2020 Legislative Session Looming

By the West Virginia Environmental Council legislative committee              Death, taxes and the West Virginia Legislature are inevitable in the mountain state of West Virginia.               And the WV legislature will convene [...]

Thoughts from our president

Another Invasive Has Been Found in West Virginia The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) have now confirmed the presence of a [...]

West Virginia Legislature: Ready or Not, Here it Comes!

By John McFerrin We are in the season of preparation.  Whether we use the Wal-Mart calendar (where we have been in full bore preparation for Christmas since at least October) or [...]

Ready or Not, Here it Comes!

By John McFerrin We are in the season of preparation.  Whether we use the Wal-Mart calendar (where we have been in full bore preparation for Christmas since at least October) or [...]

All Terrain Vehicles on Public Lands?

By Beth Little             The idea that we should allow all terrain vehicles (ATVs) on public lands in West Virginia is one that has been kicking around for years without much [...]

Power Purchase Agreements: Making Renewable Energy Possible (or at least more likely)

By Frank Young             Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) are contracts which assure that a market exists for those kilowatt hours of electricity generated by the solar panels, wind turbines, coal fired [...]

A Green Amendment: Could We Ever Have One?

By Cindy Ellis Two Words Climate Change.  When WV Delegate Evan Hansen spoke to us at our Fall Review, he pointed out that he was the first to publicly use that [...]

Modern Jobs Act

By John McFerrin             The MOJO Act takes several realities and tries to put them together in a way that benefits West Virginia.  Those realities are: West Virginia has more than 550 [...]

Better Bonding for Coal Mines Proposed

By John McFerrin             Ever since the passage of the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, coal mines have had to post a bond to guarantee reclamation.  If the company went [...]

Facts About Red-Tailed Hawks

The Red-Tailed Hawk is a bird of prey known as a raptor. They can be found throughout most of North America. These birds are found as far north as northern [...]

Forest Service Responds to Conservancy’s Objection on the Panther Ridge Project

The Forest Service is on the cusp of finalizing its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) decision for the proposed Panther Ridge Habitat Enhancement Project.  On November 21, 2019, Forest Supervisor Shawn [...]

Trout Unlimited Urges Congress to Keep Funding Mine Cleanups

By Chris Hunt Trout Unlimited has joined a bipartisan group of partners and lawmakers in calling on Congress to provide continued funding for the cleanup of abandoned mines and the legacy pollution of historic coal [...]

Happy Birthday!

For over 25 years, West Virginia Land Trust has been working to conserve West Virginia’s special places. Since 1994, it has protected over 10,000 acres of land, created outdoor recreation [...]