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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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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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