EVENTS
February 28: Winter Blues Farmers Market | 12-5 p.m. at Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center
- Celebrate small farms at the Winter Blues Farmers Market. This free event boasts a diverse group of vendors selling fresh vegetables, maple syrup, meats, soaps, salsa and more. Learn more HERE.
March 4: Moms Plastics Summit | 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST
- Join Moms Clean Air Force for the Moms Plastics Summit. Listen to a slate of speakers on the exposures to petrochemicals and microplastics through the course of our lives, from unexpected exposures to dangerous impacts. Register to watch the livestream HERE.
March 13-15: Basic CPR/First Aid & Crosscut Sawyer Training
- Join the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and the Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards for hands-on wilderness training. Kick off the weekend with basic CPR and first aid training (certification required for sawyer training), and then learn more about using crosscut saws, axes, hand saws, and loppers — with the opportunity to earn Forest Service Sawyer certification. After certification, you can join the Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards on future trail-clearing excursions. Spots are limited — register HERE.
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Caption: Dusk settles over a trail in the rosy Dolly Sods Wilderness. Image photographed by Nicolas Raymond in fall of 2016. Visit the original image here.
March 21: Dolly Sods and the Legacy of Helen McGinnis | 6 p.m. at Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Join the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy for a screening of Clara Haizlett’s short documentary Dolly Sods and the Legacy of Helen McGinnis. Decades ago, Dolly Sods was written off as too damaged to protect under the U.S. Forest Service’s “purity doctrine.” With the tireless work of Helen McGinnis and WVHC, the purity doctrine was overturned, and the Eastern Wilderness Act was passed. Dolly Sods became one of West Virginia’s first federally designated Wilderness areas, proving that even lands scarred by logging, fire, and war-era use could be restored and protected for future generations. RSVP HERE.
OPPORTUNITIES
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is hiring for several roles, including an Environmental Inspector. Apply here.
High Rocks Educational Corporation is hiring for several AmeriCorps positions. Apply here.
Conservation Legacy is also hiring for several AmeriCorps positions. View those and other AmeriCorps positions in the state here.
ACTIONS
Let’s get the Bridge Access Bill passed before crossover day on March 4! Take action now.
Help our friends at West Virginia Rivers safeguard our waters. Take action now.
