• Board Meeting Coming Up

    The Summer Board Meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2017, at the Yew Mountain Center in Hillsboro, WV.  All members are welcome to come, listen, discuss, […]

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  • The Monongahela Decision

    By Dave Saville In a now famous court decision called “The Monongahela Decision,” Judge Robert E. Maxwell of the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia […]

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  • Forever Fola

    By Cindy Rank As reported in previous issues of the Voice, mining operations on the mountain ridges along the Clay/Nicholas County line continue to pollute streams that flow into both […]

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  • Court of Appeals Refuses Stay in Cleanup Case

    By John McFerrin The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has refused to stay an order by the United States District Court for the Southern District of […]

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  • Learning Lessons

    Our group, throughout its 50 years, has a long record of positive actions for the environment in West Virginia.  It is gratifying to read, in our history book, of those […]

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  • Celebrating Old Growth in Doddridge County

    By Cindy Rank Sunday, June 11th dawned clear and warm – a perfect day for gathering to dedicate the new Forest Preserve in Doddridge County west of Clarksburg, WV. Decades […]

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  • Planting the Seeds & Helping Them Grow 50 Years of Tending the Environment in West Virginia

    Honoring the Partnerships that formed the Highlands Conservancy in the first place and the ever expanding network of new citizen and environmental partners we’ve worked with through the past 5 […]

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  • West Virginia Red Spruce Trees for Sale!

    The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy organizes volunteers to collect seeds from our native plant species.  We contract with commercial growers to grow seedlings for ecosystem restoration projects.  All proceeds support […]

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  • Planting Some Trees on Old Strip Mines

    By Beth Little I just witnessed an operation that has it all:  job creation, land restoration, and youth education.  The jobs are largely local and varied, from bulldozer operator to […]

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  • Moving Old Mines Closer to Compliance

    The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, the Sierra Club, and the West Virginia Rivers Coalition have made an agreement with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection that moves seven former […]

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