Making Permit Reviews More Efficient?
By John McFerrin For at least the second time, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV)’s dream that we should fast track proposed infrastructure projects has been thwarted. His idea was to shorten [...]
By Larry Thomas Winter certainly has arrived in the highlands with freezing temperatures, strong winds (causing wind chills to drop below zero) and several snowstorms blanketing the mountains. We have [...]
EPA Wants to Plug the Leaks at Gas Wells
By John McFerrin My mother hated waste. In a household headed by Depression era babies, we did it all: reusing wrapping paper, turning off the lights when leaving the room, [...]
2023 West Virginia Legislature Update
By Luanne McGovern
The 2023 West Virginia legislative session kicked off in Charleston on Jan. 11. So far over 1,500 bills have been introduced. The WV Highlands Conservancy, in conjunction with the WV [...]
By John McFerrin The dicey weather in January and the appeal of meeting without having to leave our houses drew us to a Zoom meeting for the January Board meeting [...]
Spring Native Tree Planting Opportunity to Landowners in the Cheat Watershed
2023 marks the third year of Friends of the Cheat’s (FOC) Riparian Reforestation project in Tucker and Preston Counties, through which free native tree plantings are provided to landowners along [...]
by Hugh Rogers Marion Harless, an herbarist, teacher, weaver, West Virginia Folklife Master and outspoken environmentalist, who inspired countless people to learn and practice what she referred to as “green [...]
By Olivia Miller Like many, a few months ago, I heard rumblings about PFAS—the latest dreadful man-made chemicals to be on the watch for at every turn of my day—potentially [...]
Join the Count: Good For You, Good For Birds
New York, NY, Ithaca, NY, and Port Rowan, ON—The 26th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) takes place Friday, February 17, through Monday, February 20. Bird and nature lovers everywhere unite in the [...]
Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards Update
By Dave Johnston Dolly Sods Wilderness is enjoying a needed winter respite from the crowds of visitors. But the Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards has not been dormant! We have been [...]
Is our Water Safe to Drink? Find out at the Fall Review
By Jackie Burns Why talk about water again? Well, things are happening all the time and some of those things impact our water systems and waterways. Our bodies are still [...]
Chance to Learn about Blue Hydrogen
Through Congressional action, eight billion dollars is now available for the creation of “hydrogen hubs.” These are networks of hydrogen producers, consumers, and local connective infrastructure to accelerate the use of [...]
