A somewhat surprising organization has been more compliant: the Nature Conservancy, the country’s largest and wealthiest conservation nonprofit. In February, the group changed references to the ...

While controversial, the decision isn’t totally out of the blue for the Nature Conservancy. Shortly after Trump’s election, its CEO Jennifer Morris released a statement indicating the group ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A record number of people visited the New River Gorge National Park & Preserve in 2024, an annual report said. More than 1.8 million people visited the New River ...

A 2021 rendering of a previously proposed 170-room lodge proposed for property in Slade near the Red River Gorge. Red River Economic Development A tax incentive bill introduced and passed swiftly ...

POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — After purchasing 718 acres of the Ashland Wildlife Management Area, the Red River Gorge Climbers’ Coalition (RRGCC) has a lot of work ahead to prepare new trails ...

This annual event is being put on by several stakeholders, the most notable of which being the New River Conservancy (NRC), the Environmental Coalition at Virginia Tech (ECVT), the Stroubles ...

A 183-acre property along the Mad River, or Baduwa’t, was recently deeded to the Siskiyou Land Conservancy. The landowner, a director of the SLC, hopes the donation will set an example for ...

On a particularly sunny day at the Red River Gorge, first time visitors Roger and Sue Aaron told LEX 18 they were impressed with the park, including its trail maintenance and facilities.