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There Were No Flowers: Ethical Nature Photography
(Photo by Dave Johnston) By Dave Johnston Ever since the advent of photography, photographers have been taking and…
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It’s That Serious: A Collection of Comments on Corridor H
Corridor H construction in Holly Meadows, West Virginia, in Dec. 2022. By Hugh Rogers Since the partial…
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Heads Up! WVHC Is Going Digital
By Cory Chase, Program Director The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has communicated with its membership through The Highlands Voice for decades, but there’s a…
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WV Parks System is Worth Protecting
By Robert Beanblossom West Virginia has always been a relatively poor state with an economy largely based on the extraction of natural resources —…
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Community Solar in West Virginia?
(Photo by Moritz Kindler/Unsplash) By John McFerrin Whenever there is discussion of capturing more sunshine to make electricity,…
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reclassifies Northern Long-eared Bat as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
(Photo by Steve Taylor/University of Illinois) WASHINGTON — On Nov. 29, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
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Letter from the President
By Larry Thomas It is amazing how fast 2022 has flown by and it went out with a bang as temperatures in much of…
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STREAM Act Signed into Law
(Photo by Olivia Miller) By Susan Rosenblum and Olivia Miller Acid mine drainage is a devastating environmental issue with…
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2022
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BOOK REVIEW: Rambunctious Garden, Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World
By Emma Marris, reviewed by John McFerrin Much of what the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy does involves land management. Should our state parks be…
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