Friends of the Cheat Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/friends-of-the-cheat/ Morgantown Area News Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:37:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png Friends of the Cheat Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/friends-of-the-cheat/ 32 32 People require more than verbal promises https://www.dominionpost.com/people-require-more-than-verbal-promises/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:04:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=309030 When it comes to Lake Lynn Generation’s proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to remove 307.1 acres surrounding Cheat Lake from federal protection, Friends of the Cheat said it […]

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]]> Friends of the Cheat voices questions, concerns to FERC on Lake Lynn dam relicensing, proposal to remove 300 acres from fed protection https://www.dominionpost.com/friends-of-the-cheat-voices-questions-concerns-to-ferc-on-lake-lynn-dam-relicensing-proposal-to-remove-300-acres-from-fed-protection/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:10:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=308949 MORGANTOWN – The proposal to remove 307.1 acres surrounding Cheat Lake from federal protection continues to generate public concern as the the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reviews Lake Lynn Generation’s […]

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]]> Friends of the Cheat to host free State of the Watershed event in Morgantown https://www.dominionpost.com/friends-of-the-cheat-to-host-free-state-of-the-watershed-event-in-morgantown/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:35:16 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=306448 Friends of the Cheat (FOC) will host its State of the Watershed event from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 26 at the new 123 Pleasant Street Co-op Venue, 131 Pleasant St., Morgantown. […]

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]]> Friends of the Cheat set to construct three miles of Cheat River rail-trail https://www.dominionpost.com/friends-of-the-cheat-set-to-construct-three-miles-of-cheat-river-rail-trail/ Sat, 22 Jul 2023 23:02:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=295746 MORGANTOWN — Friends of the Cheat aims to have three miles of the Cheat River Rail-Trail open in 2024. FOC has grant funding to do construction of this three-mile first […]

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]]> FOC spreads awareness, addresses concerns about dam project https://www.dominionpost.com/foc-spreads-awareness-addresses-concerns-about-dam-project/ Fri, 24 Jun 2022 20:34:21 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=236364 KINGWOOD — Work towards Friends of the Cheat’s goal of removing the Albright Power Station’s dam and creating an unobstructed waterway is continuing with public meetings to raise awareness and […]

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]]> Guest essay: Cheat River Festival welcomes new era https://www.dominionpost.com/guest-essay-cheat-river-festival-welcomes-new-era/ Fri, 06 May 2022 03:03:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=232062 by Charlie Walbridge After a two-year absence, the Cheat River Festival returns to Albright today from 5:30-10 p.m. and tomorrow from 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. This annual riverside party […]

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]]> Friends of the Cheat seeking volunteers https://www.dominionpost.com/foc-seeking-volunteers/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 21:22:59 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=231239 Friends of the Cheat is looking for help planting trees this week. The nonprofit’s goal is to restore 20 acres of riparian habitat this spring.  Plantings will be held today […]

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]]> Congress must pass the STREAM Act https://www.dominionpost.com/congress-must-pass-the-stream-act/ Thu, 21 Apr 2022 03:06:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=230794 At the end of March, Rep. David McKinley cosponsored the House version of the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act (STREAM Act). The bill is […]

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]]> FOC raising money for road work https://www.dominionpost.com/foc-raising-money-for-road-work/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:09:54 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=229178 Friends of the Cheat is trying to raise $10,000 to maintain access to the Cheat River and Big Sandy River. This year, the focus is on the Jenkinsburg area. The […]

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]]> First steps taken in potential removal of Albright dam https://www.dominionpost.com/first-steps-taken-in-potential-removal-of-albright-dam/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:23:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=228602 ALBRIGHT — This week, surveyors hired by Friends of the Cheat started collecting data to study the feasibility of removing the Albright Dam and reconnecting the Cheat River from Parsons […]

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