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The Cherry River uprising: A David vs. Goliath showdown to defend the Monongahela
Photo by Frank Gebhard, Allegheny Aperture Photo By Andrew Young, chair of the WVHC Extractive Industries Committee and staff attorney for the…
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ACTION ALERT: Keep ORVs Out of Our State Parks and Forests
A new proposal in the West Virginia Legislature is once again taking aim at our state parks and forests. Senate Bill 711, which will be discussed in the…
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West Virginia Senators Capito, Justice vote no on reinstating federal public lands staff and support for wildland firefighters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 21, 2025 CONTACT: Olivia Miller, Program Director, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, olivia.miller@wvhighlands.org, (304) 704-2997 WASHINGTON — Late Thursday night, Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Jim Justice, R-W.Va., joined…
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Conservation groups condemn recent mass firings at US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 16, 2025 CONTACTOlivia Miller, Program Director, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, (304) 704-2997, olivia.miller@wvhighlands.orgAndrew Young, Staff Attorney, Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance, (434) 202-4397, ayoung@abralliance.org “Here is your…
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Federal regulators shut down illegal WV coal haul road—Interior quietly reopens it at company’s request
Coal trucks travel along Haulroad #2 in the Monongahela National Forest. (Photo courtesy Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance Air Force) By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands…
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A call to protect our public lands—and our future
By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy The Monongahela National Forest is among West Virginia’s most cherished places—a realm of misty spruce groves, deep…
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After decades of advocacy, 2,700 acres of Blackwater Canyon now in public ownership
The West Virginia conservation group Friends of Blackwater is pleased to announce the successful culmination of a 25-year campaign to ensure the full protection of Blackwater Canyon…
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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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