Wilderness Stewards Tackle Fall Crowds
By Dave Johnston The last week of September and first two weeks of October are prime time in Dolly Sods. Although climate change appears to be causing the peak of [...]
By George E. Beetham Jr. We think of wilderness as being a vast expanse of wild land. Indeed, Dolly Sods consists of many acres of land. At the same time [...]
Last year’s Annual Meeting was a bit topsy-turvey due our relative inexperience with Zoom meetings. Consequently, our normal election process was out-of-wack as well and our approach this year is [...]
ATVs Still in the East Lynn Wildlife Management Area
By John McFerrin A proposal for an expansion of the Hatfield-McCoy trail system for All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) in Wayne County has come and gone, leaving what many had seen [...]
October, the month that keeps Mother Nature busy with her paint brush and pallet as she as she goes to work using scarlet, purple, orange, yellow and browns to create [...]
What Happens on Climate Next in DC? Your Guess Is as Good as Mine
By Perry Bryant As of the first of October, the House of Representatives has delayed consideration of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Speaker Pelosi did not have the votes to get [...]
Time for the PSC to Protect WV Ratepayers
By James Van Nostrand Few cases better illustrate the abject failure of the West Virginia Public Service Commission to protect ratepayers than its approval last month of American Electric Power’s [...]
Saying “Yes” to Saving Wonder by Mary Knight Reviewed by Cynthia Ellis What is the correct term for books for early teens these days? Young adult? Surely not Juvenile? Whatever it is, this [...]
Along with ghosts and witches, bats symbolize Halloween. They are mythologized as dark, threatening creatures in the night sky, waiting to swoop and get entangled in our hair and drink [...]
Or at least the Army Corps of Engineers wants to hear from you about the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Under the Clean Water Act the MVP must have a permit to [...]
Managing West Virginia’s Forests in a Changing Climate
By Cory Chase Climate change is the elephant in the room with regards to environmentalism. It is undoubtedly one of the most pressing issues we face as a species on [...]