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Canaan Fir, 50 years later
By Dave Saville In 1970 a young Forestry Professor, Dr. Jim Brown, left WVU to take a job at Ohio State University. He was interested in Christmas Trees. His research […]
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Board Highlights
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy met in Charleston, with some of the members from more mountainous parts of the state snowed in and unable to attend. The Board did the usual […]
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More Questions for Mine Testing Facility
By Ellie Bell The Highlands Voice, May 2019, mentioned that a branch of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the National Institute of Occupational Safety (NIOSH), is exploring a plan […]
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Legislative Update (More or less)
With the West Virginia Legislature now in session there are several bills of interest. A monthly publication such as The Highlands Voice is not the best source for news on such […]
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Our Connection with Camp Waldo
By Cindy Rank A great number of mining and water related legal challenges pursued by WV Highlands Conservancy over the past 20-30 years have aimed at curtailing the pollution emanating […]
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WHERE’S WALDO?
Low Cost Environmental Summer Camp Invites New Campers, Counselors in June 2020 Last year, Appalachian Headwaters, a new nonprofit organization [*see accompanying side bar], created Camp Waldo, an environmentally focused […]
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Finding Out What You Think
The Climate Change Committee for the Highlands Conservancy is developing a survey of our members on climate change. The purpose of the survey is to understand what members believe are […]
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Thoughts from our president
Old man winter certainly has been kind to the highlands with milder weather and little snow to date. However, who can predict Old Man Winter’s plans for February and March? […]
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EPA and Corps of Engineers Leave Waters Unprotected
By John McFerrin The United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers have narrowed the definition of the “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under […]
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Black Kettle
“Nothing lives long…only the earth and the mountains.” Black Kettle If only that were true, Black Kettle If only If only it weren’t permitted promoted and profited from the annihilation […]
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