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After decades of advocacy, 2,700 acres of Blackwater Canyon now in public ownership
THOMAS, W.Va.—The West Virginia conservation group Friends of Blackwater announced yesterday the successful culmination of a 25-year campaign to ensure the full protection of Blackwater Canyon in Tucker…
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The Regional Red Spruce Restoration Project
By Rick Webb Today, the red spruce forest of West Virginia’s Allegheny Highlands is but a fragmented, mostly second-growth remnant of the forest that…
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TNC in West Virginia Acquires Dobbin Slashings Adjacent to Dolly Sods Wilderness Area
The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia recently acquired 1,393 acres, known as Dobbins Slashing, adjacent to Canaan Valley/Dolly Sods, that will protect an area of world-class biodiversity…
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The Forest Restoration Pretense: Avoiding Environmental Oversight in the Monongahela National Forest
By Rick Webb and Andrew Young These photos, dated February 6, 2024, show new logging roads in the North Fork of Cherry River watershed…
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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy’s Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Program Receives Spirit of West Virginia Award
CHARLESTON, W.Va—The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is proud to announce that West Virginia Tourism has awarded its Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards program the…
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Save the Blackwater Canyon Trail
By Betsy Jaeger Lawson, West Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club One of the most popular hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing trails in…
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The Rest of Blackwater Canyon to Become Part of the Monongahela National Forest
By John McFerrin The United States Forest Service has agreed to buy approximately 2,700 acres of land along the Blackwater River in Tucker County…
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WVHC Comments on Deer Creek Project
(USFS Deer Creek Project Map by the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance) By John McFerrin On behalf of itself…
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Burning Biomass for Electricity: Good Idea or Not?
By John McFerrinBurning biomass for electricity is coming to West Virginia, or at least a major proposal to burn biomass to make electricity. We don’t know where,…
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Putting Leave No Trace into Practice at Dolly Sods
By Dave Johnston Most people are in favor of supporting and preserving natural areas and believe…
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