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Let the Games Begin….
Time to dust off the baloney-grinding and monkeyshines clip art. The West Virginia Legislature will convene again on January 9, and their own website can help you…
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Trying to Forestall Congressional Action
By John McFerrin As we all learned in school, we have three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial. With the Atlantic Coast Pipeline we…
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Board Meeting Coming Up
The quarterly board meeting of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy will be held on Sunday, January 19, 2020, from 10 to 3, at Café Appalachia in South…
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A message from our president
As 2019 was coming to a close, my first thoughts were that the year went by in such a whirlwind, but also how it was a very…
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Timbering Project in Monongahela National Forest Cancelled Over Endangered Fish
By John McFerrin The United States Forest Service has withdrawn a proposal to timber approximately 2400 acres in the Monongahela National Forest because of…
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Happy Birthday!
For over 25 years, West Virginia Land Trust has been working to conserve West Virginia’s special places. Since 1994, it has protected over 10,000 acres of land,…
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Trout Unlimited Urges Congress to Keep Funding Mine Cleanups
By Chris Hunt Trout Unlimited has joined a bipartisan group of partners and lawmakers in calling on Congress to provide continued funding for the cleanup of abandoned mines…
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Forest Service Responds to Conservancy’s Objection on the Panther Ridge Project
The Forest Service is on the cusp of finalizing its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) decision for the proposed Panther Ridge Habitat Enhancement Project. On November 21, 2019,…
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Facts About Red-Tailed Hawks
The Red-Tailed Hawk is a bird of prey known as a raptor. They can be found throughout most of North America. These birds are found as far…
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Better Bonding for Coal Mines Proposed
By John McFerrin Ever since the passage of the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, coal mines have had to post a bond…
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