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Thoughts From Our President
The month of January brought one of the most incredible snowstorms in recent memory to the West Virginia highlands. So far, Canaan Valley has seen 103.5 inches…
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Candy Darters Caught in the Crossroads
By Olivia Miller, West Virginia Highlands ConservancyOn Jan. 10, 2024, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy joined Appalachian Voices, the Center for…
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Plugging Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells
By John McFerrinThe problemOrphaned gas wells are everywhere. There are about 6,500 gas wells in West Virginia that are…
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Bird Banding at Dolly Sods Resumes After Year-Long Hiatus
Brooks Bird Club, headquartered in Wheeling, has been supportive of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy since our beginnings. Chuck Conrad, administrator of Brooks Bird Club for…
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Methane Leaks and ARCH2: A Problem Not Yet Solved
By John McFerrinIf we don’t get methane leaks under control, the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) will be a failure.
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A West Virginia Native Species Lost
On Nov. 16, 2023, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service officially declared the tubercled-blossom pearly mussel (Epioblasma torulosa torulosa)—a freshwater mussel once abundant in large eastern…
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Paean to West Virginia Backroads
By Bonnie ThurstonGeography is our glory, butroad building’s a challenge.Always has been. Still is.This contributes to our tendency to isolate, to beby nature suspicious.Why…
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Protecting Our Appalachian Legacy: The Fight to Save the Candy Darter
By Andrew YoungSouth Fork Coal Company has an extensive track record of non-compliance with the water protection requirements of Surface Mine and Reclamation…
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Mining Matters
By Cindy RankTogether with co-plaintiffs and the support of public interest lawyers from Appalachian Mountain Advocates and Public Justice, West Virginia…
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Hydro in the Highlands: Third Time the Charm?
By Hugh RogersSeen from Snowy Point, Canaan Valley’s northern half is a wetland mosaic unbroken by human landmarks. Turn around, and they appear…
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