By Hugh Rogers An elected official in Tucker County asked me where I was from. “Randolph County,” I said. “Kerens.” “Off the mountain,” she said. I nodded. Then she told [...]
Another incredibly challenging year has come to an end. Looking back, I have been thinking, where did it go, seems to have just zoomed by. Unfortunately, the Covid19 pandemic, now [...]
Mountain Hydrology Lab Addresses Water Security and Climate Change
By Cory Chase On November 12, I had the pleasure of interviewing Nicolas (Nico) Zégre, PhD, about climate change and the future of WV’s water. Nicolas is an associate professor [...]
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy very much appreciates the generous bequest received from the Estate of Lawrence Woodward “Luke” Franzheim, III of Springfield, Ohio, formerly of Wheeling, West Virginia. Among [...]
Senator Manchin Voices Opposition to the Build Back Better Act
By Perry Bryant On December 19th, on Fox News of all places, Senator Manchin said that he could not support moving the Build Back Better Act forward. The Build Back [...]
Supporting the Wilderness Climate
The First Season of Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Part 2: Dolly Sods Becomes a Wilderness By Dave Johnston In the first part of this article (The Highlands Voice, December, 2081), which [...]
Carbon Capture and Storage Is Not a Silver Bullet, But…
By Perry Bryant I enjoyed reading Dr. Pokladnik’s well-written article on carbon capture and storage in December’s Highlands Voice. I agree with her overall position that carbon capture and storage is not [...]
Theodore Roosevelt and Climate Change
On April 15, 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt, issued an "Arbor Day Proclamation to the School Children of the United States,” telling them: It is well that you should celebrate your Arbor [...]
Franklin (Frank) D. Young of Ripley, WV, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 at the Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, WV. He was born at Tuppers Creek, in Kanawha County, WV, [...]
By Cynthia Ellis Frank Young seemed brilliant to me. But he would not have agreed. Still, when we gathered with him and other members of the Board of Directors of the West [...]
By Marilyn Shoenfeld I have known Frank and Becky for at least 23 years, or as long as I have been on the Board of the WVHC. My husband, Peter [...]
By George Beetham Frank Young was president of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy when I got involved in the wind issue. I contacted the Conservancy over the the Nedpower project [...]
*You have always been such a stable, thoughtful, reasonable personal friend, and foundation stone for so much that WVHC and other civic and environmental groups in WV have sought to do. We already miss [...]
Something Useful from Acid Mine Drainage: Is that Possible?
By John McFerrin One type of materials that is necessary for modern life is a class of minerals known as rare earth elements. These elements are necessary components of modern technologies. [...]
This country lays a living claim this hour, the upsweep of ridges rising beyond the nearby band of burning, beating oranges and flickering yellows of foliage Cast in vagrant, vast [...]
