West Virginia Highlands Conservancy

Marshall University Earth Day Celebration
2024-04-10 10:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Marshall University, 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV, 25755, United States
Join the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy staff as we celebrate Earth Day with Marshall University!

Water Quality Monitoring Training for Tucker County
2024-03-24 08:00 - 17:00 | West Virginia
Please help keep our rivers and streams healthy and clear! West Virginia Rivers Coalition, in partnership with Friends of the Cheat and West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, will hold a training for Parsons and Davis community members on how to visually monitor highway construction activities and report potential pollution incidents. This training will be held on Sunday, March 24 at the Parsons Community Center, 96 Parkwood Lane, Parsons, WV.
If you are interested in attending, please contact Jenna Dodson, Staff Scientist, West Virginia Rivers Coalition at jdodson@wvrivers.org.

Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
2024-03-01 08:00 - 2024-03-03 17:00 | West Virginia
For the past 42 years, over 5,000 concerned people from across the globe have come together in Eugene for the oldest and largest public interest environmental law conference in the world. Land Air Water, a wholly volunteer student group at the University of Oregon School of Law, hosts the event. The Conference attracts activists, advocates, attorneys, scientists, government officials, and concerned citizens together to share information and strategies that will more effectively further the goals of environmental and social justice. It puts ideas into action, sparks renewed commitment to the protection of the environment across borders and has inspired the creation of public interest environmental and human rights organizations.

Corridor H Public Workshop
2024-02-27 16:00 - 19:00 | Tucker County High School, 116 Mountain Lion Way, Hambleton, WV, 26269, United States
Show your support for the Northern Route (BAA2) at the Corridor H public meeting on Tuesday, February 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Tucker County High School!
Residents and friends of Tucker County will have the opportunity to view updated maps of the northern routing for Corridor H and ask representatives from the West Virginia Division of Highways and Federal Highway Administration questions about the proposed project. No formal presentation will be made.

BACKGROUND: Early in February, the WV Division of Highways and Federal Highway Administration informed the public that the official environmental review process for the Parsons to Davis Section of Corridor H has begun.
This review must include an analysis of alternate routes. In this case, the Revised Original Preferred Alternative (ROPA) and the Blackwater Avoidance Alternative 2 (Northern Route). You can learn more about their evaluation and preparation of this environmental review—as well as what is and is not being considered—in our latest newsletter.
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: The WV Division of Highways is accepting public comments on the project until March 27, 2024. The most effective comments are likely to address the impacts of one route versus the other.
The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance has created a great resource featuring an interactive map to illustrate the impacts of the proposed routings on communities and the environment.
Comments can be made in person at the meeting, online, or by mail. View the WV Division of Highways’ notice and make your comment here.

E-Day at the Capitol
2024-02-13 09:00 - 14:00 | WV State Capitol Upper Rotunda House, 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305
SAVE THE DATE: Join environmental groups from across the state for this annual advocacy day on Tuesday, February 13.
You’re invited to Environmental Day (E-Day) at the WV State Capitol! E-Day will bring together environmental and student groups, concerned citizens, and policymakers across the state to discuss critical environmental issues, promote legislation, and build relationships. Please see our calendar event here for more info. Tables and chairs are provided, and participation is free.
Please register here.

Save Our Solar Rally
2024-01-20 14:00 - 16:00 | West Virginia State Capitol, 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV, 25305, United States
Join us on January 20, 2024 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the State Capital to celebrate the benefits of solar for West Virginia.
Solar is under attack by legislators and monopoly utilities that are leading the effort to change net metering rules—important policies that ensure solar is economically viable and accessible to all consumers. We cannot let this happen.
Community solar and net metering are important to West Virginians, we want a sustainable future and fair compensation for the power we produce.
This indoor/outdoor event will include speakers from the industry, decision makers, and solar customers, as well as advocacy training and the chance to speak face-to-face with key decision makers. Music and limited refreshments will be provided. Register now to participate in ride sharing or catch one of our buses from across the state! We hope to see you there.
Please register for the event here.

WVHC Board of Directors' Meeting
2024-01-10 10:00 - 13:00 | Kanawha County Public Library, 123 Capitol Street, Charleston, WV, 25314, United States
The quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors’ of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy will be held at the Kanawha County Public Library in Charleston, WV, on Wednesday, January 10 at 10 a.m.

