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Blending Recreation, History and Culture
The Blackwater Industrial Complex Archaeological and Historic District contains a ten-mile stretch of the 1888 West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh Railway grade with bridges and culverts, the…
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Thoughts From Our President
By Marilyn Shoenfeld Another month has flown by, and we are heading into fall. We have all been busy. The Legislative Committee is developing…
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Corridor H Alternate Route is Back on The Table
By Hugh Rogers Last month, the Go North Alliance, an informal organization of statewide, regional, and local nonprofits, including the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy,…
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Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Update: August 2023
By Dave Johnston Here’s a quick update on current activities, plans, and things you can get involved in with the Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards.
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Clears Way for Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction to Resume
By Mike Tony The Mountain Valley Pipeline’s legal saga took an extraordinary turn Thursday (July 27) morning. The chief justice of…
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Another Small Step Forward: Making Sure Old Mines Are Reclaimed
By John McFerrin The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has joined with the Sierra Club in another step in the long march toward making sure…
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Board Highlights
By John McFerrin In some ways, the July meeting of the Board of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy was an ordinary Board meeting. Yet…
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Spotted Lanternfly Basics
By Patricia Gundrum Spotted lanternflies (Lycorma delicatula) are native to China and other regions of Asia. First detected in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 2014,…
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Watoga Old-Growth Forest Exploration Outing
By Larry Thomas The Conservancy’s second old-growth outing took place on July 9, when more than thirty individuals met ecologist/naturalist Doug Wood at Watoga…
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WV Legislative Interims – Six Months to Go
By Luanne McGovern The West Virginia legislative interim sessions have been relatively quiet this year but will likely get busier as the fall progresses….
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