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The Winter 2021 Newsletter is Here!
The Winter 2021 newsletter is here! Read it online by clicking the button below, or visit the newsletter archive to catch up on previous issues.
We are building a circle of love and protection around the landscapes and communities that we cherish.
Friends of Blackwater works to protect and promote natural beauty, diverse creatures, unique heritage, and the outdoor recreation economy in the Mid-Atlantic Allegheny Highlands -- home to the magnificent, 10,000-acre Blackwater Canyon – West Virginia’s “Scenic Crown Jewel.” Our professional staff and grass-roots citizen advocacy are a strong force for responsible conservation and sustainable progress in the Highlands.
FOB in the Newsroom
- 11/10/2021 Parsons Advocate: NCCC helps Friends of Blackwater and the West Virginia Land trust
- 6/08 Parsons Advocate: Restoring the Blackwater Trail
- 6/07 Parsons Advocate: Volunteers Celebrate Earth Day with Camp 70 Road Cleanup
- 5/28 Parsons Advocate: Blackwater River Loop Trail Gets Support
- 2/15 Parsons Advocate: MKL Weekend food drive raises $5600 for Tucker Food Banks
- 1/9 The Intermountain: FOB Thanks Legislators for New River Gorge Designation
- 11/4 Parson's Advocate: New Illustrated Signs Highlight Heritage in Davis and Thomas
- 11/2 States of Leading News: Governor Justice awards $8.6 million in TARTP Grants in West Virginia
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FOB Demands Updates to Forest Service Climate Mitigation Plans
Friends of Blackwater has recently submitted our comments on the Federal Agency Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plans. We are opposed to there being no mentioning of old-growth forests, let alone anything about their carbon sequestering ability. Click the button below to read our comments! The Center for Biological Diversity, Earthjustice, Environment America, Larch Company, Natural […]
Friends of Blackwater
Caring and courageous people are the key to effective environmental stewardship. These people and their stories are a part of Friends of Blackwater.
Friends of Ginny!
Purdue University scientist Elizabeth Flaherty, and her graduate student are learning important new information about the diet of "Ginny", the West Virginia Flying Squirrel.
Blackwater Volunteers
These energetic volunteers are upgrading historic sites in the Blackwater Canyon.
J.R. Clifford
West Virginia’s first African American attorney, who won a historic victory for equality in education. (1848-1933)
Dr. Tom Pauley
Dr. Pauley has studied the endangered Cheat Mountain salamander for 40 years, while raising up new generations of skilled biologists.
Brianna All
Brianna All spent a summer deep in the Monongahela National Forest, monitoring the West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel.
