Bungee Jumping Coming To Harpers Ferry This Spring
A Canadian company plans to open a bungee jumping site at an abandoned quarry in Harpers Ferry this May.
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Why The Eastern Hellbender Is At Risk And How You Can Help Save It
WVPB's Energy & Environment Reporter Curtis Tate spoke with Than Hitt, senior scientist with the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, about the hellbender’s habitat in Appalachia and what threatens its population in the region.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsProtecting The Hellbender Salamander And Holiday Sustainability, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, discussing the proposed listing of the Eastern Hellbender Salamander on the endangered list and making the holidays more sustainable.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBird Friendly Windows, Lighting Can Make Migration Safer, Say Conservationists
As the sun set Thursday, an estimated 218 million birds across the continental United States began a journey southward. Many people are familiar with migration, a process by which birds and other animal...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJustice Discusses Possibility Of Special Session, Trout Stocking And Secretary's Traffic Stop
Gov. Jim Justice said he is open to a special legislative session later this year to address the state budget.
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Glassblowing Traditions And Protecting An Endangered Salamander, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, Blenko Glass has been making everything from stem and table ware to decorative glass figurines for more than a century and proposed federal protections for the spring salamander.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn Appalachia, ‘Salamander Capital Of The World,’ Species Face Threats
Curtis Tate spoke with Will Harlan, a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity, about the threatened salamander.
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