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There Were No Flowers: Ethical Nature Photography
(Photo by Dave Johnston) By Dave Johnston Ever since the advent of photography, photographers have been taking and sharing pictures of the astonishing beauty of our natural world. Early photographers […]
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It’s That Serious: A Collection of Comments on Corridor H
Corridor H construction in Holly Meadows, West Virginia, in Dec. 2022. By Hugh Rogers Since the partial settlement of a federal lawsuit allowed construction to resume on Corridor H, West […]
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Heads Up! WVHC Is Going Digital
By Cory Chase, Program Director The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has communicated with its membership through The Highlands Voice for decades, but there’s a new kid on the block. Since […]
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WV Parks System is Worth Protecting
By Robert Beanblossom West Virginia has always been a relatively poor state with an economy largely based on the extraction of natural resources — especially coal. Consequently, the state government […]
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Community Solar in West Virginia?
(Photo by Moritz Kindler/Unsplash) By John McFerrin Whenever there is discussion of capturing more sunshine to make electricity, someone always points out that doing that on the scale necessary to […]
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reclassifies Northern Long-eared Bat as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
(Photo by Steve Taylor/University of Illinois) WASHINGTON — On Nov. 29, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a final rule to reclassify the northern long-eared bat as endangered […]
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Letter from the President
By Larry Thomas It is amazing how fast 2022 has flown by and it went out with a bang as temperatures in much of the highlands dipped below zero accompanied […]
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STREAM Act Signed into Law
(Photo by Olivia Miller) By Susan Rosenblum and Olivia Miller Acid mine drainage is a devastating environmental issue with which the citizens and environmental organizations in the state of West […]
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2022
The Highlands Voice The Monthly Publication of West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Special offer: Sign up here for a free six-month trial to the Highlands Voice. Please consider becoming a WVHC […]
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BOOK REVIEW: Rambunctious Garden, Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World
By Emma Marris, reviewed by John McFerrin Much of what the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy does involves land management. Should our state parks be managed for timber production? (No!) How […]
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