The Last Mountain –The Movie

The Last Mountain is scarier than any Saw,Alien or Friday the 13th film ever made. It’s a documentary about mountaintop coal removal in West Virginia,starring a group of locals whose environment is slowly turning into toxic sludge and an energy company whose methods are so predatory,they make Wall Street bankers look [...]

New River Gorge National River –National Park Service Releases Hiking-Biking Plan for Public Review (U.S. National Park Service)

NPS Releases Hiking/Bicycling Trail Plan/EA for Public Review and Schedules an Open House at Canyon Rim Visitor Center

“We are pleased to announce that the Hiking and Bicycling Trail Plan/Environmental Assessment (plan/EA) is now available for public review and comment,” explained National Park Service Superintendent Don Striker. “The public has expressed a great deal of [...]

The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia –Land Deal Protects Iconic West Virginia Scenes

FAYETTEVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA — September 14, 2010 — The National Park Service announced today that it purchased a steep and forested slope along the New River Gorge,permanently protecting a large slice of West Virginia scenery including  that selected for the ‘tails’ side of the West Virginia state quarter and seen from the overlooks at Hawks Nest State [...]