Runners of the first New River Trail 50K (NRT 50K) began their race with foggy 48 degree temperatures on Saturday, October 11, but finished with bright skies and sunny conditions. Of the 102 racers at the start of the 50K…
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Kanawah State Forest
By Joe Tennis All of a sudden, we saw a snake, lounging in the cool, rocky waters of a creek in the Kanawha State Forest. It was a little snake, about a foot long. Yet I couldn’t tell what kind…
Letters to the Editor
Natural Gas is Responsible Dear Appalachian Voices, With reference to your Spring 2008 Appalachian Voice on natural gas drilling – As a “clean fuel” natural gas is reasonably available in this country. Coal seam gas extraction has garnered increased attention…
The long term cost of COAL power VS. WIND power
Wind farm campaign for Coal River Mountain Residents of West Virginia’s Coal River Valley have launched an exciting new campaign to bring a wind farm to Coal River Mountain. Coal River Mountain is one of the last mountains left intact…
Hawksnest Tunnel
The First Gauley Disaster By Bill Kovarik Seventy five years ago, the area where the Gauley River and the New Rivers meet became known as the site of America’s worst industrial tragedy. The same water power that today attracts recreational…
Cougars still fascinate Appalachian naturalists
By Noa Davidai Pop quiz: Which mammal has the most widespread distribution in the Western Hemisphere? No, it’s not the rat, the squirrel, or even the deer. It is us, ladies and gentleman—human beings. But this was not always, or…
Appalachian Voices Launches Upper Watauga RiverKeeper
The Upper Watauga River just got a new friend. Donna Marie Lisenby, an award-winning environmental advocate, began serving on the staff of Appalachian Voices as the first Upper Watauga Riverkeeper this June. Lisenby will be a full-time public advocate for…
Energy by and for the people
Public opinion polls are showing a serious problem with the debate over our future sources of energy: the American people strongly agree on solutions. Well over 80 percent of Americans consistently agree on renewable energy and conservation. In poll after…
A High Water Year on the New & Gauley Rivers
By Tom Cormons I made the best move of my life in the spring of 1997. With my ’84 Firebird stuffed with most of the gear I’d use to live outside until October, I left Charlottesville, headed west. I’d made…
The greening of a Cherokee school
The Eastern Band’s new K-12 campus By Margaret V. Williams Seen from high above, the new school might remind you of the outline of the Big Dipper — a short handle with two circles at the end. Zoom in, and…
