Redesigned interactive hunting and fishing map of West Virginia available
An updated, online interactive map that provides valuable information on hunting and fishing adventures in West Virginia is now accessible on smartphones and tablets,...
Four more weeks of rafting left during Gauley Season 2017
You don't need a passport to experience world-class whitewater rafting—it's available on the legendary Gauley River in West Virginia, but only for four more...
Statewide seminars to boost booming W.Va. maple-syrup industry
To meet the demands of West Virginia's growing maple-syrup industry, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture and the W.Va. Maple Syrup Producers Association are...
Landscape architect opens farm retreat near New River Gorge
A botanist and landscape architect has invested her knowledge in a farmhouse retreat near the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia, an ecosystem...
Moonrise walk hints at increased physical activity in southern W.Va.
Officials say a moonrise walk that attracted a record number of hikers to the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia last week could...
Construction on New River Gorge trail to Long Point set for...
Construction on the Long Point Trail—one of the most popular trails in the national park system in southern West Virginia—has been scheduled to close...
Gorge resort introduces electric-assist mountain bike adventures
Imagine peddling less and riding faster. The new electric-assist mountain bikes at Adventures on the Gorge allow riders to do just that.
The new powered...
Saturday hike planned to "Island of Dead" on New River
The National Park Service has scheduled a four-hour hike Saturday, June 10, to the legendary Red Ash Island cemetery on the New River and...
North Bend offers kayak, rappel, mtn.-bike courses June 10
Encouraging visitors to try new outdoor activities, rangers at North Bend State Park this weekend are offering introductory courses in kayaking, rappelling, mountain biking.
Park...
W.Va. officials gear up for free fishing weekend June 10-11
West Virginia officials are gearing up for the state's annual Free Fishing Weekend, June 10-11, during which residents and non-residents may fish in West Virginia...
The striking beauty of lightning photography in West Virginia
It begins with an errant wind on a balmy day. Leaves on trees turn upward, revealing their silvery undersides and a rolling cushion of...
Chelsea Ruby: What makes West Virginia #AlmostHeaven to me
West Virginians—and everyone who loves West Virginia—I have a small but very important favor to ask: This month, take a few minutes to tell...
