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WHERE’S WALDO?
Low Cost Environmental Summer Camp Invites New Campers, Counselors in June 2020 Last year, Appalachian Headwaters, a new nonprofit organization ,…
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Finding Out What You Think
The Climate Change Committee for the Highlands Conservancy is developing a survey of our members on climate change. The purpose of the survey is to understand what…
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Thoughts from our president
Old man winter certainly has been kind to the highlands with milder weather and little snow to date. However, who can predict Old Man Winter’s plans for…
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EPA and Corps of Engineers Leave Waters Unprotected
By John McFerrin The United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers have narrowed the definition of the “waters…
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Black Kettle
“Nothing lives long…only the earth and the mountains.” Black Kettle If only that were true, Black Kettle If only
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Canaan Valley Wildlife Refuge Woodcock Project
By LeJay Graffious “There goes one!” Zach calls out. The nightly crepuscular flight of the American Woodcock had begun. The team had high expectations of trapping…
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Forest Forensics: Finding Clues in the Woods to History
By Chris Bolgiano It stands on our ridge like some kind of modern art sculpture, with its jutting iron beam and iron wheels sinking…
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Pump Storage Project Redux
By Kent Karriker Remember the pump storage project that was proposed for Backbone Mountain about a year ago, and then axed because of impacts…
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Winter Outings Series – Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
All events are free and open to the public and begin at White Grass Ski Touring Center. Jan 1 2020 Snowshoe Discovery Tour – 10…
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Let the Games Begin….
Time to dust off the baloney-grinding and monkeyshines clip art. The West Virginia Legislature will convene again on January 9, and their own website can help you…
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