Tree Sitters Risk Lives on the Front Line

By Drew Philp Way out in the Appalachian hills, on the line between Virginia and West Virginia, after an hour-long backwoods hike up Peters Mountain, an orderly clutch…

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Highlands Conservancy Objects to FERC Policy

The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has joined with some two hundred other organizations from all over the country in a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting…

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Mountain Valley Pipeline to Get Closer Scrutiny at Stream Crossings

By John McFerrin             Because of Court and Agency action, the developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) may not be able to use an anticipated shortcut in getting approval…

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Why We Joined

In April, 2018, the Board had a day long, facilitated discussion on the future of the organization, how we might change and adapt, etc.  For more on the discussion,…

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Public Lands Advocacy Workshop Coming Up

Ready to take your public lands activism beyond writing letters to decision makers? Ready to inspire others in your community to act? You’re ready to be a West Virginians…

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Wildflowers in Spring

By Jackie Burns Ah Spring.  The days get longer.  The birds sing sweetly.  And the woodlands come alive with color as wildflowers bloom. You probably know that woodland wildflowers sprout and…

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Our efforts made the Nature Conservancy addition possible

By George E. Beetham Jr. This story begins in 2002 when a notice appeared in the Grant County Press about a wind farm that was to stretch from well north…

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Celebrating National Trails Day

The first Saturday in June is National Trails Day. This year West Virginia Highlands Conservancy member Katherine McFerrin celebrated by running the Deckers Creek Half Marathon along the Deckers Creek…

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Thoughts from our president

In addition to providing an abundance of rain, May has produced a flurry of information that will be of interest to West Virginia Highlands Conservancy members. Information includes:   Monitoring the…

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