N0! - Friends of Blackwater Canyon

July 2008
Friends of Blackwater
Also Inside:
Address Service Requested
ILLEGAL LOGGING IN
Letter from Ginny page 2
Mountain Biking Rules the Canyon! page 3
GAO Questions FWS’ Proposed Delisting of WVNFS page 4
Dr. Robert Leo Smith Comes to Ginny’s Rescue page 4
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THE CCC IN THE BLACKWATER REGION 1933-1942
BLACKWATER HALTED!
page 6-7
FOB Comments on Tier 3.0 Interpretive Rule page 5
FOB Strategic Planning page 5
Lawsuit To Protect Wildlife from Wind Project page 8
Tragedy at Dolly Sods page 8
In Memory page 9
National Public Lands Day page 9
2007 Donor List - Thank You page 10-12
Welcome Christine Kozan page 12
Taking the Canyon Campaign to Congress page 12

July 2008
CANYON PROTECTION
Board of Directors
Judy Rodd - President
Paul Hill - Vice-President
Jeannie Dalporto -
Secretary
Sandy Fisher
Sheila McEntee
Advisory Board
Karen Coria
Annie Dillard - Author
Kitty Dooley, Esq.
Larry Groce - Director,
Mountain Stage
Jason Halbert
David Hammer, Esq.
Alan Karlin, Esq.
Patrick McGinley -
Professor of Law
Deborah McHenry, Esq.
Rafe Pomerance -
former US Deputy
Assistant Secretary of
State for Environment
Joe Riffenberger -
Wildlife Biologist
J. Lawrence Smith -
Author
Steve White, Esq.
Christopher Wood -
former Senior Advisor
to US Forest Service
Titles for identification purposes only.
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Staff
Judy Rodd, Director
John Brown
Joyce Dorsey
Sandy Fisher
Christine Kozan
Brandae Mullins
From “Ginny” the Flying Squirrel to Friends of Blackwater:
This has been a “stressful Spring” here in the Blackwater
Canyon!
Late in March, as I was nursing my babies, in my nest
high in an old cherry tree, I heard the engines of large trucks
heading up the Blackwater River. Then came the whine of
chainsaws and loud crashing sounds, as some of the largest
trees in the Canyon were cut to the ground, and hauled away!
187 acres of the Canyon were timbered. The loggers came
near my nest and my babies, and may have affected other flying
squirrels’ nests.
PLEASE, PLEASE, help save my babies from this chainsaw
madness!
The Blackwater Canyon is the ideal home for us flying squirrels. The northern hardwoods and conifers,
the cool north-facing slopes, and the shaded mountain streams grow the best mushrooms around for me and
my brood (and for their father, wherever he may be).
As you know, we squirrels can’t vote, and we can’t make donations or write letters. It’s going to take
your “people power” to keep the magnificent Canyon intact for future generations of squirrels and people
to enjoy. Only you have the power to pressure politicians and agencies to protect us endangered species.
Only you can make the government come up with the money to purchase the Blackwater Canyon for the public
to enjoy.
Please support Friends of Blackwater as they work for solutions to this assault on my mountain home.
Contact your representatives in Charleston and Washington and ask for permanent protection for Blackwater
Canyon! (see page 12 for actions).
GINNY!
WE HEAR YOUR CRIES FOR HELP AND WE HAVE
TAKEN THE FIRST STEP AGAINST THE LOGGING!
Logging Halted in Blackwater Canyon
On March 25, 2008 Allegheny Wood Products
began logging in the heart of the Blackwater Canyon – right
across from Big Run. The company did not give required
notice to the Fish and Wildlife Service or the West Virginia
Division of Natural Resources, who had given AWP
$171,257 of taxpayer dollars to survey for endangered species
locations. AWP also failed to notify the West Virginia
Sierra Club, which has a legally binding contract with AWP
requiring a 60-day notice before logging can begin.
Luckily, a Friend of Blackwater member learned of the log-
ging and notified
us. We obtained
the timbering
notification filed
with the State
Division of Forestry.
A quick
check with our
cont’d on page 3
Ginny the WV Northern Flying Squirrel
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Logging Halted in Blackwater Canyon (cont’d)
lawyers confirmed that the timbering was illegal.
When AWP was confronted with their illegal
conduct, the company stalled -- they said that
they weren’t hurting anything, and that the “feds”
had been informed back in February (Fish and
Wildlife Service denies this). Then, on Wednesday,
June 4, after logging 174 acres, AWP stated
that they were moving out of the Canyon – but
that they plan to return and resume logging in 60
days! AWP has also filed notices for two more
timber jobs that have not been reported to the
Fish and Wildlife Service or the Sierra Club.
The bottom line: AWP broke its promises, and
has profited from an illegal logging job. They
need to face real consequences for such misconduct.
We are consulting with our partners and
legal advisers and on June 10th we filed a Sixty
Day Notice of Intent to Sue under the Endangered
Species Act to protect Ginny the Flying
squirrel -- as well as the Indiana bat, Virginia
big-eared bat, the Cheat mountain salamander
and their spectacular mountain home, the
Mountain Biking Rules the Canyon & the highlands
For ten years FOB has been building a
powerful circle of love and protection around the
Deb McHenry, FOB Advisory Board Member mountain ikes
in the Blackwater Canyon.
