WVU expert encourages exploration of West Virginia’s 'wonderland for outdoor adventures'

Latest News June 5, 2024

With more than 78% of West Virginia covered by forests, according to the state's Division of Forestry, the Mountain State ranks as the third-most-forested state in the nation. The state map is dotted with public lands free for outdoor recreation and each acre is filled with hundreds of wild ...

West Virginia University receives top marks from Blue Ridge Outdoors, looks to help shift state's economic focus to outdoor recreation

Sports May 16, 2020

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Gandalf the Grey gave us plenty of one-liners to mull over, but one sticks out more than others, “The world is not in your books and maps, it is out there.”  Though the rolling hills of the Shire and the Misty Mountains of Middle Earth are indeed in our ...