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Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards are at the trailheads
By Dave Johnston During July the Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards project hit the ground with a running start. In partnership with the Monongahela National Forest (MNF), WVHC is organizing volunteers […]
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Big Fun at Camp Waldo!
“Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It’s off to camp we go!” That’s what they sang at Camp Waldo in Summers County this year and they had a great time! You may remember that […]
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Mountain Valley Pipeline Hits a Big Snag
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has recommended a permit the Mountain Valley Pipeline needs to cross streams and wetlands in West Virginia be denied. Under the Clean Water Act, […]
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What Are Synchronous Fireflies?
Fireflies (also called lightning bugs) are beetles. Most of their lifecycle is spent in the larval stage (1-2 years), where they feed on snails, worms, and smaller insects in the […]
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Dark Skies over Watoga
By Louanne Fatora Editor’s note: The Watoga State Park Foundation is in the middle of an effort to have Watoga State Park and the adjacent Calvin Price State Forest designated as […]
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Thoughts from our president
The Conservancy is very excited to welcome Cory Chase our Program Director. Cory will be working with the board and its committee chairs as well as our partner organizations providing […]
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Congress Begins to Shape Climate Policy
By Perry Bryant, Climate Committee Chairman There are going to be many twists and turns in the Congressional battle over climate policy. And anything I write might be slightly outdated […]
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Mountain Valley Pipeline Poses Threats to Trout Streams
By Randy Kesling A saying among anglers is that trout don’t live in ugly places – a nice reminder of what we love about West Virginia and the cold, clear, […]
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Conservation Hub Takes Flight
By Dan Shaffer In August of last year, shortly after the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA) announced the launch of a new program: the […]
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Wheeling University Remembers Ben Stout
By Cindy Rank For those who knew Ben Stout, or worked with him, or heard about him, or read some of his research or court testimonies about the value of […]
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