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Protecting America’s Remaining Biodiversity: How a Coal Company and Regulatory Indifference Jeopardize the Candy Darter
By Andrew Young Situated just southeast of Richwood, West Virginia, near Cranberry, the Laurel Creek and South Fork of the Cherry River watersheds harbor…
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Groups Challenge Lead Ammo Ban Exemption for Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
On July 31, 2023, three conservation groups filed a suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia challenging a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision…
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National Public Lands Day
West Virginia’s public lands offer something for everyone. With 35 state parks, 116,090 acres of wilderness areas, and hundreds of miles of trails, the public lands surrounding us offer everyone the…
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Residents Raise Alarm Over Aging and Deteriorating Pipes Along Mountain Valley Pipeline
By Olivia Miller Pipes that have been sitting exposed to the elements since the early days of construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline have…
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The Highlands Conservancy’s Contributions to Wilderness
By George E. Beetham Jr Before the coming of European explorers and settlers, all of the land in what is now West Virginia was…
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Part Two: Wilderness Trails
By Dave Johnston In the first part of this discussion, we explored the fact that while Wilderness is supposed to be “untrammeled” by humans…
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Watoga Old-Growth Forest Exploration Outing
By Larry Thomas The Conservancy’s second old-growth outing took place on July 9, when more than thirty individuals met ecologist/naturalist Doug Wood at Watoga…
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Are “Wilderness Trails” an Oxymoron?
By Dave Johnston Nothing seems more fundamental to a visit to a natural area than a trail. We have come to take for granted…
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Clear-Cutting: A Perspective
By Robert Beanblossom I graduated from high school on a Wednesday evening in early June of 1971 and had a job waiting on me…
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New Planning in the Mon: Is it Time to Begin?
By John McFerrin It’s time again. The planning document that directs activities in the Monongahela National Forest is due for an update.
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