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The cut
Whether the waters of prosperity have actually flowed down the rivers of concrete of the Appalachian Regional Highway System, as Senator Byrd predicted, is a complicated issue. There will always be […]
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Thoughts from our president
August in the highlands has seemed a lot cooler with more rain than usual. The WVHC committees are hard at work on issues before them and I want to extend […]
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The National Forest and the Candy Darter
By Rick Webb As described in my presentation for the 2021 Highlands Conservancy Fall Review, current Forest Service management practice does not bode well for preservation and restoration of the […]
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Thoughts from our president
Old man winter certainly has arrived in the highlands with freezing temperatures, strong winds (causing wind chills to drop below zero) and several snowstorms blanketing the mountains. It is impossible […]
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Bluestone Mine Gets Its Comeuppance
By Cindy Rank First a quick reminder about our actions with regard to Bluestone Coal violations at its Red Fox mine in McDowell County. (Bluestone is a subsidiary of the Justice […]
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Trout Unlimited and Forest Service Team Up to Reconnect Trout Stream in Virginia
By Dylan Cooper An important historical site in Virginia got a long-awaited face-lift after more than 70 years of being hampered by the presence of man-made barriers to aquatic organism […]
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A Tour of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The major field trip of the Fall Review was the tour of a small part of the route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, led by Rick Webb and a team […]
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Pipeline CSI: On the Ground & In the Air
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
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
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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