April Established as Native Plant Month in West Virginia

By Luanne McGovern The West Virginia Native Plant Society and the Kanawha Garden Club are pleased to announce the signing of a proclamation by Governor Jim Justice on Feb. 20, [...]

Thoughts from our President

By Larry Thomas Spring officially arrived on March 20 here in the highlands. Winter is fading away as one finds evidence of the different stages of the annual transition from [...]

The Loss of a Friend

We are deeply saddened to note the passing of Julian Martin on March 24—a true friend of the mountains. His activism on the be- half of protection for West Virginia’s [...]

Ramp Up Your Spring Cooking!

By Alex Coffman The forest gives us so much, including food. It’s no wonder they call ramps a spring tonic because nothing rings in the change of season better than [...]

2023 WV Legislature Wrap Up

By Luanne McGovern The 86th session of the West Virginia Legislature held plenty of surprises until the last minute. For those of us following the bills concerning our public lands, [...]

The Mountain Valley Pipeline and Endangered Species

By John McFerrin The Mountain Valley Pipeline has taken another step toward final approval: the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has issued an opinion that the pipeline will not [...]

Plain As the Nose on Your Face

By Hugh Rogers Recent visitors to Tucker County asked us about the Facebook page of Corridor H Authority, a quasi-official public relations group. They thought it looked pretty good. It [...]

April Established as Native Plant Month in West Virginia

By Luanne McGovern The West Virginia Native Plant Society and the Kanawha Garden Club are pleased to announce the signing of a proclamation by Governor Jim Justice on Feb. 20, [...]

New WVHC Apparel Coming Soon!

SURPRISE! We are very excited to share with you a new range of items in the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy online store. A collection of 100 percent cotton short sleeve t-shirts [...]

WV PFAS Protection Act and EPA limits

By Olivia Miller In recent months, our government officials at both the state and federal level have stepped up to address the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known [...]

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor,  I enjoyed Peggy Clark's well-written piece, "Does the Eastern US Have Room for Cougars? In 2014, a mountain lion was spotted in a tree in Bourbon County, [...]

Public Hearing set for April 18 on Cacapon RV Campground Proposals

State officials with the West Virginia Department of Commerce on Tuesday afternoon issued a press release regarding the status of proposals to build an RV campground at Cacapon State Park. [...]