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John McFerrin; Twenty Years Our Editor
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:
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
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?
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
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
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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Out of Date Legislative Update
By Luanne McGovern A monthly publication such as The Highlands Voice does not come out nearly often enough to keep up with what is going on at the West Virginia Legislature. Things change […]
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Thoughts from our President: Off-Road Vehicles Pose a Threat to West Virginia Public Lands
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has a long history of opposing Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) use on our West Virginia federal and state public lands. As reported previously, the Conservancy Legislative Committee, along […]
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Mountain Valley Pipeline Hits Another Snag
By John McFerrin The Mountain Valley Pipeline faces another setback, this time over a failure by the Fish and Wildlife Service to comply with the Endangered Species Act. The United States […]
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Indicators for Studying, Assessing and Evaluating Potential Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Effects and Costs on West Virginia Public Lands
There are numerous parameters to be used in the study and evaluation which will serve as the indicators of the potential of ORV effects if permitted on the public lands […]
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