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What Does “Finished” Mean?
During discussions of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, it is often referred to as “nearly finished.” In…
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Greenbrier Watershed Association Talks to Senator Manchin
March 21, 2022 The Honorable Joe Manchin, III United States Senator 306 Hart Office Building
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Homecoming
A fox framed by a barn door stares at me. He does not run away. He seems to…
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Plant Trees, Have Fun!
Appalachian Headwaters, the West Virginia Land Trust, and Green Forests Work will be hosting a tree planting event on Saturday April 30th at the new Mammoth Preserve. Please join…
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Little Bitty Birds
By Cynthia D. Ellis Ruby-throated Hummingbirds add a special dimension of pleasure to many locations in West Virginia as the temperatures warm. Here are…
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What I Learned Covering the 2022 WV Legislature
By Luanne McGovern This was my first year covering the Legislature for the WV Highlands Conservancy, and I learned a lot in a very…
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Thoughts from our president
Sunday, March 20 was the first day of spring, but Old Man Winter wasn’t quite ready to leave the highlands. Since then, we have had snow, heavy…
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What Happened at the 2022 Legislative Session
By Luanne McGovern The sixty day session of the West Virginia Legislature was completed at the stroke of midnight on March 12, 2022. In total,…
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The National Forest and the Candy Darter
By Rick Webb As described in my presentation for the 2021 Highlands Conservancy Fall Review, current Forest Service management practice does not bode well…
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New Board Members
We welcome two new members of the Board of Directors. First, we welcome Dave Ruediger as an organizational Director, representing the West Virginia Rivers Coalition. Dave grew up in the…
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