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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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October 2024 Board Highlights
By John McFerrin The fall board meeting came on the last day of the Fall Review. We were just ending a successful Fall Review where we achieved the trifecta: had […]
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Thoughts From Our President: November 2024
On the weekend of October 18, 2024, fifty dedicated environmentalists, along with family and friends, gathered at Cacapon Resort State Park to celebrate the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy’s Fall Review. […]
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Tucker County’s Thriving Home-Grown Economy
From the Go North Alliance NEPA (the National Environmental Policy Act) required the Division of Highways to re-examine its preferred route in part because of a “significant change in circumstances.” […]
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WVHC 2024 Fall Review
Members and friends of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy: We are excited to invite you to our Annual Fall Review to explore and celebrate conservation efforts throughout the West Virginia Highlands […]
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