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YOU CAN ALWAYS HEAR THE HIGHWAY
beneath the Eastern Phoebe. It hums alongside the Hermit Thrush and Indigo Bunting. It is almost like a river but it is not a river.It is not out-runnable. There are moments […]
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Thoughts From Our President: May 2024
By Marilyn Shoenfeld Spring has finally arrived, but the weather has been dark and cold for the past few days. Yes, rain is needed, but flooding is a constant threat. I […]
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Blackwater River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers for 2024
By Olivia Miller On April 16, the Blackwater River, West Virginia’s prized waterway renowned for its recreation opportunities and wildlife, joined the list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2024. […]
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EPA, DEP Not Doing Their Jobs?
The Sierra Club, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, and West Virginia Rivers Coalition sue over Lower Guyandotte watershed oversight By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail West Virginia conservationists have filed a federal […]
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Mine Reclamation Fund Board Gets Environmental Rep After Participation Concern
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail An advisory council established to ensure the stability of a state fund key to the reclamation of abandoned mine lands is fully seated after the […]
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Coal Companies Point Fingers as Local Resident Contend With Flood and Home Damage
By Dan Radmacher, Appalachian Voices There are strange things happening near Wolf Pen, West Virginia, about seven miles north of Welch. Geysers of water have shot up out of the […]
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Multiflora Rose: An Invasive Species, A Cautionary Tale, and A Good (?) Idea Gone Bad
By John McFerrin It seemed like a good idea at the time. Hybrid roses needed a sturdy root stock to graft desirable varieties onto. Asia had a sturdy, common rose […]
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Why A Walk in the Woods Is the Best Medicine
By Olivia Miller Winter is officially behind us, and brighter, warmer days on the trails lie ahead. It has never been a question to me whether hiking (walking in nature) […]
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Friends of the Cheat Finds Success With Their Immersive Snorkel Club Program
Friends of the Cheat (FOC) is a local nonprofit watershed group dedicated to the restoration, preservation, and promotion of the Cheat River watershed. The FOC Snorkel Club program was created […]
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Heritage Trees in the Upper Cheat River Project Area
By John Coleman There are now two state listed champion trees within the Forest Service’s proposed logging in the Upper Cheat River area. We just learned that a hemlock we […]
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