• What Happened at the 2022 Legislative Session

    Posted on April 1, 2022

    By Luanne McGovern The sixty day session of the West Virginia Legislature was completed at the stroke of midnight on March 12, 2022.  In total, there were 2216 bills introduced, of […]

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  • The National Forest and the Candy Darter

    Posted on February 28, 2022

    By Rick Webb As described in my presentation for the 2021 Highlands Conservancy Fall Review, current Forest Service management practice does not bode well for preservation and restoration of the […]

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  • New Board Members

    Posted on February 28, 2022

    We welcome two new members of the Board of Directors.  First, we welcome Dave Ruediger as an organizational Director, representing the West Virginia Rivers Coalition.  Dave grew up in the woods, rivers and […]

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  • Loss of a Friend

    Posted on February 28, 2022

    We are saddened to note the passing of our member Mirijana Beram of Doddridge County.  Mirijana was born in Croatia; living here in West Virginia she developed a deep love […]

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  • John McFerrin; Twenty Years Our Editor

    Posted on February 28, 2022

    By Cindy Ellis In March, 2002, Frank Young was the president of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. In our newsletter, “The Highlands Voice,” he welcomed someone familiar to WVHC but […]

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  • Supporting the Wilderness Climate:

    Posted on February 28, 2022

    The First Season of Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Part 4: Impact and Response By Dave Johnston In the first three parts of this article, which is based on the presentation […]

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  • New Guide to the West Virginia Highlands

    Posted on February 28, 2022

    Jim Van Gundy, former West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Board member and longtime friend of the Highlands Conservancy, has published his book, The Nature and Scenery of the West Virginia Highlands: A […]

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  • What about Geothermal Energy?

    Posted on February 28, 2022

    By John McFerrin             Is geothermal energy a possible source of energy for West Virginia?             A modern society needs some way to produce electricity that is available all the time, not […]

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  • Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals from Acid Mine Drainage

    Posted on February 28, 2022

    By Luanne McGovern If you’ve been following the news from the 2022 West Virginia Legislative session, you know that recovery of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) from Acid Mine Drainage has […]

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  • Off-Road Vehicle Recreation on West Virginia Public Lands

    Posted on February 28, 2022

    By Cory Chase The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, in partnership with the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance’s (ABRA), has just released a new project page about the harmful effects of Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs, a.k.a. Off-Highway […]

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