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Getting Oil and Gas Wells Plugged
By John McFerrin The problem Orphaned gas wells are everywhere. There are about 6,500 gas wells in West Virginia that are…
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PFAS Chemicals and Safe Drinking Water at the 2023 Legislative Session
By Luanne McGovern One of the Conservancy’s priorities for the 2023 legislative session is the passage of the Clean Drinking Water Act of 2023,…
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Letter from the President
By Larry Thomas November was another busy month at the Conservancy and we are very proud of our efforts and accomplishments. During another extremely…
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Which Side Are You On? A Christmas Story
(A European Starling shot by Kathy Litzinger/Great Backyard Bird Count) By Cindy Ellis In the late 1800s and…
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Board Highlights
By John McFerrin For the first time in a long time we crawled out of our little Zoom boxes and had a meeting in…
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The Cost of Clear-Cutting our National Forests
(John Coleman) By Steve Coleman and John Coleman You would think the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) would be at the forefront…
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It’s Not Just Trees
A White Bergamot in Leadmine, WV. (Paula Stahl) By Paula Stahl Deep in the hills of northern West Virginia is a small…
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Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Update
Traffic jam at Dolly Sods. (Dave Johnston) By Dave Johnston The month of October sees the greatest concentrated influx of visitors to…
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2022 Fall Review Recap: Empowering West Virginia
Jay Williams gives a tour of the solar panels at his home in Cairo, WV. (Olivia Miller) By Olivia Miller and John McFerrin
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Partners Make Progress
By Sarah Hinnant This October, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy welcomed Friends of the Cheat (FOC) board member Sarah Hinnant as a delegate to…
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