A popular wild Christmas tree, Canaan fir, is imperiled because of a ravenous bug
In West Virginia’s scenic Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, with its gently sloping mountains and emerald acres of timber, Mike
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A Bug’s War on Christmas
The Nature Conservancy is working to protect the Canaan Valley fir, a type of Balsam fir native to isolated areas
Read MoreConservation easement protects Randolph County ‘land bridge’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 555-acre stretch of private land in high country of Randolph County connecting the Laurel Fork Wilderness
Read MoreHerding Rats: Fifteen Years of Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels
Appalachian Northern Flying Squirrels Pleistocene relict G.s.coloratus inhabits high elevation forest islands in southern Appalachians; G.s.fuscus inhabits more connected landscape in
Read MoreRed Spruce Reviving in New England, but Why?
In the 1970s, red spruce was the forest equivalent of a canary in the coal mine, signaling that acid rain
Read MoreRed Spruce Reforestation in Cheat Mountain
Watch this 4 min video to learn more about about how and why CASRI partners are working to restore areas
Read MoreStrip Mine Preparation for Planting Spruce
Spruce restoration along Lambert Run is getting busy again. The USFS is incorporating woody debris and organic material into the
Read MoreRestoring West Virginia’s “Magnificent” Spruce Forests
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Government agencies, nonprofits, businesses and individuals are all working to bring back West Virginia’s “magnificent” spruce forests.
Read MoreSaturday, September 14, 2013, McClintic Trail – Cranberry Wilderness Day Hike
This hike will follow trails, and do some bushwhacking, into the headwaters of the Middle Fork Williams River. We’ll follow
Read MoreFriday, August 2, 2013 – Native Seed Collection Workshop for Restoration and Conservation
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Office, Elkins, WV. The participants of this workshop will be trained in the National
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