Infrastructure: What’s in It for Us?
By John McFerrin The recently passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act has broad benefits for Americans in general, as well as higher taxes for some Americans. If all works as [...]
November was another very active month for the Conservancy, and we are very proud of our efforts and accomplishments in spite of the many restrictions that the Covid19 pandemic placed [...]
By Cory Chase As someone who was born and raised in the Highlands of West Virginia, I consider myself lucky to be connected to this region and its people. I [...]
Carbon Capture and Storage Is No Silver Bullet
By Randi Pokladnik The bipartisan infrastructure package earmarks more than $8.58 billion for carbon capture and removal. Unfortunately, carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) is not the silver bullet needed to accomplish that [...]
Solutions for West Virginia Outside of Infrastructure Deals
By Robert Beanblossom Thanks to President Biden, West Virginia will receive billions of dollars in infrastructure funds. However, if the state’s track record holds true, much of the money will [...]
Supporting the Wilderness Climate
By Dave Johnston The theme of the 2021 WVHC Fall Review was climate change. Global climate change is certainly affecting Dolly Sods, but in my presentation about Dolly Sods for [...]
MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN KANAWHA COUNTY
Upon the bank a haze of bluets pool, and I wade there refreshed, lost in spring, myself, all I can get being on a bank in a haze of bluets… [...]
Wildland; The Making of America’s Fury by Evan Osnos, (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, New York, 2021). Reviewed by Cynthia D. Ellis Some of us, in the New Year, may be reflecting [...]
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Sets Legislative Priorities
What legislative advocacy the Highlands Conservancy does is done through the West Virginia Environmental Council. Because the Highlands Conservancy itself doesn’t have the resources or any special expertise to hire a [...]
The September, 2021, issue of The Highlands Voice had a story of the installation of tracking equipment at the Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory in Monroe County. While birders have been going there for years [...]
The Highlands Voice Scoops The New York Times
Date The Highlands Voice reported that Watoga State Park had achieved Dark Sky status: November 1, 2021 Date The New York Times reported that Watoga State Park had achieved Dark Sky status: November 8, 2021 So [...]
