Monongahela National Forest sets opening dates for recreation sites
ELKINS, W.Va. — Officials at the Monongahela National Forest have announced the 2024 opening dates for developed recreation sites across the 921,000-acre forest in...
"Worm Moon of March" lore is accurate, says West Virginia gardener
FLAT TOP, W.Va. — Worms are already making their presence known in the upper layers of the soil in early March, says a West...
New River Gorge national park in West Virginia now attracting more...
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The fantastic recreational opportunities in the New River Gorge in West Virginia are no longer a secret. Since becoming one of...
Visitation increased in 2023 for all national park sites in southern...
Glen Jean, W.Va. — According to park officials, visitation increased across the board at all three national park sites in southern West Virginia in...
West Virginia's northern panhandle was once prime U.S. sheep country
WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia may best be known for its vast mountain forests, but its northern panhandle was once a grassland clipped low...
Forgotten West Virginia tavern rediscovered in Greenbrier County
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Once counted among the most gracious homes in the Greenbrier Valley, the historic Level Tavern on scenic US-219 is being rediscovered,...
Monument near Summersville, West Virginia, recalls beloved nanny goat
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — A monument raised in memory of an escaped nanny goat is attracting the attention of motorists on US-19 in central West...
A silver rush in the Ohio Valley near Ravenswood, W.Va., came...
SILVER VALLEY, W.Va. — Is there silver in the hills of West Virginia? Parts of what's now western West Virginia enjoyed a kind of...
Scenic trout stream lies hidden along I-77 / I-64 West Virginia...
PAX, W.Va. — Few motorists traveling the West Virginia Turnpike between Beckley and Charleston may know that one of the state's most beautiful trout...
Tale of West Virginia monster may have first been documented in...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The legend of a now well-publicized West Virginia monster known regionally as the "White Thing" may have first been documented by...
Ohio River refuge islands in W.Va. increasingly attract kayakers
WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — More than 20 virtually forgotten islands in the Ohio River in West Virginia are increasingly attracting kayakers drawn by the opportunity...
Forester using AI to identify trees likely to trigger power blackouts
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University urban forester is developing a method, with the help of artificial intelligence, to identify trees at risk...
