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Extended W.Va. spring gobbler season open until May 23

A hunter in West Virginia uses a turkey call to attract a spring gobbler.
West Virginia's spring gobbler season is underway, and turkey hunters have even more opportunities to bag a bird this year. Mike Peters, wild turkey and...

West Liberty University students planting trees in Ohio County

Students plant trees at the head of Wheeling Island in Wheeling, West Virginia. (Photo courtesy West Liberty University)
Just in time for Earth Day, biology and ecology students at West Liberty University are planting trees in public spaces from Wheeling to West...

Name change reflects expansion of W.Va. wildflower event

Blue phlox blossom in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
Officials with the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve say the expansion of the park's annual wildflower event from one weekend to two...

Rare West Virginia wildflower named for Thomas Jefferson

Jeffersonia diphylla blossoms at Sunshine Farm & Gardens in the Greenbrier Valley.
During this Corona pandemic, silver linings aren’t that difficult to uncover. Take the air in our major cities: at no time in our industrial...

New River Gorge resort hiring; job fair scheduled May 1

The Adventures on the Gorge Resort overlooks the New River Gorge National Park near Fayetteville, W.Va.
At the rim of the New River Gorge, the Adventures on the Gorge resort is staging a job fair on Saturday, May 1, to...

New River Gorge National Park increasing access to campgrounds

Campers gather in a campground in the New River Gorge National Park.
The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve will increase access to campgrounds this weekend with the reopening of six additional campground areas, including...

W.Va. DNR announces winners of the 2021 Gold Rush Giveaway

The star of the Gold Rush, a golden trout darts through a West Virginia stream.
Officials at the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources today announced the winners of the state's 2021 Gold Rush Giveaway, the annual statewide promotion of...

Smoke at new national park at Grandview no cause for concern

A member of the fire management team at Grandview tends a prescribed burn.
Smoke and flame rising from the central region of America's newest national park later this spring should not be cause for concern, park officials...

Home at site of abolitionist John Brown's hanging for sale

The tower on the McMaster's residence looks out across the historic landscape in Charles Town, West Virginia.
In the market for a new home? The Victorian mansion built on the site of abolitionist John Brown’s 1859 hanging in Charles Town is...

Survival and bushcraft school opens in New River Gorge region

Instructor Josh Sapio tends a fire lighted from flint.
Much of America's newest national park may be teeming with visitors this summer, but the vast areas of woodland beyond are likely to remain...

Proceeds of wild boar hunt support elk restoration project

Wild boar still range across isolated mountain hollows in Logan County.
The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources has utilized proceeds from a February lottery wild boar hunt to purchase a UTV in support of the...

National Park hosts fishing events for grandparents, children

The National Park Service is hosting a fishing day for grandparents and grandchildren at its Camp Brookside Environmental Education Center.
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is hosting a series of Grandfamilies Fishing Days in May and June designed for grandparents who are...

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