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Spotted Lanternfly Basics
By Patricia Gundrum Spotted lanternflies (Lycorma delicatula) are native to China and other regions of Asia. First detected in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 2014, they have managed to spread within […]
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Watoga Old-Growth Forest Exploration Outing
By Larry Thomas The Conservancy’s second old-growth outing took place on July 9, when more than thirty individuals met ecologist/naturalist Doug Wood at Watoga State Park’s Ann Bailey Overlook Trailhead. […]
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WV Legislative Interims – Six Months to Go
By Luanne McGovern The West Virginia legislative interim sessions have been relatively quiet this year but will likely get busier as the fall progresses. Interim sessions are planned for every […]
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Are “Wilderness Trails” an Oxymoron?
By Dave Johnston Nothing seems more fundamental to a visit to a natural area than a trail. We have come to take for granted that trails and nature go hand […]
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Cindyology
By Hugh Rogers Cindy Rank is retiring from our Board of Directors. We are taking a deep breath. For many people, Cindy and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy have been […]
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Thoughts From Our President
By Marilyn Shoenfeld As July flows into August and the temperature rises, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy continues its mission to protect and preserve the highlands. Our summer Board of […]
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Peregrine Falcons: Triumph and Trauma Under the Bridge
Photography and article by Cindy Mullens What would inspire the birders of Monongalia County to visit the bridges that pass over the Monongahela River? The locations are noisy with the […]
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Letter to the Editor: Salt Fork State Park, Zepernick Wildlife Area, and Valley Run Wildlife Area in Ohio on List to be Fracked
By Randi Pokladnik “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” This quote is from Dr. Seuss’s 1971 book “The Lorax.” […]
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Clear-Cutting: A Perspective
By Robert Beanblossom I graduated from high school on a Wednesday evening in early June of 1971 and had a job waiting on me the following Monday in the Greenbrier […]
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What the H is Going On?
By Olivia Miller In early June, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice and Babydog sat atop a ravaged mountaintop in front of a fleet of bulldozers, 20-foot-high piles of logged trees, […]
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