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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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Thoughts from our President
By Marilyn Shoenfeld As I’m writing this letter, it is a gloomy day in Canaan Valley; while daffodils are starting to peak through, snow is expected this week. The mood […]
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December/January Go North Alliance Newsletter: The year that was, and the year ahead
By Go North Alliance Some end-of-the-year news Finally, at the end of December, we got news from the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH): The new target date for the […]
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Thoughts From Our President
I am happy to extend a hearty WVHC welcome to our newest staff member, Jordan Howes. Jordan joins us as communications coordinator, a new position at WVHC, and will work […]
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