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 [...]

To protect a fragile biome

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 [...]

Nominating Committee Report

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 [...]

Thoughts from our president

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 [...]

Book News

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 [...]

Bats: Facts and Fiction

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 [...]

The Army Wants You

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 [...]