West Virginia Highlands Conservancy’s Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Program Receives Spirit of West Virginia Award

CHARLESTON, W.Va—The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is proud to announce that West Virginia Tourism has awarded its Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards program the Spirit of West Virginia Award. This award […]

Business Owners Advocate for Northern Route for Corridor H to Protect Local Community and Economy

THOMAS, W.Va.— A coalition of 32 business owners from the small rural towns of Thomas and Davis in West Virginia have come together to advocate for the northern alignment of […]

Tell Congress: Support Legislation to Stop Zombie Mines

From our partners at Appalachian Voices Our communities are deeply tied to our lands — the land gives us clean water, refuge for wildlife and a sense of place. But […]

WVHC Awarded American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water and Environment Grant

DAVIS, W.Va.—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 […]

Volunteer Trailhead Stewards Needed at Dolly Sods Wilderness Area

DRYFORK, W.Va.— The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is seeking volunteers to support Dolly Sods Wilderness Area by welcoming and educating visitors to the wilderness as part of its Dolly Sods […]

Blackwater River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® for 2024

ContactGary Belan, American Rivers, 202-243-7027Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, 304-704-2997Saundra Goss, Go North Corridor H Alliance, 304-678-8110Judy Rodd, Friends of Blackwater, 204-552-7602 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Blackwater River, […]

Environmental Groups Secure Historic Settlement to Restore West Virginia Streams Harmed by Coal Mining Pollution

CHARLESTON, W.Va.— In a landmark victory, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, the Sierra Club, and the West Virginia Rivers Coalition have reached an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to […]

Corridor H Comment Period Closes March 27

The Federal Highway Administration and West Virginia Division of Highways are currently accepting public comment on the Notice of Intent to prepare a new environmental impact statement on the Parsons […]

Stand With Us to Oppose HB 5018 and Protect Community Monitoring!

We were hopeful that HB 5018—the bill that would ban the use of citizen air monitoring data for regulatory action—would die a quiet death. But, in the final week of […]

Take Action to Protect Our Public Lands!

We need your help to protect our State Parks and Rail Trails. Recently, the West Virginia Senate passed SB 688—a dangerous bill that potentially opens all West Virginia public lands […]