State Director named for Nature Conservancy’s West Virginia chapter
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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Red Spruce
Red spruce section
Forest Service Restoring Upper Greenbrier watershed
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has undertaken the Upper Greenbrier North Watershed/Aquatics Restoration Project to restore Pocahontas County forest waterways
Read MoreHistory of the Resource
Red spruce and red spruce-northern hard-wood forests once dominated the highest elevations of West Virginia, covering more than 500,000 acres,
Read MoreFeb 22, Snowshoe Discovery Tour: 10 am “Winter Bird Habitats
Ever wonder how birds survive the winter in frozen climates? Local ornithologist Casey Rucker will take you to a variety
Read MoreFeb 16, President’s Day Snowshoe Discovery Tour at White Grass Ski Touring Center – 10 am
with Chip Chase, owner of White Grass and lifelong outdoorsman sharing his knowledge of the area as well as the
Read MoreFeb 8, 10am – Snowshoe Discovery Tour at White Grass Ski Touring Center
10am join Mimi, an AmeriCorps volunteer currently serving at Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, and take a quick stroll through
Read MoreFeb 1, 10 am – Conservation, Management and Restoration of High Elevation Forests in the Central Appalachians
White Grass Ski Touring Center. Stewardship Manager Mike Powell of The Nature Conservancy will explore the trails of white grass
Read MoreSaturday, April 18, 2015 – Red Spruce Ecosystem Restoration
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge – Join us as we continue our efforts to restore the red spruce ecosystem in
Read MoreJan 25 – Snowshoe Discovery Tour – 10am at White Grass Ski Touring Center in Canaan Valley. Year-round Birds of Canaan Valley
Most local bird species only make their home in Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge during the spring, summer and fall.
Read MoreEcological Modeling: Red Spruce
The Journal, Ecological Modeling recently published two articles about red spruce. Title: Climate change effects on red spruce decline mitigated
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