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Settlement to Change Complexion of Land Conservation
in West Virginia
(February 2012)
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The West Virginia Land Trust (Land Trust) has been awarded $4,050,000 to launch a five year initiative to protect up to 20,000 thousand acres of forested and riparian areas in southern West Virginia. The initiative is funded by a settlement of a citizen enforcement action against Alpha Natural Resources subsidiaries that prosecuted violations of the Clean Water Act. Appalachian Mountain Advocates brought the enforcement action and negotiated the settlement on behalf of the Sierra Club, the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, and Coal River Mountain Watch. The Land Trust will use these funds in the watersheds impacted by the violations, namely the Kanawha and Guyandotte River watersheds. Additionally, the Land Trust was awarded $500,000 in 2011 from Clean Water Act enforcement actions brought by Appalachian Mountain Advocates.
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Eagle Scout Candidate Doing His Part Improving Access
to the Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve
(November 2011)
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Boy Scout Troop 31 Buckskin Council will be constructing an entrance, building a split rail fence and clearing and rebuilding trail paths this Saturday, November 19, 2011 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve in Charleston. The 50+ acre preserve is a public recreation space that is owned by Kanawha County Parks and Recreation (KCPRC) but is protected from future development under a conservation easement that is held by the West Virginia Land Trust (WVLT).
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Settlement will Help Preserve Special Land
(August 2011)
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The West Virginia Land Trust (WVLT) has been awarded $400,000 to fund a Riparian Preservation Project. These funds will be used to identify and preserve lands with high conservation values in the Coal, Elk and Gauley watersheds. WVLT will work with local watershed associations, governmental agencies and various preservation groups within these watersheds to identify properties that will further local and regional conservation goals.
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