United States Environmental Protection Agency Narrows Protections for Clean Water

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has announced the repeal of the regulation defining the “waters of the United States.”  In doing so, it has removed protection for millions of miles [...]

Thoughts from our president

October and Mother Nature has started her annual coloring of the leaves. Conversations always drift to the annual question, how is the weather going to affect how brilliant the colors [...]

Antero Clearwater Temporarily Closed

The Antero-Clearwater facility has been temporarily idled while the company considers its “cost effectiveness.”  In public statements the company has said that the closure is not permanent but only while it [...]

Hiking Hawks Ridge in “Mine-tana”

By Hugh Rogers             Long-anticipated trails on the Mower Tract, 40,000+ acres on the western edge of Cheat Mountain that came into the Monongahela National Forest in the 1980’s, are welcoming [...]

Groups Sue to Enforce Endangered Species Act

By John McFerrin The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy has joined with the Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, and the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition to sue the federal Office of [...]

On canaries and logperch

As a professional biologist, I am appalled at what’s happening to our river.              Not just scientists studying rare species, but those who enjoy fishing for trout, smallmouth bass, and catfish [...]

Conifer Conservation and Ecology in the Central Appalachians

Fall 2019 CASRI Conifer Health Colloquium, and Field Tours October 16 – 17, 2019  -  Blackwater Falls State Park Lodge Wednesday, October 16  -  Conifer Health Colloquium 2:45 – 3:30pHemlock Forest Health Monitoring, Treatment [...]

West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Fall Review

October 18-20, 2019 Elk River Inn and Restaurant, Slatyfork, WV The Schedule Friday night 7:00 Meet and Greet: we will have light refreshments and the bar will be open. Good [...]

48th

That’s West Virginia’s ranking among states for energy efficiency, as determined by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.  We are actually tied with Louisiana for this spot.  This represents an [...]