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Board Highlights
By John McFerrin This quarter’s meeting of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy featured another transition while at the same time planning for the future. The transition was a new treasurer. […]
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Book Review: The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg
Review by Cindy Ellis In an online post, Eric Engle recommended this book. Eric is active in the Mid-Ohio Climate Action group, and he helps supply me and others with eye-catching […]
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Book Review: What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman
Review by John McFerrin This is a book about owls—where they live, what they can do, threats they face, and folklore about owls. The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is blessed […]
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Clearing the Waters: West Virginia’s Impaired Streams List
By Olivia Miller As we have all heard before, the first step in fixing a problem is acknowledging that you have one. The same is true in order for us […]
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Thoughts From Our President
By Marilyn Shoenfeld Mother Nature is very busy with the annual coloring of the leaves, which has been very evident witnessing the annual transformation from green to the scarlet, purple, […]
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Public Service Commission Considering Crippling Solar Power
By John McFerrin The West Virginia Public Service Commission is considering a proposal by First Energy (parent company of Mon Power) to reduce the amount that it pays individual producers […]
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Mushroom Meander 2023: Another Successful Outing
By Larry Thomas Mushrooms are among the most mysterious life forms, and here in West Virginia, mushrooms are thriving. According to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, nearly 1,700 […]
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Book Review: Smokescreen by Chad Hanson
Review by John McFerrin This is a book about forest fires—how we talk about them, how we think about them, and, most importantly, public policy toward fire control and suppression. […]
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Wilderness Trails (Part Two of Part Two)
By Dave Johnston In the first part of this series, we looked at how trails–unquestionably a human structure–can be justified, and even encouraged, in Wilderness areas, which by definition are […]
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Spotted Lanternfly on the Move in West Virginia
By Olivia Miller In mid-September, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture reported that the invasive spotted lanternfly has been found in two additional West Virginia counties: Grant and Hardy. Grant […]
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