Join the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy for a fun and informative weekend learning about water issues in West Virginia. This year’s event will be held at Canaan Valley Resort State Park. Square Dance Saturday Night!

What: West Virginia Highlands Conservancy’s Annual Fall Review: A weekend of education, environmental activism, and fellowship

Where: Canaan Valley Resort State Park

When: Friday-Sunday, October 13-15, 2023

We are very excited about this year’s list of topics for Saturday’s Fall Review on Water in West Virginia.

Here is a tentative schedule of events:

Friday, Oct. 13

6-9 p.m. Networking and hors d’oeuvres. The adjacent bar will also be available. Come meet friends, new and old.

Saturday, Oct. 14

7:15 – 8:15 a.m. Bird Walk – Led by Laura Ceperley, Volunteer

8:30 – 9:20 a.m. Breakfast (on your own)

9:20 a.m. Welcome by WVHC President Marilyn Shoenfeld

9:30 a.m. Panel – Sedimentation and the Candy Darter led by Pam Edwards, Big Hat Spider Hoe; Rick Webb, Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance; and Professor Amy Welsh Ph.D., WVU.

11-11:15 a.m. – Break

11:15 a.m. – Acid Mine Drainage speaker – Madison (Maddy) Ball, Friends of Cheat

Noon – Lunch Buffet

1 p.m. – Outing: CVSP Water Treatment Plant – Don McFarlan, Canaan Valley Resort SP; and Mike Hawranick, WV DHHR – walk or carpool from main lodge entrance.

2 p.m. – Panel: Small Town Water/PFAS – led by Mike Hawranick; Jay Kennard, Davis Water Operator; and Cory Weese, WV Rural Water Association.

3:30 p.m. – Water Warrior Award and networking break

4 p.m. – Water Legislation Updates – speaker – Angie Rosser, WV Rivers

5 p.m. – Dinner

6:15 p.m. – Keynote Address – Professor Nicholas Zegre Ph.D., WVU – Water Justice

7:15 p.m. – Square Dance and Live Music

Sunday, Oct. 15

8 a.m. – Mindfulness Walk: carpool meets at the main lodge entrance and leaves promptly.

10 a.m. – Annual Membership Meeting and Election of Officers

10:15 a.m. – Quarterly Board of Directors Meeting

Please RSVP here: https://bit.ly/FallReview2023. We hope to see you at our Annual Fall Review. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at info@wvhighlands.org