Rare Plants, Raging Rivers, and the Hidden Prairie World of the Gauley

The work of protecting and preserving wild places.

The Sun Lovers
Highland Profiles: Jennie Smith
Leading the charge to protect West Virginia’s rivers and communities.
Flash Dance
The science, magic, and mystery behind the Mountain State’s fireflies.
For Peat’s Sake
Inside the Dobbin Slashings Preserve, a vast and fragile wetland shaped by history and safeguarded for the future.
Unsung Heroes
West Virginia’s salamanders may be small and elusive, but they play an outsized role in the health of the state’s forests and waterways.
The First Forest
A century after Canaan Mountain was clear-cut and burned, a thriving forest stands as a testament to the people who planted its future.
Hidden in Plain Sight
West Virginia’s elusive snowshoe hares are adapting to life on the southern edge of their snowy Appalachian range.
Net Positive
Nate Arndt turned a family fire into a flight plan for handcrafted fishing nets.
The Unknown
Surveying the Subterranean Frontier
Homegrown Art
How Rosalie Haizlett and Octavia Spriggs turn Appalachia’s landscapes and ecosystems into art that inspires conservation.
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