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CENTRAL APPALACHIAN SPRUCE RESTORATION INITIATIVE

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News

The latest news in the reforestation of the red spruce by our partners.

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Spruce plantings and invasive species removal help revitalize iconic landscapes in West Virginia.

November 4, 2015December 28, 2018 Dave Saville

“If you drink water from the Potomac, or visit Dolly Sods to go hikng, then West Virginia is your backyard.”

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AVAILABLE FOR SALE!

August 31, 2015December 28, 2018 Dave Saville

West Virginia seed Source , Red Spruce and Balsam Fir Seedlings. The west Virginia Highlands Conservancy organizes volunteers to collect

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Branching Out – The US Forest Service International Visitor Program

June 2, 2015December 28, 2018 Dave Saville

The US Forest Service International Visitor Program facilitates participation in a wide variety of professional and educational exchanges, which encourage

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Canaan Refuge Tour

May 19, 2015December 28, 2018 Dave Saville

The West Virginia Chapter of The Nature Conservancy’s, Mike Powell, takes WCHS TV 8 on a video tour of red

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Kenyan Student Learns Reforestation in WV Spruce Trees

May 18, 2015December 28, 2018 Dave Saville

A Kenyan college student is getting ready to take home lessons he learned over five months working in West Virginia’s

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Resilient Landscapes

April 20, 2015December 28, 2018 Dave Saville

Resilient Landscapes provide the capacity to adapt. They moderate a range of potential damages brought on by climate change, can

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EPA Potomac Highlands Implementation Grants:

April 14, 2015December 28, 2018 Dave Saville

The American Rivers-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Potomac Highlands Implementation Grant Program (PHIGP) provided critical funding for projects that fostered local,

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State Director named for Nature Conservancy’s West Virginia chapter

March 17, 2015December 28, 2018 Dave Saville

Thomas Minney of Elkins, director of The Nature Conservancy’s Central Appalachians program for the past eight years, has been named

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Forest Service Restoring Upper Greenbrier watershed

March 10, 2015December 28, 2018 Dave Saville

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has undertaken the Upper Greenbrier North Watershed/Aquatics Restoration Project to restore Pocahontas County forest waterways

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Flying High!

April 7, 2014December 28, 2018 Dave Saville

Scientists work to protect a flying squirrel and its red spruce home. The new April/May issue of Nature Conservancy magazine

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WHO WE ARE

This website has been established and is being managed by the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy to support the work of the Central Appalachian Spruce Restoration Initiative (CASRI).

CASRI is a partnership of diverse interests with a common goal of restoring historic red spruce-northern hardwood ecosystems across the high elevation landscapes of Central Appalachia.

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CASRI.RS@gmail.com

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