Pipeline CSI: On the Ground & In the Air

Posted on February 1, 2019

The Pipeline Air Force conducted three ACP surveillance flights over the 200-mile CSI focus area in November and December of 2018. Flights on November 18 and December 12 covered the […]

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Highlands Conservancy Finds Flaws in Proposed Spruce Mountain Grouse Management Area Project

Posted on November 5, 2018

By John McFerrin The United States Forest Service wants to create and maintain habitat for Ruffed Grouse.  In order to do this, it has proposed its Spruce Mountain Grouse Management […]

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CROWDSOURCING OVERSIGHT OF PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION

Posted on October 1, 2018

By Rick Webb, Highlands Conservancy Board Member and Chair of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance CSI Program The Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative (CSI), a program of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA), […]

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THE ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE’S TIMELINE OF DEFIANCE

Posted on August 31, 2018

Assembled by Rick Webb, Highlands Conservancy Board Member and Chair of the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance CSI Program When the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved construction of the ACP in […]

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Banding Birds for Over Six Decades

Posted on August 31, 2018

By LeJay Graffious Each year, in late summer through early fall, volunteers gather near Red Creek campground on the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area, to help with banding efforts of migrating […]

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Thoughts from our president

Posted on June 4, 2018

In addition to providing an abundance of rain, May has produced a flurry of information that will be of interest to West Virginia Highlands Conservancy members. Information includes:   Monitoring […]

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Compliance Surveillance Initiative: THE SEVEN STEPS OF INCIDENT INVESTIGATION

Posted on March 5, 2018

By Rick Webb, Chair, Pipeline CSI, Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance Construction of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) presents an extreme risk to water and other environmental resources. We cannot solely […]

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THE IMPORTANCE OF WEST VIRGINIA’S STATE PARKS

Posted on February 6, 2018

By Doug Wood Senate Bill 270 and House Bill 4182, introduced by Governor Justice at the urging of Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher, Division of Forestry Director Barry Cook, and Dept. […]

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Could Logging in Parks Help Wildlife?

Posted on February 6, 2018

By Doug Wood When the Division of Forestry tries to justify logging in state parks, it sometimes says that it wants to help wildlife.  While it does not fully articulate […]

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What’s Wrong With Virginia’s Review of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Posted on January 5, 2018

By Rick Webb, Program Coordinator, Dominion Pipeline Monitoring Coalition (DPMC) My name is Rick Webb. I recently retired from my position as a Senior Scientist at the University of Virginia, […]

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