Flatfoot Dancing: Appalachia’s Percussion Instrument
West Virginia’s annual Appalachian String Band Music Festival is not just about old-time fiddle and banjo music. Flatfoot dancing goes alon...
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All Of Blackwater Canyon Now Public Land
The 10,000-acre Blackwater Canyon is now wholly publicly owned after a transfer of private land.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsU.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Permanently Fund Conservation Program
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators, led in part by West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, have introduced a bill that would permanently fund a…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLand in 7 W.Va. Counties Acquired for Wildlife Management Efforts
A nonprofit has bought nearly 19,000 acres of forest land in seven West Virginia counties aimed at increasing public access for hunting and…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHouses Won't Ever Be Built Here
Snow crunches under foot as Jim Baker gives a mid-December tour on about 170 acres his hunting club just acquired. The property sits along the…
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