New Battlefield Site Replacing Dilapidated Harpers Ferry Buildings
Five derelict buildings in Harpers Ferry are being torn down beginning this month. A new battlefield landscape will take their place.
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New Protections Proposed For Imperiled Crayfish Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service is proposing new protections for two threatened species of crayfish found in the Appalachian coalfields.Under the new…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCrayfish Conservation Effort to Take Place in Southern W.Va.
The West Virginia Division of Highways is providing nearly $180,000 to West Liberty University to determine the effects of construction activities on…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWatershed Moment: 'Ephemeral' Streams Debate Could Reshape Ohio Valley Waterways
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will decide over the next six months whether to follow through with a Trump administration executive order that…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew Crayfish Species Named after W.Va. Biology Professor
A new crayfish species found in West Virginia was just named after an enthusiastic crayfish expert who lives in here in the state.Published in the Journal…
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Lawsuit Seeks Protections for Crawfish Imperiled by Coal Mining
A federal lawsuit filed this week by an environmental group alleges two protected crayfish species are being harmed by coal mining in West Virginia,…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis Guy Loves Crawdads, Snakes, and Teaching
Zachary Loughman has built a career as a naturalist and a scientist by not letting his inner 10-year-old boy grow up.He has discovered, identified, and…
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