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Issues
Issues The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy is working in vigorous opposition to coal mining by mountaintop removal. This destructive form of strip mining has gotten out of control. Lawsuits brought […]
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Thoughts from the Vice President
By Luanne McGovern I just returned from a wonderful two-week trip to Ireland, the Emerald Isle. I have to say, though, that West Virginia in May is even greener than […]
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Candy Darters Caught in the Crossroads
By Olivia Miller On January 10, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy joined Appalachian Voices, the Center for Biological Diversity, Greenbrier River Watershed Association, Kanawha Forest Coalition, and the Sierra Club […]
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Wilderness Trails (Part Two of Part Two)
By Dave Johnston In the first part of this series, we looked at how trails–unquestionably a human structure–can be justified, and even encouraged, in Wilderness areas, which by definition are […]
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The Scourge of Eagles: Lead Shot
By Cindy Ellis “Have you seen the Bald Eagle?” That is the question posed more and more often to me as I’ve birded for decades across West Virginia and the […]
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The Nature Conservancy Protects Big Cove Tract in Canaan Valley
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in West Virginia has protected 1,971 acres of important lands in Canaan Valley, Tucker County, WV. The tract, called “Big Cove,” was purchased from Western Pocahontas […]
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Does the eastern US have room for cougars?
(Nicky Pe/Pexels) By Peggy Clark Klandagi in the East Before European colonization, the land that is today the eastern United States was home to a richer biodiversity of plants and […]
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Cutting down the trees to save the forest
By Olivia Miller A project proposed by the United States Forest Service to clear cut 3,458 acres of older-growth forest stands in sections of the Monongahela National Forest in Tucker […]
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The cut
Whether the waters of prosperity have actually flowed down the rivers of concrete of the Appalachian Regional Highway System, as Senator Byrd predicted, is a complicated issue. There will always be […]
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Thoughts from our president
August in the highlands has seemed a lot cooler with more rain than usual. The WVHC committees are hard at work on issues before them and I want to extend […]
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