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Book News
Saying “Yes” to Saving Wonder by Mary Knight Reviewed by Cynthia Ellis What is the correct term for books for early teens these days? Young adult? Surely not Juvenile? Whatever it is, this […]
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Time for the PSC to Protect WV Ratepayers
By James Van Nostrand Few cases better illustrate the abject failure of the West Virginia Public Service Commission to protect ratepayers than its approval last month of American Electric Power’s […]
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What Happens on Climate Next in DC? Your Guess Is as Good as Mine
By Perry Bryant As of the first of October, the House of Representatives has delayed consideration of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Speaker Pelosi did not have the votes to get […]
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Thoughts from our president
October, the month that keeps Mother Nature busy with her paint brush and pallet as she as she goes to work using scarlet, purple, orange, yellow and browns to create […]
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ATVs Still in the East Lynn Wildlife Management Area
By John McFerrin A proposal for an expansion of the Hatfield-McCoy trail system for All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) in Wayne County has come and gone, leaving what many had seen […]
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Nominating Committee Report
Last year’s Annual Meeting was a bit topsy-turvey due our relative inexperience with Zoom meetings. Consequently, our normal election process was out-of-wack as well and our approach this year is […]
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To protect a fragile biome
By George E. Beetham Jr. We think of wilderness as being a vast expanse of wild land. Indeed, Dolly Sods consists of many acres of land. At the same time […]
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Wilderness Stewards Tackle Fall Crowds
By Dave Johnston The last week of September and first two weeks of October are prime time in Dolly Sods. Although climate change appears to be causing the peak of […]
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Dogs, Birds, Bats, and the Shoenfeld Estimator
By John McFerrin For various reasons operators of industrial wind turbines seek to know the number of birds and bats that are killed by the turbines. Some studies are done as […]
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Coal mine Special Reclamation–What problem? Where?
Cindy Rank If there ever was a robust program on paper that was more like swiss cheese in practice, look no further than the West Virginia coal mine bonding program. […]
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