Nationwide uprising stops two attempts to sell off public lands
By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Over the past two months, public lands advocates from across the country have fought back two separate attempts by Congress to sell off [...]
Save the date for WVHC’s 2025 Fall Review: “Environmentalism in a Changing World”
As Appalachia faces escalating environmental threats—from policy rollbacks and extreme weather to industrial development and habitat loss—this fall, conservationists, advocates, and concerned citizens will gather in the heart of Tucker [...]
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy brings Appalachia’s fight to Capitol Hill
By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Earlier in June, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy traveled to Capitol Hill with our friends at the Alliance for Appalachia, determined to speak [...]
Dear friends of the Highlands, As I sit down to write this article, my head is whirling, and my thoughts are going in many directions. I have been in the [...]
Tucker County data center fight heats up
By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Since the last issue of The Highlands Voice, things have moved quickly in the battle against the controversial data center and gas-fired power [...]
Paddle into summer: West Virginia Highlands Conservancy hosts “Summer Splash” on the Cheat River
Looking for a fun, refreshing way to celebrate summer in the Mountain State? The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (WVHC) invites paddlers of all experience levels to hit the water for Summer [...]
Priorities, promises, and Corridor H
By Hugh Rogers Elections have consequences. We have been brutally reminded of that. But what difference will the new administration in Charleston make in what government builds? In a speech [...]
Mountain Valley Pipeline: A year later, unease lingers for these residents
By Curtis Tate, West Virginia Public Broadcasting Paula Mann and her husband, Herman, live in the middle of Monroe County, in far southern West Virginia. On their sloped property, they have [...]
Dobbin Slashings Preserve is now open
The moment many of you have been waiting for—Dobbin Slashings Preserve is now open for public visitation! We’re excited to share that the Dobbin Slashings Preserve, a stunning landscape in [...]
The economic impact of West Virginia State Parks
By Scott Durham All information was pulled from the study, “The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of West Virginia State Parks and Forests: Fiscal Year 2023” In Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), [...]
Federal court clears path for legal challenges to coal-hauling in Monongahela National Forest
WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge in Delaware ruled Tuesday in favor of two motions filed by conservation groups, allowing key legal and administrative actions to move forward to protect portions [...]
