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Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Receive Spirit of West Virginia Award
By Olivia MillerThe West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is proud to announce that West Virginia Tourism has awarded its Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards program the Spirit of…
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Making a Difference: Practical Actions That Individuals Can Take To Reduce Their Impact on Climate
According to data from Princeton University, 30 percent of the reduction in greenhouse gases as result of the IRA will be individuals taking action: installing heat pumps, buying EVs,…
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2025 West Virginia Legislature Preview
By Luanne McGovernThe 87th session of the West Legislature will kick off on February 12, 2025. Since there will be a new governor…
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WVHC 2024 Fall Review
Members and friends of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy: We are excited to invite you to our Annual Fall Review to explore and celebrate conservation efforts throughout the…
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Impact of Highway Construction on Our Quality of Life and Our Economy
From the Go North Corridor H AllianceThe computer-generated simulated photos that WVDOH brings to our local information meetings and that appear on…
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Book Review: Walk, on the Mountain by Junior Walk
By Cindy EllisWhen I was newly retired from teaching in public schools in West Virginia, I cast around for quite a while to…
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Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Restoration Work Causing Even More Issues
By Dan Radmacher, Appalachian VoicesThough Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service in mid-June, construction continues on the route as contractors work to…
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Federal Agency Petitioned to Curb Bird Collisions With Commercial Buildings
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy joined the Center for Biological Diversity, and 29 other bird and wildlife conservation organizations from 24 states filed a legal petition on…
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It’s Getting Impossible to Beat the Heat
By Perry BryantIf you think that it’s been abnormally hot in West Virginia lately, you’d be right. Consider this summer in Charleston: June…
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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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