Last week, while visiting areas ravaged by Hurricane Helene in my home state of North Carolina, President Donald Trump proposed “getting rid” of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Then he signed ...

Ninety-nine years after the Hawk Mountain Council of Scouting America opened its camp on the Blue Mountain in Schuylkill County, a conservation easement is now in place to protect 500 acres of the ...

At the end of 2024, Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy purchased 407 acres on the eastern edge of Great Smoky ...

Acquisitions involving two major Appalachian natural gas producers were among the top five biggest oil and gas deals in the ...

Planting trees early in spring, we make a place for birds to sing in time to come. How do we know? They are singing here now.

A White House memorandum ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities.

By Stephen Smoot  West Virginia serves as one of the leading producers of energy in the United States, ranking fifth among all states in that category. Most associate West Virginia with coal and ...

The Northern Forest Center and the Appalachian Mountain Club invite the public to learn about local outdoor recreation ...

The Conservation Fund announced the completion of the easement on Jan. 23 after working with a local property owner and ...

Locals reliant on natural springs face the risk of consuming contaminated water yet refuse to avoid the water source.

One of the state’s few remaining old-growth longleaf pine forests, Flagg Mountain connects to the famous Appalachian Trail. A ...

The organization is encouraging nonprofits to apply for grants through the Vermont Biodiversity Protection Fund, which is holding $1 million in funds that will go toward conservation and wildlife ...