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June Go North Corridor H Alliance Update
“21st century economic development is based on what we already have … don’t give away the store.” (Edward T. McMahon) The source for much of this update came from The Secrets […]
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Thoughts from the Vice President
By Luanne McGovern I just returned from a wonderful two-week trip to Ireland, the Emerald Isle. I have to say, though, that West Virginia in May is even greener than […]
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Mountain Valley Pipeline Safety Issues Continue
Photo Caption: PHMSA Deputy Administrator Tristan Brown (foreground) listens to Georgia Haverty, a Giles County landowner (center), during a Bent Mountain community meeting on March 13. Photo by Dan Radmacher […]
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Upcoming Events West Virginia Mountain Odyssey: Outings, Education and Beyond
The West Virginia Mountain Odyssey Program: Outings, Education and Beyond is an initiative by the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy aimed at connecting people with the natural wonders of the West Virginia Highlands […]
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No Justice for Pinnacle Creek
To put it simply: two notorious coal companies, NUFAC and Bluestone, have been flagrantly desecrating Pinnacle Creek for years, and are pushing the critically endangered Guyandotte River crayfish to the precipice of extinction.
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Meet Our New Board Member: Cindy Slater
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is happy to announce that we have recently welcomed Cindy Slater to the Board of Directors as an organizational director representing the Brooks Bird Club.
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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Awarded American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water and Environment Grant
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is excited to announce that it has been awarded an American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water and Environment grant, focused on launching the West Virginia Mountain Odyssey: Outings, Education, and Beyond program.
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An Update on South Fork Cherry
After filing our challenge in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on January 10, the Trump appointed judge, Timothy J. Kelly, has done little other than give the government more time to think about its forthcoming response, and let the coal company join the proceedings as defendant-intervenors.
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Dominion Energy Donates 847 Acres to The Nature Conservancy to Expand Protection Along Allegheny Front
(Reprinted from The Nature Conservancy) Dominion Energy has donated 847 acres to The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia (TNC) to expand conservation protection along The Allegheny Front. These acres, when […]
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Board Highlights: April 2024
By John McFerrin The spring Board of Directors meeting of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy was, as usual, a mixture of boring, businessy stuff and interesting stuff: reports about what […]
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