Board Highlights

By John McFerrin For the first time in a long time we crawled out of our little Zoom boxes and had a meeting in…

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The Cost of Clear-Cutting our National Forests

(John Coleman) By Steve Coleman and John Coleman You would think the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) would be at the forefront…

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It’s Not Just Trees

A White Bergamot in Leadmine, WV. (Paula Stahl) By Paula Stahl Deep in the hills of northern West Virginia is a small…

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Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Update

Traffic jam at Dolly Sods. (Dave Johnston) By Dave Johnston The month of October sees the greatest concentrated influx of visitors to…

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2022 Fall Review Recap: Empowering West Virginia

Jay Williams gives a tour of the solar panels at his home in Cairo, WV. (Olivia Miller) By Olivia Miller and John McFerrin

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Partners Make Progress

By Sarah Hinnant This October, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy welcomed Friends of the Cheat (FOC) board member Sarah Hinnant as a delegate to…

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Corridor H: What the Engineers Don’t See

By Hugh Rogers When our reports on the Corridor H highway project began appearing as a bimonthly feature, perhaps inevitably they became more technical,…

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The Conservancy’s 2023 Legislative Priorities

The WVHC Legislative Committee will closely follow all bills as they are introduced in the January 2023 regular legislative session to understand their impact on West Virginia…

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Comings and goings

Goodbye from John  As many of you already know, this will be my last issue as editor of The Highlands Voice.  This month our new editor,…

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Another Milestone

November 2020 represents another milestone: Bob Marshall has served as the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Treasurer for 20 years. Congratulations and a big thank you! The…

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