STAR CITY -- Rachel Johnson, Visit Mountaineer Country CVB’s Arts and Culture Experience specialist, is making her rounds to area municipalities. Her goals: to make sure councils and commissions know how the convention and visitors bureau can help them and to make sure the tourism agency is ...
The Dominion Post announces a new initiative to bring more news to its readers about nature, outdoors and activities in West Virginia, in an effort to drive interest in the natural offerings of the state and Appalachian region. NatureWV correspondent David P. Davis has risen to the challenge ...
Preserving West Virginia’s natural areas is a delicate balancing act. On the bright side, West Virginia is one of the most stunning mountain states in the eastern U.S., with streams flowing into rivers and lakes. But on the flip side, the state has plenty of natural resources (fossil fuels ...
HURRICANE — The West Virginia State Parks Foundation announced the launch of its Fall Colors "Mountains Are Always Free" Photo Contest. Running through Nov. 6, the contest invites photographers to capture and celebrate the beauty of West Virginia’s state parks, forests and rail trails ...
The last weeks of summer are a symphony of sounds and sights as bees, beetles, butterflies and other pollinators flock to the blossoms of Appalachia. You can see it all at the West Virginia Botanic Garden on Tyrone Road. As you step into the Garden, you’ll be greeted by a burst of blooms, ...
MORGANTOWN – Calling it, “an ambitious but achievable vision,” the Monongalia County Commission has thrown its public support behind the Morgantown Greenbelt concept. First envisioned locally in the 1990s and most recently championed by the Mon Valley Green Space Coalition, a greenbelt ...
