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1965 Fall Review
From Fighting to Protect the Highlands, The First Forty Years of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy by Dave Elkinton As recalled by Maxwell Smith “It was a cold, wet, miserable […]
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From the Archives
Most issues of our monthly newsletter, The Highlands Voice, beginning with Volume 1, in 1969, are archived on our website at www.wvhighlands.org. Enjoy the following highlights taken from; […]
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~FINAL EXAM~
Open Book test. The text: “Fighting to Protect the Highlands: The First Forty Years of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy” by David P. Elkinton. [texts available in each WV public […]
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Issues
Issues The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is working in vigorous opposition to coal mining by mountaintop removal. This destructive form of strip mining has gotten out of control. Lawsuits brought […]
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After decades of advocacy, 2,700 acres of Blackwater Canyon now in public ownership
The West Virginia conservation group Friends of Blackwater is pleased to announce the successful culmination of a 25-year campaign to ensure the full protection of Blackwater Canyon in Tucker County […]
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After decades of advocacy, 2,700 acres of Blackwater Canyon now in public ownership
THOMAS, W.Va.—The West Virginia conservation group Friends of Blackwater announced yesterday the successful culmination of a 25-year campaign to ensure the full protection of Blackwater Canyon in Tucker County as […]
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TNC in West Virginia Acquires Dobbin Slashings Adjacent to Dolly Sods Wilderness Area
The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia recently acquired 1,393 acres, known as Dobbins Slashing, adjacent to Canaan Valley/Dolly Sods, that will protect an area of world-class biodiversity and connect nearly 80 miles […]
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Thoughts from the Vice President
By Luanne McGovern I just returned from a wonderful two-week trip to Ireland, the Emerald Isle. I have to say, though, that West Virginia in May is even greener than […]
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Candy Darters Caught in the Crossroads
By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy On Jan. 10, 2024, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy joined Appalachian Voices, the Center for Biological Diversity, Greenbrier River Watershed Association, Kanawha Forest […]
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Wilderness Trails (Part Two of Part Two)
By Dave Johnston In the first part of this series, we looked at how trails–unquestionably a human structure–can be justified, and even encouraged, in Wilderness areas, which by definition are […]
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