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Government Jack Walker,

New Habitat Recovery Program Aims To Curb Ruffed Grouse Decline

The ruffed grouse, a game bird common in West Virginia's woodlands, has suffered severe population decline. State officials are launching a new program to address that.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate,

Erosion Continues To Concern Mountain Valley Pipeline Neighbors

On May 15, a heavy rainfall washed out a section of slope that had been restored on the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s path through Brush Mountain, in Montgomery County, Virginia.

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WVPB News Caitlin Tan,

Bobwhite Quail Return To West Virginia

Officials from the West Virginia’s Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that an extinct species native to West Virginia were restored.Last…

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WVPB News Roxy Todd,

Jeffersonian Springs Resort in W.Va. Sells for $560,000

$560,000 could have bought you the historic Sweet Springs Resort Thursday morning. The property, built in 1791, was auctioned off to a new owner, Ashby…

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WVPB News Liz McCormick,

Historian Explains Why It's Important to Preserve Your Nearby Graveyards

There are many ways to research and learn about our past, but for one historian, studying gravestones and its cemeteries is one of the best ways to find…

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