Logging in the Blackwater Canyon Halted!!!!!!

Quick action by Friends of Blackwater and the Sierra Club has shut down an illegal logging operation. AWP was in violation of a settlement agreement and had no permit to log in this endangered species habitat. Thanks to the member who alerted us to the logging activity. We are watching to make sure activities don't resume Stay tuned for more information.

Click Here To View a Map of the Area to be Logged!

Click Here To Read: Environmental Groups Cry Foul Over Logging

60 Day Notice of Intent to Sue Filed in ESA VIolations Related to Mt. Storm

Friends of Blackwater along with several other groups has filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue against NedPower over potential Endangered Species Violations related to the Indiana Bat, the West Virginia Northern Flying Squirrel, and the Virginia Big-Eared Bat at their Mount Storm project site!!

Click here to read the press release.

Click here to read the 60-day notice

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For more information about bats and other endangered species in the highlands click here.

 

 

 

 

 

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