February 19 - WVHC Public Lands committee meeting. Where: the 79er Restaurant in Burnsville. When: 10:30 AM. See boxed announcement in this issue on page 17.

February 19 - Keystone Coldwater Conference on instream habitat. Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA. Hosted by Pennsylvania Trout, a chapter of Trout Unlimited. Cost to register (which includes lunch), $20. Call (814) 863-5100 for details.

February 19 - Ski White Grass/Dolly Sods sponsored by the Sierra Club. Start from White Grass Ski Touring Center. Then ascend Cabin Mountain, to access the Dolly Sods landscape on top - forest, open heaths, more. Ski in the true wilds, far from the signs of civilization. Rentals available. Call Jim Kotcon (594-3322).

February 25 - Annual West Virginia E-Day at the rotunda of the State Capitol. Themes will be: Water, Wood and Coal. For information and/or to register, contact Denise Poole at the WVEC office, 346-5905.

February 29 - Granny D rally at Arlington National Cemetery. 9:00 AM. March from there to the Capitol where another rally will take place at noon. Check with car pools that will be organizing around the state.

March 10 &11 - Conference on Building Coalitions to Vitalize Community Green Space. This regional conference is hosted by The Green Space Coalition (GSC) and West Virginia University (WVU). See details on page 18.

March 15 - West Virginia legislative session ends.

March 18 - A very pleasant hike with Ruth Blackwell Rogers along the Blackwater Canyon Rim Trail .See Mon-a-Thon on page 11.

March 21, 22 & 23 - Using Native Plants in the Landscape -- Issues and Opportunities .Sponsored by the West Virginia Native Plant Society. See page 14 for full details.

April 1 - Try and fool hike leader, Rich McGervey, on the Otter Creek Wilderness Trail. See Mon-a-Thon on page 11.

April 8 - Hike with Leslie McCarty along the Greenbrier River. See Mon-a-Thon on page 11.

April 15 - Dave McMahan will try to get you muddied up in the Cranberry Wilderness area on this adventuresome mountain bike outing. See Mon-a-Thon on page 11.

April 28 thru 30 - West Virginia Highlands Conservancy's "Spring Review." Held at the Cheat Mountain Club which is located on the banks of the Shavers Fork River in the heart of the Monongahela National Forest. See details on page 8.

May 13 - Hike with Carter Zerbe in the Cranberry backcountry. See Mon-a-thon.

July 8th, 2000 (Saturday) - WVHC Board of Directors meeting, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, location to be announced later.

October 13th, 14th, &15th, 2000 - WVHC Fall Review (Board of Directors meeting on Sunday the 15th). Location and other details to be announced later.