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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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Loss of a Friend
We are saddened to note the passing of our member Mirijana Beram of Doddridge County. Mirijana was born in Croatia; living here in West Virginia she developed…
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John McFerrin; Twenty Years Our Editor
By Cindy Ellis In March, 2002, Frank Young was the president of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. In our newsletter, “The Highlands Voice,” he…
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Supporting the Wilderness Climate:
The First Season of Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Part 4: Impact and Response By Dave Johnston In…
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New Guide to the West Virginia Highlands
Jim Van Gundy, former West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Board member and longtime friend of the Highlands Conservancy, has published his book, The Nature and Scenery of the West…
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What about Geothermal Energy?
By John McFerrin Is geothermal energy a possible source of energy for West Virginia? A modern society needs some way to…
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