Scientific research confirms that human-caused global warming is already having significant impacts on the climate of the mid-Atlantic Allegheny Highlands.
Severe weather events and destructive flooding are growing. Iconic species like brook trout and red spruce face extinction. Unless global warming and climate change are reined in, the cool, high-mountain ecology and economy of the Highlands -- that have blessed generations of residents and visitors -- are "on the chopping block."
On this page, as we add to our new website, you can find more information about our work on the impacts of global warming and climate change in the Highlands.
Also, check out our Allegheny Highlands Climate Change Impacts Initiative Facebook page, where we post the latest scientific findings about how climate change is affecting the region.
Following the success of the December Climate Change Issues Conference in Morgantown, we are now looking forward to expanding our climate change work. While our previous work focused on the impacts of climate change on the Allegheny Highlands, we are now thinking statewide, with a new office in Morgantown. Logan Thorne, who was instrumental in […]
On September 8th, events around the world highlighted the importance of addressing climate change. Friends of Blackwater attended the Morgantown Rise for Climate event, a family-friendly event that emphasized climate solutions. The event took place in the Morgantown Farmer’s Market Pavillion, and was sponsored by the West Virginia Sierra Club, Morgantown Green Team, Mountaineers for […]
On July 9th, 2018, more than 100 ninth-graders participated in FOB’s “Kitchen Klimate Science” programs at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. The program follows a similar event in April in Tucker County at the National Youth Science Camp, for West Virginia science teachers. The Marshall program was an active learning experience– everyone was up […]
A Report from Friends of Blackwater’s Allegheny Highlands Climate Change Impacts Initiative
