Category: News

Life – and Death – in a Toxic Town

“The EPA discovered that one sample, from 4,000 cubic yards of oil-soaked soil, was contaminated with PCBs—which can leach into groundwater or be inhaled. The level in the sample was 260,000 parts per million. The...

Red Wolves could return to Mon Forest

By Rick Steelhammer; Charleston Gazette A study by the Center for Biological Diversity identifies West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest as a potential reintroduction site for the red wolf, described by National Geographic as “the world’s...

Jardin by the River springs up on Ronceverte’s Island Park

By Tina Alvey; Register Herald In today’s language lesson, we learn that the word “jardin” is French for “garden,” and “ronceverte” is the French word for “greenbrier.” Thus, it is no coincidence that Gateway Industries...

Greenbrier River Archeological Dig

By Bradley Rice; Traveling WV. Caldwell W.Va. — The 78 mile long Greenbrier River Trail is one of the most popular rail trails in the United States. Running along the eastern border of West Virginia,...

Meet the Little Green Clover that Beat the Odds

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is moving to take a rare species of plant found in the Ohio Valley off of the endangered species list. Amid controversial proposals to change the law protecting rare...

Successful Stream Restoration in Logan county, WV

Downstream Strategies is finding signs of successful stream restoration in Logan County! Our monitoring shows the restoration sites are supporting new habitats filled with a variety of native vegetation and wildlife. We’ve found a bird’s...

How Fly Fishing Saved a Veteran’s Life

Army veteran Kyle Chanitz spent two and a half years deployed in Afghanistan, where he saw intense fighting and suffered concussions that led to seizures. When he returned to the U.S., he started taking college...

Addressing climate change in West Virginia

by: Abigail Lawhead Posted: Jun 28, 2019 / 04:51 PM EDT / Updated: Jun 28, 2019 / 07:45 PM EDT MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – According to the West Virginia Center of Climate Change (WV3C), the climate...