Board Meeting Coming Up

The summer board meeting of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy will held on Saturday, July 21 at a location near Elkins. While only Board members are allowed to vote and…

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Through Our Native State

By Lenore Coberly   We drive down the Little Kanawha late in life, enfolded by green hills in spring leaf, at speed limits forty on curves, a constant in these parts.   At Dolly Sods…

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Mountain Valley Pipeline Hits Another Snag

By John McFerrin The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has temporarily suspended all stream and wetland crossings in West Virginia by the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline. …

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Fishing Joy

By Cindy Ellis We know about the joys of mountain streams. We know icy, rushing waters and rocky waterfalls and verdant banks with spruce or hemlock. In our recent history,…

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New Visitor Center for Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge

The United States Department of the Interior has announced $7 million in construction funding for a new Administrative/Visitor Center for Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge.  The current facility was…

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How Do Tiny Air Particles from Fracking Affect Public Health?

Building and operating a hydraulic fracturing well site can emit airborne particles in multiple ways. But scientists still don’t fully understand how these particles impact human health. Travis Knuckles,…

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No Reason to Cancel Study on Mining and Public Health

By Kate Mishkin   There’s no apparent reason why a study on the health effects of mountaintop removal was halted last year, according to the Department of the Interior’s…

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Thoughts from our president

Again, June, in addition to providing an abundance of rain, has produced a flurry of information that will be of interest to West Virginia Highlands Conservancy members. Information includes:   Status…

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Blair Mountain Battlefield Back on the National Register

By Cindy Rank THE GOOD NEWS The listing of Blair Mountain Battlefield on the National Register of Historic Places has been re-affirmed! As you may recall from previous issues of the Voice,…

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