West Virginia Land Trust Protects View from Bickle Knob

The West Virginia Land Trust has acquired a 123 acre parcel of land on Bickle Knob.  It had to borrow the money for the acquisition; now it has undertaken…

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Groups Appeal FERC Approval of Atlantic Coast Pipeline

The Southern Environmental Law Center and Appalachian Mountain Advocates filed a challenge in federal court on behalf of 11 conservation groups challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision to…

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Governor’s Plan to Log State Parks Is a Bad Idea

By Robert Beanblossom I retired after 42 years with the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources and worked both for our state park system and the Division of Forestry. I am…

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Could Logging in Parks Help Wildlife?

By Doug Wood When the Division of Forestry tries to justify logging in state parks, it sometimes says that it wants to help wildlife.  While it does not fully articulate…

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West Virginia Environmental Council in Midst of Legislative Mayhem

By Frank Young Legislative Session Preparations: The West Virginia Environmental Council (WVEC, aka “E-Council”) is, as its name suggests, a council or coalition of several environmental organizations whose general purposes include…

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Corridor H: Must a Bad Project Be Badly Done?

By Hugh Rogers One day last September, I drove over to the Cherry Fork end of South Haddix Trail in northern Randolph County. Our friend Barbara Weaner, who lives at…

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Another Year, Another Full Plate

By Larry Thomas January started the new year with a lot of activity. I believe you could say it came in like a lion. From the proposed pipelines, proposed logging…

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Governor Justice Has Plan for State Parks: Timberrrrrr!

By John McFerrin A bill to allow commercial logging in West Virginia’s State Parks has been introduced in the West Virginia Legislature.  The bill, Senate Bill 270 (SB270) and…

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