I climb a boulder that juts out into rapids. The rushing water is so loud it drowns out my breath. I’ve come to the banks of the Chattooga River for solitude, for the way water carries away inner noise. I’m here early enough that I get a few moments of […]
Read More
On the walls of a Pittsburgh-area church, 25 scenes of God, war, justice, family. In 1935, artist Maksimilijan (Maxo) Vanka joined fellow Croatian immigrant, the writer Louis Adamic, on a trip to American industrial centers, including 10 days or so in Pittsburgh. Maxo absorbed the city, as was his habit, […]
Read More
The West Virginia elk reintroduction program is four years in, and the project is not growing as fast as expected; however, there is a herd in the southern coalfields that is slowly getting bigger. Much of West Virginia’s elk reintroduction program is modeled after Kentucky’s, which is more than 20 […]
Read More
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. U.S. Forest Service district biologist Shane Jones stands on an overlook high up on West Virginia’s Cheat Mountain. Behind him, lush, red spruce trees stand like sentinels on this frozen landscape. As he looks out, small patches of green dot what […]
Read More
This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. A conservation group chose Earth Day, April 22, to announce the purchase of a massive property in Appalachian forest to protect habitat and help wildlife adapt to the challenges of climate change. The property covers 100,000 acres of forest straddling […]
Read More
Central Appalachia reintroduced the species to restore wildlife habitat—and help devastated economies. Here’s what happened next. The camera wasn’t where it was supposed to be. Clad in chest waders and camouflage, Kyle Hill stepped into the pond, reached into the shallow water, and lifted it from the post where it […]
Read More