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Thoughts from our President
Old Man Winter is giving us a run for our money this year. Snow and ice blanket Canaan Valley and we have recorded the lowest temperatures in…
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Corridor H to the state line: When the road ahead goes nowhere at all
By C.A. Holmes, Wardensville Resident and Planning Commissioner I live in a town defined by its geography. In Wardensville, every conversation about someone’s day…
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Corridor H in Wardensville moves forward despite unresolved environmental and safety concerns
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The long-planned highway expansion through the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest is once again moving forward,…
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Virginians, West Virginians protest Highway Agencies’ Finding of No Significant Impact on Corridor H around Wardensville
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 19, 2025 CONTACT Jordan Howes, Communications Coordinator, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, (304) 282-8448, jordan.howes@wvhighlands.org WARDENSVILLE, W.Va — Corridor H opponents in Hardy County and neighboring Virginia have panned Federal…
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Thoughts from our President
The snow is falling and the temperatures are plummeting, so we can safely say winter has arrived in the Highlands. The ski slopes are opening: White Grass…
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Blasting, a ruptured coal seam, and no cleanup: One family’s Corridor H aftermath
By Jordan Howes, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy When Linda Durrett talks about the Barbour County farm her family has held since 1848, her voice…
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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…
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Priorities, promises, and Corridor H
By Hugh Rogers Elections have consequences. We have been brutally reminded of that. But what difference will the new administration in Charleston make in…
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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…
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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,…
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