Start of 2024 WV Regular Legislative Session
2024-01-10 08:00 - 17:00 | West Virginia
The 2024 West Virginia Regular Legislative Session will take place from January, 10 – March 9, 2024.
Sign up for our action alerts to stay engaged with session and advocate for environmental policies.

Clean Water For All: Reflecting on the 2014 Water Crisis and Shaping a Water-Secure Future
2024-01-09 17:00 - 21:00 | Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, 1900 Kanawha Blvd, Charleston, WV, 25305, United States
Please join us for “Clean Water for All: Reflecting on the 2014 Crisis and Shaping a Water Secure Future” on January 9, 2024, from 5 pm to 9 p.m. at the Culture Center in Charleston.
January 9, 2024 will mark 10 years from the day that a chemical leak on the Elk River left 300,000 people in nine counties throughout the Kanawha Valley region without safe water. This day was a turning point in our collective history, one that highlighted the precious nature of our shared water resources, activated new leaders, and led to legislative wins protecting drinking water quality.
To commemorate this historic event, please join us to bring together the stories of those impacted by the Elk River chemical leak and the stories of new advocates responding to current problems.
This free event will feature live music, speakers, interactive art, food, and community.
Please register for the event here.

Virtual Public Hearing: Parsons-Davis Core Boring in Monongahela National Forest for Corridor H
2023-12-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Virtual
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Water and Waste Management is holding a virtual public hearing for Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.’s application for an WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit Modification. The proposed modification involves adding 11.2 acres of earth disturbance to the existing permit for access roads, drilling pads, and lay down areas associated with Phase 2 of the Parsons-Davis (Corridor H) Core Boring Project, and will discharge treated stormwater into an unnamed tributary of Roaring Run, Slip Hill Run, Mill Run, Big Run, Tub Run, the North Fork of the Blackwater River, Pendleton Creek, and Beaver Creek.
A virtual public hearing on the draft application will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 from 6 to 8 p.m. The WVDEP will provide information, answer questions, and accept official comments.
Pre-registration for the hearing is required. To register, please complete the registration form at: https://forms.gle/S1yDKgpE8qHPcwmJA or call Terry Fletcher at 304-926-0499 ext. 49720 by 5 p.m. the day of the hearing. Registrants will receive a separate email with the link and call-in number for the virtual hearing once the registration deadline passes.
Written comments can also be submitted via email to DEP.Comments@wv.gov or regular mail to:
Director, Division of Water and Management, DEP
ATTN: Sharon Mullins, Permitting Section
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304-2345
The comment period closes at 5 p.m. on Friday, December 29, 2023. All comments submitted by this date, including those provided at the hearing, will be considered prior to the agency issuing its final determination.
Hard or digital copies of the application are available upon request. To request a copy or for more information, contact the above WVDEP staff member Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Individuals requiring Telecommunication Device (TDD) may contact our agency by calling 800-422-5700.

CASRI Annual Meeting
2023-11-15 - 2023-11-16 | Blackwater Falls State Park, 1584 Blackwater Lodge Rd, Davis, WV, 26260, United States
The Central Appalachian Spruce Restoration Initiative’s annual meeting will be held at Blackwater Falls State Park on November 15-16. The annual meeting is open to all. Contact CASRI.RS@gmail.com for more information.

WV Interims: Joint Standing Committee on Energy and Manufacturing
2023-11-14 13:00 - 14:30 | Olgebay, 465 Lodge Dr, Wheeling, WV, 26003, United States
The Joint Standing Committee on Energy and Manufacturing of the West Virginia Legislature will hold an interim committee meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 1 – 2:30 p.m, at Olgebay Resort in Wheeling, WV. View the agenda here.

Comment Period Deadline: Corridor H Wardensville to Virginia
2023-11-13 | West Virginia
The West Virginia Division of Highways is accepting public comment on the Wardensville to Virginia state line section of Corridor H until Monday, Nov. 13.
Read sample comments from the Stewards of the Potomac Highlands.
View the interactive map and Conservation Hub site created by the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance detailing construction plans and other geographical and environmental layers of concern of this section.
You can submit a comment online or in writing.
Those wishing to file written comments may send them to:
Mr. Travis Long, Director
Technical Support Division
West Virginia Division of Highways
1334 Smith Street
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
