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TAGS: Appalachian Trail Apple Orchard Mountain AT Hiking the Highlands Mt. Cammerer Roan Highlands section hiker Standing Indian
Hands Across the Appalachian Trail event celebrates the AT and rallies MVP opponents
On Saturday, May 28, more than 65 community members, advocates and allies fighting the Mountain Valley Pipeline celebrated the treasured Appalachian Trail — and the return of the annual “Hands Across the Appalachian Trail” event.
TAGS: Appalachian Trail mountain valley pipeline POWHR Coalition Preserve Giles Preserve Montgomery County VA Sierra Club Summers County Residents Against the Pipeline
5th annual “Hands Across the AT” draws supporters from Georgia to Maine
CONTACT: Jessica Sims, Virginia Field Coordinator, 434-293-6373, jessica@appvoices.org Community members, environmental groups and others who value the Appalachian Trail gathered online today to celebrate the fifth annual “Hands Across the Appalachian Trail.” The event featured residents of Pearisburg, in Giles…
TAGS: Appalachian Trail Giles County hiking mountain valley pipeline mvp National Park Service POWHR
The Supreme Court rules, but ACP fight far from over
The proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline still lacks more than half a dozen key permits and faces fierce policy and economic headwinds. The fight to stop it is far from over.
TAGS: acp Appalachian Trail Atlantic Coast Pipeline cowpasture Dominion duke frack Natural Gas scotus Supreme Court
Western North Carolina Groups Seek Solutions to Human-Bear Interactions
Several groups are collaborating on a study intended to reduce the number of human-bear conflicts in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Documenting Environmental Changes
Citizen scientists use a mobile app to monitor seasonal life cycle phases of plants and animals along the Appalachian Trail, and use drones to monitor the habitats of Eastern hellbender salamanders.
North Carolina Forest Fire Closes Appalachian Trail
An unattended campfire likely caused a 50-acre fire that temporarily closed part of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina.
Monogamous and territorial – my common traits with woodpeckers
Living in Virginia, it’s easy to take the Blue Ridge Mountains for granted. But if you pay attention, there’s a mystery to them that many don’t appreciate — including the companies who want to build natural gas pipelines through them.
Groups challenge W.Va. certification for proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline
Contact: Gabby Brown, Sierra Club, gabby.brown@sierraclub.org Peter Anderson, Appalachian Voices, peter@appvoices.org, 434-293-6373 Richmond, VA — Environmental groups filed suit today challenging West Virginia’s certification for the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would transport fracked gas across West Virginia and Virginia.…
Following the White Blaze
For nearly 70 years, adventurous souls have been thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. People embark on the challenge for various reasons, but no one who makes the journey is ever the same again.
