W.Va. Photographer Joins Team USA For International Competition
A Charleston-based photographer is in Iceland this week taking part in the 2026 World Photographic Cup international photography competition.
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Monongahela National Forest Implementing New, Increased Fees In 2026
The Monongahela National Forest is creating new fees, and increasing existing fees, at developed recreation sites starting Jan. 1, 2026.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsForest Fire In Monongahela National Forest Largely Contained
The Woodside Fire started Nov. 5 on private property in Pendleton County before spreading to 70 acres in the Monongahela National Forest.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWildfire In Monongahela National Forest Reminder Of State Fire Season, Drought Conditions
A 70-acre wildfire that started on private property in Pendleton County has spread to the Monongahela National Forest.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRed Spruce Restoration Plan Would Revitalize Native Tree Coverage Across Appalachia
One tree species native to Appalachia can grow 75 feet tall and live more than 350 years. But the species saw a decline in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries due to logging, forest fires and acid rain.
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Fayetteville Selected To Receive Federal Planning Assistance
The program is sponsored by a coalition of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Northern Border Regional Commission.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUPDATE: Grant County Wildfire is 90 Percent Contained
Updated on Monday, October 23 at 3:49 p.m.The nearly 200-acre wildfire in a remote area of Grant County is now 90 percent contained. As of Friday, no…
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