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WV Canaan Fir at risk in wild, flourishes farm-raised

West Virginia Gazette
Forests
December 24, 2012

A rare West Virginia fir variety that is thriving on Christmas tree farms across the nation is fighting for survival on its home turf in the state's northeastern highlands.

Ice Mountain recognized by National Park Service

West Virginia Public Broadcasting

September 25, 2012

A Hampshire County preserve owned by The Nature Conservancy has been added to the National Park Service’s list of National Nature Landmarks.

Ice Mountain joins 14 other sites in West Virginia that have nationally significant biological and geological resources. The mountain is a long ridge that runs from south to north between Capon Bridge and Slanesville in Hampshire County.

Robert M. Steptoe Jr.: Americans support land conservation

The Charleston Gazette

July 03, 2012

A recent bipartisan poll clearly demonstrates that even with strong concern about the federal budget deficit, voters reject cutting funding for conservation programs and express strong support for continuing to dedicate funding specifically to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Read Steptoe's piece.

The Wildflowers of Blister Swamp:
A Conservation Success Story

Wonderful West Virginia

July 03, 2012

Blister Swamp is an amazing place for wildflowers. In 2000, with the help of The Mountain Institute, The Nature Conservancy, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Dalens started a restoration project in the swamp. Read the story.

W.Va. seen as stronghold against climate change

The West Virginia Gazette

June 04, 2012

A new study by The Nature Conservancy has identified a series of landscapes in eastern North America that, if left intact, are predicted to be resilient enough to endure climate change.

Appalachia offers climate refuge, study finds

Mother Nature Network

June 05, 2012

Parts of the Appalachian Mountains are so buffered against climatic shifts they may provide a 'stronghold' against global warming, researchers report.

Study shows some WV areas resilient to climate change

West Virginia Public Broadcasting

June 05, 2012

Some areas of eastern West Virginia are more able to withstand climate change than others according to a study just released by The Nature Conservancy.

Coalition tracks a giant killer in the gorge

Charleston Daily Mail
Forests
May 03, 2012

The hemlock woolly adelgid threatens North America's hemlocks and a variety of the denizens that rely on them and healthy forests. Read the story and see the video to see how the battle to detect and fight this invasive pest is being waged in this feature in the Charleston Daily Mail.

Nature Conservancy Highlights Local Growing in Elkins

WBOY-TV
Events
April 22, 2012

The second annual Picnic for the Planet highlighted food producers in Elkins and across the U.S.
"At The Nature Conservancy, we work with farmers, ranchers and fishermen all around the world to help promote more sustainable forms of agriculture," said Andrea Brandon, who organized the event. See the story on WBOY.

Picnic for the Planet

WDTV-TV
Events
April 22, 2012

Even though the weather wasn't exactly what they planned, folks came out to Elkin's City Park Sunday afternoon to have a picnic for the planet.
This is the 2nd annual picnic hosted by The Nature Conservancy in Randolph County, but not the only one that took place. There were picnics all across the globe, in all 50 states and in 30 different countries. See the story on WDTV.com.

W.V.A Land to Remain Wild and Wonderful

The Intelligencer; Wheeling News-Register
Conservation Lands
April 20, 2012

Nearly 5 square miles of land in and adjacent to the Canaan Valley National Natural Landmark area of West Virginia will be preserved for future use by the public, through a sale completed this week. The project was assisted by The Nature Conservancy. Read the story.

Tucker County Has New Wildlife Management Area

West Virgina Public Broadcasting
Conservation Lands
April 19, 2012

Hikers, mountain bikers, hunters and fishermen now have access to about 3,000 acres along the Blackwater River in Tucker County that provides an important connection between the Monongahela National Forest to the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The project was assisted by The Nature Conservancy. Hear the story on WVPB.

Canaan Valley Tract to Become Wildlife Area

West Virginia Gazette
Events
April 18, 2012

A 5-square-mile chunk of wilderness at the north end of Canaan Valley will soon become the newest Division of Natural Resources Wildlife Management Area.
The 3,070-acre tract, now owned by the Canaan Valley Institute, includes more than three miles of the Blackwater River, a popular trout stream. The project was assisted by The Nature Conservancy. Learn more.

West Virginia Streams Get Grant for Restoration

West Virginia Gazette
Conservation Lands
April 12, 2012

A 1.25-mile stretch of Gandy Creek and its headwater tributary streams in Randolph County will be protected through a $300,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant to American Rivers for work on The Nature Conservancy's Gandy Ranch Project. Read the story.

