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October 2024 Board Highlights
By John McFerrin The fall board meeting came on the last day of the Fall Review. We were just ending a successful Fall Review where we achieved the trifecta: had […]
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Thoughts From Our President: November 2024
On the weekend of October 18, 2024, fifty dedicated environmentalists, along with family and friends, gathered at Cacapon Resort State Park to celebrate the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy’s Fall Review. […]
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WVHC, Appalachian Voices to Sue South Fork Coal Over Toxic Discharges and Reclamation Failures in Greenbrier County
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and Appalachian Voices filed a formal notice on October 16, 2024, of its intent to sue the South Fork Coal Company for ongoing and severe violations of the Clean […]
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Tucker County’s Thriving Home-Grown Economy
From the Go North Alliance NEPA (the National Environmental Policy Act) required the Division of Highways to re-examine its preferred route in part because of a “significant change in circumstances.” […]
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Full Court Pressure on the South Fork Cherry River
Several developments have unfolded since our last update on the ongoing situation concerning the South Fork Cherry River, though not necessarily for the better.
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Be On the Lookout for Snakes as You Work and Play in West Virginia
By Larry Thomas We are lucky to live and play in the wild and wonderful state of West Virginia, which is full of abundant wildlife. We will all, at some […]
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WVHC 2024 Fall Review
Members and friends of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy: We are excited to invite you to our Annual Fall Review to explore and celebrate conservation efforts throughout the West Virginia Highlands […]
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The Forest Restoration Pretense: Avoiding Environmental Oversight in the Monongahela National Forest
Despite the misleading name, the Gauley Healthy Forest Restoration (GHFR) project is primarily a timber project. It involves about 3,000 acres of timber harvest and about 60 miles of road construction for heavy equipment access and log transport. Several hundred acres of the timber harvest will be clear cuts, or “regeneration cuts” in today’s Forest Service terminology.
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Lexington Coal Litigation Update
We have an update from our legal team about recent developments in the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) enforcement action against Lexington Coal at two of its mines in Mingo County.
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Catastrophic Impacts From Hurricane Helene Devastate Appalachia—Find Out How You Can Help!
From Appalachian Voices Over a period of three days, Southern and Central Appalachia experienced unprecedented rainfall from a combination of an historic rain event and Hurricane Helene. Catastrophic flooding, landslides […]
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