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Update on Stormwater Permit in Jefferson County

Archives: December 2020
  • Update on Stormwater Permit in Jefferson County

    Posted by danrad on December 1, 2020

    By Dr. Christine Wimer President Jefferson County Foundation In our September article, we discussed in brief the Department of Environmental Protection’s use of Unilateral…


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  • One Step Closer to Imperiling Migratory Birds

    Posted by danrad on December 1, 2020

    By John McFerrin             The outgoing administration has taken one step closer to a major policy change that would imperil migratory birds.


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  • A Good Poem: The Blackwater

    Posted by danrad on December 1, 2020

    By Jack Slocomb             I think I first saw the Blackwater Canyon and falls when I was nine years old. That’s when I was living…


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  • Mistletoe: Holiday Matchmaker and Year-Round Parasite

    Posted by danrad on December 1, 2020

    By Katherine McFerrin Mistletoe is the symbol for romance during the winter holidays. The classic mistletoe, imagined with its snowy white berries and thin…


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  • On the River Once

    Posted by danrad on December 1, 2020

    By Jack Slocomb I remember the river going by muddy and slow and the moths flickering away lifetimes 


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  • Construction Stopped on Mountain Valley Pipeline (at least temporarily)

    Posted by danrad on December 1, 2020

    By John McFerrin The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has granted a stay of the actions of the United States Army…


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  • Reusing Waste Water from Gas Wells

    Posted by danrad on December 1, 2020

    By John McFerrin In recent years there has been a movement toward what is called “water reuse.”  The idea is that with the possibilities of…


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  • An Irruption of Grosbeaks

    Posted by danrad on December 1, 2020

    By Cindy Ellis We have been longing to see them for years…and they’re back!  Those wildly handsome northern songbirds called Evening Grosbeaks have recently…


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  • Mining Reclamation: Who Gets Stuck?

    Posted by danrad on December 1, 2020

    Background Note before you read:  The accompanying story is only the latest chapter in a controversy that has been going on since dinosaurs roamed the…


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  • Thoughts from our president

    Posted by danrad on December 1, 2020

    As we move into December, the Covid19 pandemic of 2020 continues to radically change our lives, certainly making us fully aware of the vast treasurers that our…


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