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The Highlands Conservancy’s Contributions to Wilderness
By George E. Beetham Jr Before the coming of European explorers and settlers, all of the land in what is now West Virginia was wilderness. Much of the land defied…
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Canaan Valley for the Future
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy was one of many non-governmental organizations and individuals whose support was instrumental in conserving a large portion of Canaan Valley as a National Wildlife…
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50 Years of Mining Concerns
By Cindy Rank West Virginia Highlands Conservancy filed its first lawsuit against strip mining in 1967. That was the beginning of 50 years of leadership on coal mining issues in West…
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Putting the Brakes on Corridor H: A Brief History
By Hugh Rogers In early July, I got a call from a free-lance writer in Michigan. She was doing a piece on Corridor H for a magazine called Construction. Part…
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Steady gaze
Welcome! Greetings! Salutations! Whether you are with us in person at our 50th anniversary celebration, or checking up on us by reading this at home, we send you our…
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Will FERC Protect Us From the Atlantic Coast Pipeline?
By John McFerrin Ever since proposals for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Mountain Valley Pipeline became public, we have heard much about the environmental effects of the pipelines. People…
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National Academies Move Forward with Health Study
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are moving forward with its study of the connection between surface mining and public health. Its mission is to review the…
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Kanawha Trail Club Celebrating 75 years!
We are pleased to congratulate an ally organization on their own anniversary. The Kanawha Trail Club has been active in West Virginia for 75 years! This Charleston-based group was the…
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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,…
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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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