Blackwater River Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers for 2024
By Olivia Miller On April 16, the Blackwater River, West Virginia’s prized waterway renowned for its recreation opportunities and wildlife, joined the list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2024. [...]
Thoughts From Our President: May 2024
By Marilyn ShoenfeldSpring has finally arrived, but the weather has been dark and cold for the past few days. Yes, rain is needed, but flooding is a constant threat. I hope [...]
YOU CAN ALWAYS HEAR THE HIGHWAY
beneath the Eastern Phoebe. It hums alongside the Hermit Thrush and Indigo Bunting. It is almost like a river but it is not a river.It is not out-runnable. There are moments [...]
Putting Leave No Trace into Practice at Dolly Sods
By Dave Johnston Most people are in favor of supporting and preserving natural areas and believe they are doing so when they visit those areas. Most people will agree that they support and practice [...]
By John McFerrinThe spring Board of Directors meeting of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy was, as usual, a mixture of boring, businessy stuff and interesting stuff: reports about what we [...]
(Reprinted from The Nature Conservancy) Dominion Energy has donated 847 acres to The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia (TNC) to expand conservation protection along The Allegheny Front. These acres, when [...]
An Update on South Fork Cherry
After filing our challenge in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on January 10, the Trump appointed judge, Timothy J. Kelly, has done little other than give [...]
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is excited to announce that it has been awarded an American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water and Environment grant, focused on launching the West Virginia [...]
Meet Our New Board Member: Cindy Slater
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is happy to announce that we have recently welcomed Cindy Slater to the Board of Directors as an organizational director representing the Brooks Bird Club.
To put it simply: two notorious coal companies, NUFAC and Bluestone, have been flagrantly desecrating Pinnacle Creek for years, and are pushing the critically endangered Guyandotte River crayfish to the [...]
Upcoming Events West Virginia Mountain Odyssey: Outings, Education and Beyond
The West Virginia Mountain Odyssey Program: Outings, Education and Beyond is an initiative by the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy aimed at connecting people with the natural wonders of the West Virginia Highlands [...]
