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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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Blackwater River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® for 2024
ContactGary Belan, American Rivers, 202-243-7027Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, 304-704-2997Saundra Goss, Go North Corridor H Alliance, 304-678-8110Judy Rodd, Friends of Blackwater, 204-552-7602 Washington, D.C. –…
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Why A Walk in the Woods Is the Best Medicine
By Olivia Miller Winter is officially behind us, and brighter, warmer days on the trails lie ahead. It has never been…
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Friends of the Cheat Finds Success With Their Immersive Snorkel Club Program
Friends of the Cheat (FOC) is a local nonprofit watershed group dedicated to the restoration, preservation, and promotion of the Cheat River watershed. The FOC Snorkel…
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