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Forever Fola
By Cindy Rank As reported in previous issues of the Voice, mining operations on the mountain ridges along the Clay/Nicholas County line continue to pollute streams that flow into both…
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Court of Appeals Refuses Stay in Cleanup Case
By John McFerrin The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has refused to stay an order by the United States District Court for the Southern District of…
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Learning Lessons
Our group, throughout its 50 years, has a long record of positive actions for the environment in West Virginia. It is gratifying to read, in our history book, of…
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Celebrating Old Growth in Doddridge County
By Cindy Rank Sunday, June 11th dawned clear and warm – a perfect day for gathering to dedicate the new Forest Preserve in Doddridge County west of Clarksburg, WV. Decades ago…
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Planting the Seeds & Helping Them Grow 50 Years of Tending the Environment in West Virginia
Honoring the Partnerships that formed the Highlands Conservancy in the first place and the ever expanding network of new citizen and environmental partners we’ve…
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West Virginia Red Spruce Trees for Sale!
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy organizes volunteers to collect seeds from our native plant species. We contract with commercial growers to grow seedlings for ecosystem restoration projects. All proceeds…
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Planting Some Trees on Old Strip Mines
By Beth Little I just witnessed an operation that has it all: job creation, land restoration, and youth education. The jobs are largely local and varied, from bulldozer operator to…
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Moving Old Mines Closer to Compliance
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, the Sierra Club, and the West Virginia Rivers Coalition have made an agreement with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection that moves seven…
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Memories of the Early Days of the WVHC
By Rupert Cutler I was an Assistant Executive Director of The Wilderness Society in Washington, D.C., assigned by Executive Director Stewart Brandborg to help pro-wilderness grass roots groups in the…
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Congress Refuses to Unfix a Problem
By John McFerrin In March, 2017, The Highlands Voice reported that Congress was about to unfix a problem with the waste of natural gas on public lands. The Bureau of…
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