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The Conservancy’s 2023 Legislative Priorities
The WVHC Legislative Committee will closely follow all bills as they are introduced in the January 2023 regular legislative session to understand their impact on West Virginia public lands. The […]
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Comings and goings
Goodbye from John As many of you already know, this will be my last issue as editor of The Highlands Voice. This month our new editor, Olivia Miller, and I are doing […]
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Another Milestone
November 2020 represents another milestone: Bob Marshall has served as the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Treasurer for 20 years. Congratulations and a big thank you! The November 2002 issue of The Highlands Voice reported […]
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Thoughts from our president
October, just like every other month was once again very busy at the Conservancy as it was for all of the organizations within the environmental community. For the Conservancy, among […]
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Cutting down the trees to save the forest
By Olivia Miller A project proposed by the United States Forest Service to clear cut 3,458 acres of older-growth forest stands in sections of the Monongahela National Forest in Tucker […]
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Connecting the Wild: A Bridge to the Wilderness
By Randy Kessling In a letter of August 20, 2022, Shane Jones, Ecosystems Staff Officer for the US Forest Service, asked the Highlands Conservancy if it would support its proposed […]
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Birding on Farm View Trail
Our final outing for the summer consisted of a delightful Labor Day Weekend bird walk along one of the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge’s newest routes: Farm View Trail. A partial […]
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Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Update
By Dave Johnston The month of September gave us a chance to finish up and assess the results of several projects in the Dolly Sods Wilderness, gear up for the […]
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Details on the Energy Efficiency Rebates
There is one revived tax credit program for energy efficiency and two new rebate energy efficiency programs in the IRA. The tax credit program, now called the Energy Efficiency Home […]
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Groups Appeal Decision on Mountain Valley Pipeline Extension
The developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline have requested, and received, an extension from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the time limit to complete construction. Several groups and […]
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