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Good news for Turtle Island’s red-legged jewel
By Dr. Steven Krichbaum via Go North Alliance The red-legged jewel is one of North America’s most striking wildlife species: the Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta). The WT occurs from southeastern […]
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Don’t take our dark skies for granted
By Go North Alliance We are blessed with many natural gifts in Tucker County – our beautiful mountains and valleys, the plentiful rivers and streams that flow through them, abundant […]
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Board highlights from the Fall Review
By John McFerrin, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy At the fall Board meeting, we took care of some necessary business and then enjoyed hearing about what the organization has been doing. […]
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Highlands Conservancy members gather for 2025 Fall Review at Blackwater Falls
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy’s 2025 Fall Review brought together advocates, students, and community leaders for a weekend of learning, discussion, and exploration […]
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Climate change and our environment: a story
Go North Alliance Newsletter There are two large-scale projects hanging over our heads right now here on our mountaintop in Tucker County — projects that will have enormous impacts on […]
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Fall Review 2025: Schedule
Fall Review Schedule Day 1 – Friday, Oct. 31 1-5 p.m. Afternoon hike at Dolly Sods led by Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards6-9 p.m. Registration and Halloween Party with networking, light […]
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Fall Review 2025: Environmentalism in a Changing World
This fall, conservationists, advocates, and neighbors from across the region will gather in Tucker County for a weekend of connection, strategy, and action. The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy’s annual Fall […]
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Board highlights from August 2025
By John McFerrin, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The July 2026 board meeting of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy was a combination of saying hello to our new friend and goodbye […]
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ACTION ALERT: Save Wardensville and Great North Mountain
The West Virginia Division of Highways has released a Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the six-mile Wardensville-to-Virginia state-line stretch of Corridor H, with an estimated price tag of $474 million. Yet Virginia has no intention or […]
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Board highlights from April 2025
By John McFerrin, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The April Board meeting of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy featured a possible threat to the organization, both an old and a new […]
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