Go North newsletter: A special place
By Go North Alliance This month’s newsletter focuses on input from our community on why our mountaintop is a special place. We asked members of the Go North Alliance and [...]
More than the catch: Teaching the next angler
By Christa Clasgens, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Across West Virginia, folks are anxiously awaiting the weekend to arrive, checking out the stocking updates and weather reports. Even the West Virginia [...]
Recap of the 2026 Appalachian Studies Association Conference
By Dave Cooper, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Member On the weekend of March 20–21, I attended the 49th annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference held at Marshall University in Huntington, West [...]
Trailhead Stewards training and annual Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards picnic set for May 16
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and Monongahela National Forest will host a Trailhead Stewards training on Saturday, May 16, at the Seneca Rocks [...]
Spring is trying very hard to break through the cold, but with some success, it will be very welcome. I want to remind everyone of the mission of the West [...]
West Virginia expands protections for native Brook Trout streams
By West Virginia Rivers Coalition Over 170 miles of streams newly recognized as “trout waters,” strengthening conservation for anglers and water quality. West Virginia has taken a significant step to [...]
West Virginia’s Earth Day legacy
By C.A. Holmes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Environmentalism has taken many different forms over the years, from local grassroots activism to national non-profits and everything in between. But many of [...]
WV House Speaker representing data center-linked developer in Mason County air permit appeal case
By Caity Coyne, West Virgina Watch WV Citizen Action Group calls for Hanshaw to resign from all legal cases related to developers in the state who could benefit from legislation [...]
WVHC joins national lawsuit to defend endangerment finding
By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has joined a national lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding, a [...]
