine, lands program manager at the West Virginia Land…
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Board Highlights
By John McFerrin The Board of Directors of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy met on Earth Day, 2023 (aka April 22). It was some…
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The Cost of Renewables Versus the True Cost of Coal
By Perry Bryant Last year, Charlette Lane, Chairwoman of the state’s Public Service Commission, wrote an op ed in the Charleston Gazette–Mail claiming that…
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Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Update
The gates on the roads to Dolly Sods are open now, and we can expect the number of visitors to begin building up to Memorial Day weekend,…
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Conservancy Challenges Forest Service Project in the Upper Greenbrier River Watershed
By Rick Webb With the assistance of Appalachian Mountain Advocates, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has asked a United States District Court to require…
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