Oldest Table Mountain Pine in Pendleton

West Virginia Gazette

April 12, 2012

Some ancient aren't always towering Western giants on postcards. The world's oldest living table mountain pine is a case in point. The 271-year-old specimen was recently discovered during a study on the history of fire on The Nature Conservancy of West Virginia's Pike Knob Preserve in Pendleton County. Read this cool story in the WV Gazette!

Watershed assessment project in Elk, Mon rivers seeks feedback

The State Journal

March 12, 2012

A pilot project to make map-based information about watershed health and threats available online at a high level of detail has reached a milestone.
Watershed groups, county planners and others looking for the highest conservation or restoration priorities will be helped by the West Virginia Watershed Assessment Pilot Project, a project of the Nature Conservancy and the state Department of Environmental Protection under funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
See the story in the State Journal.

Land Trust to honor woman for conservation efforts

Gazette-Mail
Leadership
January 28, 2012

The West Virginia Land Trust will honor The Nature Conservancy's Beth Wheatley, who pursued new legislation that will help protect wildlife habitats and farmlands across the state.

Beth Wheatley, the Conservancy's director of government affairs in West Virginia, will receive the Guardian of the Year Award from the West Virginia Land Trust for helping to develop the Outdoor Heritage Conservation Fund. Read the Gazette-Mail's article.

The Nature Conservancy helps make possible the addition of 325 acres to Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge

Cumberland Times-Union

October 29, 2011

The addition of 325 acres to Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge connects two areas of the refuge and offers an ideal nesting habitat for a variety of song and game birds.

Rodney Bartgis: Teddy Roosevelt's legacy grows on our slopes, reminds us of doing our duty

Gazette-Mail

October 15, 2011

By the end of his presidency, Teddy Roosevelt could look back on a recovered economy, an assertive global presence, markets freed from monopolies and more lands and waters conserved than any president before or since.

Dow Commits $10 Million to Protecting Resources

The Intelligencer

September 03, 2011

Dow and the Conservancy are developing a model that can be used by companies to understand the value of nature to businesses.

Tree rings reveal forest fires from hundreds of years ago

Science Daily

September 08, 2011

The Nature Conservancy is using fire research to guide their prescribed burning program. 

Chemist tells Nature Conservancy about creating balance

The Charleston Gazette

August 25, 2011

Dr. Neil Hawkins, vice president of sustainability and environment, health and safety for Dow Chemical, speaks about a recent partnership between his company and The Nature Conservancy.

NYC students restore Smoke Hole Canyon

The Charleston Gazette

August 07, 2011

With help from a trio of New York City high school seniors, the West Virginia Nature Conservancy is restoring a rare patch of tallgrass prairie on Cave Mountain overlooking Grant County's remote Smoke Hole Canyon.

Sunday Sit Down:  The Nature Conservancy's Rodney Bartgis

The Intelligencer

July 03, 2011

How well is The Nature Conservancy's mission being carried out in West Virginia? 

Old Mine Site is Brought Back to Life

WBOY-TV

April 30, 2011

Volunteers planted trees at a former mining site in celebration of Arbor Day

Monongahela National Forest grows by 1,100 acres with addition of Randolph tract

Charleston Gazette

April 21, 2011

A rugged, 1,082-acre tract of forest adjoining Mount Porte Crayon and Thunderstruck Knob has been added to the Monongahela National Forest through an agreement with The Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service.

When Digging for Ramps Goes Too Deep

The New York Times

April 19, 2011

The Nature Conservancy's Ashton Berdine believes we may be overharvesting ramps. 

Preserve Funding for Conservation

The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register

March 27, 2011

West Virginia's natural beauty has become a critical economic development tool. 

Return of the Red Spruce

Wonderful West Virginia

December 6, 2010

WV's red spruce forests not only give us refuge on a sunny hike but provide us with a glimpse of West Virginia’s natural history. Virgin red spruce once covered more than 500,000 acres of the mountain landscape here. Unfortunately, aside from Gaudineer Knob and a few other small, isolated stands, most of the red spruce across West Virginia was eliminated during the logging era of the late nineteenth through early twentieth centuries.

Marathoner helps Nature Conservancy in WV

The Charleston Gazette

November 9, 2010

Conservancy staffer Beth Wheatley runs for nature in the NYC Marathon. 

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