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Maryland Bans Fracking
Maryland has, by statute, permanently banned the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. There had been years of protests by landowners, health leaders, and environmentalists. This makes Maryland the first […]
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Legislative Wrap-up
By John McFerrin The West Virginia Legislature has come and gone, mostly (at press time they still had to finish the budget). It’s time to look at what happened. Rights […]
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Another Friend Gone
It is with sadness that we pass along the news of the passing of Kaye Thomas, the wife of West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Senior Vice President Larry Thomas. she died […]
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Trail Truthing, Part 4: Up On Cheat
By Hugh Rogers Looking for obscure trails such as the Flame Azalea Trail I wrote about last month (see the follow-up below), I have old-fashioned encounters. Instead of plugging in […]
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From the Archives
Most issues of our monthly newsletter, The Highlands Voice, beginning with Volume 1, in 1969, are archived on our website at www.wvhighlands.org. Enjoy the following highlights taken from; […]
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Seven West Virginia Parks to Charge Entry Fees—NOT
In mid-April, the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources announced that a $2-per-car entry fee would be charged at Coopers Rock State Forest and at Babcock, Blackwater, Cacapon, Little Beaver, […]
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The Passing of an Old Friend
We note with sorrow the passing earlier this year of Eleanor Bush at the age of 103. She served as secretary of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy for several years […]
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~FINAL EXAM~
Open Book test. The text: “Fighting to Protect the Highlands: The First Forty Years of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy” by David P. Elkinton. [texts available in each WV public […]
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Board Highlights
By John McFerrin The spring Board meeting was a mixture of the same old, same old, issue reports, and excitement for the future. For same old, same old we had […]
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Beth Baldwin Wins an Award
By Cindy Rank Congratulations to Beth Baldwin. She and her cohorts in the nursing profession worked tirelessly at the WV state Legislature these past few years to achieve greater recognition, […]
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