Bats: Facts and Fiction

Along with ghosts and witches, bats symbolize Halloween. They are mythologized as dark, threatening creatures in the night sky, waiting to swoop and get entangled in our…

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Book News

Saying “Yes” to Saving Wonder by Mary Knight Reviewed by Cynthia Ellis What is the correct term for books for early teens these days? …

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Time for the PSC to Protect WV Ratepayers

By James Van Nostrand Few cases better illustrate the abject failure of the West Virginia Public Service Commission to protect ratepayers than its approval…

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What Happens on Climate Next in DC? Your Guess Is as Good as Mine

By Perry Bryant             As of the first of October, the House of Representatives has delayed consideration of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Speaker Pelosi did…

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Thoughts from our president

October, the month that keeps Mother Nature busy with her paint brush and pallet as she as she goes to work using scarlet, purple, orange, yellow and…

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ATVs Still in the East Lynn Wildlife Management Area

By John McFerrin             A proposal for an expansion of the Hatfield-McCoy trail system for All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) in Wayne County has come and…

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Nominating Committee Report

Last year’s Annual Meeting was a bit topsy-turvey due our relative inexperience with Zoom meetings. Consequently, our normal election process was out-of-wack as well and our approach…

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To protect a fragile biome

By George E. Beetham Jr. We think of wilderness as being a vast expanse of wild land. Indeed, Dolly Sods consists of many acres…

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Wilderness Stewards Tackle Fall Crowds

By Dave Johnston The last week of September and first two weeks of October are prime time in Dolly Sods. Although climate change appears…

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