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Book Review: Walk, on the Mountain by Junior Walk
By Cindy Ellis When I was newly retired from teaching in public schools in West Virginia, I cast around for quite a while to…
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Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Restoration Work Causing Even More Issues
By Dan Radmacher, Appalachian Voices Though Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service in mid-June, construction continues on the route as contractors work to…
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Federal Agency Petitioned to Curb Bird Collisions With Commercial Buildings
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy joined the Center for Biological Diversity, and 29 other bird and wildlife conservation organizations from 24 states filed a legal petition on…
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It’s Getting Impossible to Beat the Heat
By Perry Bryant If you think that it’s been abnormally hot in West Virginia lately, you’d be right. Consider this summer in Charleston: June…
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Save the Blackwater Canyon Trail
By Betsy Jaeger Lawson, West Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club One of the most popular hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing trails in…
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The Rest of Blackwater Canyon to Become Part of the Monongahela National Forest
By John McFerrin The United States Forest Service has agreed to buy approximately 2,700 acres of land along the Blackwater River in Tucker County…
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West Virginia Mountain Odyssey Upcoming Events
Old Growth Forest Hike in Watoga State Park, August 10: Join the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy on the next stop of the West Virginia Mountain Odyssey for a…
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West Virginia Scenic Trail Association 50th Anniversary Celebration
Connect with your tribe and enjoy September in the mountains of West Virginia! The West Virginia Scenic Trail Association will celebrate its 50th anniversary in the…
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Where are we in the process? Corridor H: Parsons to Davis
From the Go North Corridor H Alliance Background On February 6, 2024, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in coordination with…
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New Developments in South Fork Cherry River
By Andrew Young There have been a number of developments in the time since the last South Fork Cherry River update in The Highlands…
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