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The Fall 2021 Newsletter is Here!
The Fall 2021 newsletter is here! Read it online by clicking the button below, or visit the newsletter archive to catch up on previous issues.
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 […]
Welcome Our NCCC Crew!
Friends of Blackwater was fortunate enough to receive some help from an Americorps National Civilian Conservation Corps (NCCC) crew! They have been removing invasive plants along the Blackwater Rail Trail in Thomas, WV. They will be here for three weeks so if you see them around give them a friendly Tucker County welcome! With their […]
Winter Wildlife Art Contest!
Friends of Blackwater is holding a Winter Wildlife art contest for students up to grade 12. We have a list of animals that you can choose from. The idea is to draw or paint the animals in a setting that they would be found in winter. For example, Timber Rattlesnakes spend the winter in dens […]
Blackwater Rail Trail Survey