A Better Direction for Corridor H
By Hugh Rogers Word came in early August that the West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) was “re-starting” the disputed Parsons-to-Davis section of Corridor H. Questions would be answered at [...]
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Support for the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance – August 2018 to July 2019 In the Summer of 2018, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (WVHC) awarded a substantial grant [...]
WV E-Council Determining Legislative Priorities for 2020
By Frank Young The WV Environmental Council (E-Council) is the lobbying group for the greater community of both large and small West Virginia environmental organizations. Most of WV E-Council’s budget comes [...]
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Fall Review
Come join us for a weekend of fun, friendship and learning. When: Fri. 10/18,Sat.10/19 and Sun. 10/20 Where: Elk River Inn and Restaurant, Slatyfork, WV What: Outings, Programs, Panels and Fun [...]
Groups Challenge Mountain Valley Pipeline over Endangered Species
By John McFerrin A coalition of environmental and citizen groups is challenging the findings of the Fish and Wildlife Service and how it determined that the Mountain Valley Pipeline would [...]
Report Looks at Pipeline Construction
Now that Virginia and West Virginia have had a year of major pipeline construction, the West Virginia Rivers Coalition and Trout Unlimited have prepared a report on how things are [...]
Another Step Forward (we hope) for the Land and Water Conservation Fund
There have been more developments with the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Although it began in 1965 the Fund was not permanently authorized. Its authorization had to be periodically renewed. It most recent [...]
Climate Change Conference Coming Up
On Saturday, September 21, 2019, leading experts on the public health effects of global warming and climate change will discuss climate-related mental health impacts, heat wave deaths, respiratory diseases, epidemics, [...]
Conservancy Provides Scoping Comments on Forest Service’s Proposed Greenbrier Southeast Project
By Kent Karriker The Forest Service has proposed a new vegetation management project for a portion of the Monongahela National Forest called the Greenbrier Southeast project area. This project area is [...]
Four Coal, Chemical Companies Sued for Clean Water Act Violations
By Kate Mishkin One of Gov. Jim Justice’s family mines is violating the Clean Water Act and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, a coalition of environmental groups said in [...]
2,700+ Towers Update Lighting Systems, Saving Migratory Birds and Expenses
Over the past two years, thousands of communications tower operators have updated their lighting systems by turning off steady-burning (L-810) side-marker lights that attract birds and cause millions to die [...]
Among the activities that will take place during the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Fall Review are the Annual Membership Meeting and the quarterly Board meeting. The Annual Membership Meeting will [...]
North Carolina Citizens Try New Approach in Opposing Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Citizen groups in North Carolina are trying a new tactic in their opposition to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. They contend that conditions have changed so that North Carolina must now reconsider [...]
Songbirds Helping Spread Hemlock Wooly Adelgid
Hemlock wooly adelgid, a tiny insect pest, was discovered in the western United States in the 1920s and was first observed in the East in the early 1950s near Richmond, [...]
