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“Forced Pooling” Comes to West Virginia
By David McMahon Forced unitization bills, often termed “forced pooling” bills, have been very controversial for years. West Virginia Surface Owners Rights Organization (WVSORO) has always said a good forced […]
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2022 Opening Dates Announced for Monongahela National Forest Recreation Sites
Monongahela National Forest has announced the 2022 opening dates for developed recreation sites across the Forest. The dates may change based on local conditions. Visit the Forest’s Recreation Conditions Report […]
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Young Birders Taking Flight
By Victoria Sheeler “Time in nature is not leisure time; it’s an essential investment in our children’s health (and also,by the way, in our own).” – Richard Louv, from Last Child […]
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Supporting the Wilderness Climate:
The First Season of Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Part 5: The Stewards Step Up By Dave Johnston In the first four parts of this article, which is based on the […]
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A Better Route for Corridor H
By Hugh Rogers Our story so far, Parsons to Davis chapter: The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) has been sued before over its Original Preferred Alignment (OPA). A settlement […]
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What Does “Finished” Mean?
During discussions of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, it is often referred to as “nearly finished.” In the litigation over the failure, so far, to comply with the Endangered Species Act (The […]
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Greenbrier Watershed Association Talks to Senator Manchin
March 21, 2022 The Honorable Joe Manchin, III United States Senator 306 Hart Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Manchin, The Greenbrier River Watershed Association, founded in 1990, is one […]
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Homecoming
A fox framed by a barn door stares at me. He does not run away. He seems to know something Like two people in love. I am I and you […]
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Plant Trees, Have Fun!
Appalachian Headwaters, the West Virginia Land Trust, and Green Forests Work will be hosting a tree planting event on Saturday April 30th at the new Mammoth Preserve. Please join us to help […]
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Little Bitty Birds
By Cynthia D. Ellis Ruby-throated Hummingbirds add a special dimension of pleasure to many locations in West Virginia as the temperatures warm. Here are some brief notes about those tiny […]
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