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Thoughts from our president
WOW!!! Thanks to everyone who attended our 2021 Fall Review. Although originally planned as an outdoor, in person, event somewhere in the highlands that the Conservancy is devoted to protecting, […]
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Watoga State Park Gets Dark Sky Status
The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) has awarded Watoga State Park in West Virginia with the official Dark Sky Park status. The adjacent Calvin Price State Forest and nearby Droop Mountain Battlefield State […]
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Managing West Virginia’s Forests in a Changing Climate
By Cory Chase Climate change is the elephant in the room with regards to environmentalism. It is undoubtedly one of the most pressing issues we face as a species on […]
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The Army Wants You
Or at least the Army Corps of Engineers wants to hear from you about the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Under the Clean Water Act the MVP must have a permit to […]
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Bats: Facts and Fiction
Along with ghosts and witches, bats symbolize Halloween. They are mythologized as dark, threatening creatures in the night sky, waiting to swoop and get entangled in our hair and drink […]
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Book News
Saying “Yes” to Saving Wonder by Mary Knight Reviewed by Cynthia Ellis What is the correct term for books for early teens these days? Young adult? Surely not Juvenile? Whatever it is, this […]
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Time for the PSC to Protect WV Ratepayers
By James Van Nostrand Few cases better illustrate the abject failure of the West Virginia Public Service Commission to protect ratepayers than its approval last month of American Electric Power’s […]
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What Happens on Climate Next in DC? Your Guess Is as Good as Mine
By Perry Bryant As of the first of October, the House of Representatives has delayed consideration of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Speaker Pelosi did not have the votes to get […]
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Thoughts from our president
October, the month that keeps Mother Nature busy with her paint brush and pallet as she as she goes to work using scarlet, purple, orange, yellow and browns to create […]
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ATVs Still in the East Lynn Wildlife Management Area
By John McFerrin A proposal for an expansion of the Hatfield-McCoy trail system for All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) in Wayne County has come and gone, leaving what many had seen […]
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