BLACKWATER CANYON!! We have been
joined by the Sierra Club, Heartwood, Inc., the
Blue Heron Network, Stewards of the Potomac
Highlands, American Lands Alliance, Center
for Biological Diversity, Wild Virginia, the
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, and the
Maryland Conservation Council.
Some History: This latest action by Allegheny
Wood Products takes us back to 1998, when
the Fish and Wildlife Service first warned the
company that they were building logging roads
that could harm endangered species in Blackwater
Canyon. This led to a lawsuit by the WV
Highlands Conservancy and others demanding
that the company get a Habitat Conservation
Plan (HCP) to protect the four federally listed
species on their property. The company refused.
A hearing in December of 1999 to stop a logging
job below the Blackwater Trail revealed that the
company had suppressed information about endangered
species. Fish and Wildlife then acted
to reduce the size of the log job. Shortly after-
Blackwater Canyon; and working with others to
build a sustainable, prosperous and resource
stewardship economy in the Allegheny Highlands
and Blackwater region.
Part of our vision and goal for the
Canyon, in public ownership, is as a bicycling
“magnet.” The easy but thrilling 10 mile ride
through the Blackwater Canyon is one of Tucker
County’s and West Virginia’s signature rides.
The Canyon hosts a number of other spectacular
routes that appeal to riders of all abilities.
Promoting and advancing mountain
biking in the Blackwater region -- in all its diverse
expressions -- is part of the mission of Friends
of Blackwater. FOB would not support any plan
of protection for the Blackwater Canyon that
would prohibit mountain biking. To the contrary,
FOB’s thousands of supporters, including many
businesses like bike shops that distribute our
newsletter, know that we regularly feature
mountain bike events in the region.
Moreover, the Blackwater region
--- including Canaan Valley --- has magnetic
properties for bicycling recreation, for thousands
of outdoor experience seekers. From repeatvisitor
second home “easy riders,” to hot-dogger
extreme bikers, the forested slopes, broad vistas,
and unparalleled amenities of the Blackwater
region offer diverse challenges and experiences
to bicyclists and their friends and families.
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wards the company agree to work on an HCP.
It has been six long years since the agreement
between Fish and Wildlife and AWP on the HCP
was signed. Some research on Ginny the West
Virginia flying squirrel and the other rare “critters”
has been done, but nothing has been made
available for public comment, and no review by
the agency has been completed. The public
and Friends of Blackwater were willing to support
the HCP process (if it is done right!) -- but the
trust has been broken by AWP.
The current economic effects of bicycling in the
Blackwater region are positive -- but they still
have great untapped potential. Increases in
gas prices will have an overall positive effect
on bicycling in America, including recreational
bicycling. Infrastructure for bicycling is lowcost
and environmentally friendly and additional
infrastructure that supports bicycling can be
created that does not conflict with the most
sensitive ecosystems and habitat. Research
shows that even competitive bicycling events can
be made compatible with sensitive landscapes.
In Virginia, a mountain biking component has
recently been incorporated in a wilderness plan,
and this is a positive development.
One question people often ask is - What
about biking in the Canaan Valley National
Wildlife Refuge (CVWR)? FOB does not have
expertise in the diverse habitats and landscapes
of the Refuge. But FOB does believe that
generally speaking recreational bicycling can
be compatible with the mission and proper
management of the CVWR, and the other
remarkable landscapes of the Highlands.
For more information about biking,
please visit www.wvmba.org and www.imba.
org. You can also visit www.saveblackwater.
org/recreation.htm or www.wvbike.org or www.
crcyclists.org.
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July 2008
G A O Questions Fish and Wildlife’s Proposed Delisting of WVNFS
Here’s what West Virginia Congressman
Rahall said at the House Natural Resources
Committee hearing on May 21: “At this point the
best hope for endangered species may simply
be to cling to life until after January when this
president and his cronies, at long last, hit the
unemployment line”.
Rahall’s remarks follow a Government
Accounting Office (GAO) report critical of the way
the Department of Interior oversees the Endangered
Species Act. One of the “critters” to which
Congressman Rahall was referring is “Ginny,”
the West Virginia northern flying squirrel -- a
“poster child” for Wild, Wonderful, West Virginia’s
boreal forests. The GAO report states, “The
West Virginia northern flying squirrel, whose final
delisting decision was pending at the time of our
review, offers an example of a species proposed
for delisting even though the recovery criteria
have not been met.”
RAHALL EXPOSES CORRUPTION!
As many
Highlands
Voice
readers
know,
“Ginny,” the
endangered
West Virginia
Northern Flying
Squirrel,
lives only in
six West Virginiacounties
(and one
in Virginia).
Ginny is a
Dr. R. L. Smith
relic of the
ice age -- a cute, furry, big-eyed nocturnal creature,
who feeds on fungi that grow on the roots of
trees.
Ginny has been on the endangered species
list since 1986, and she is a symbol of West
Virginia’s magnificent Highlands, and a “poster
child” for the diverse ecology of the Blackwater
Canyon.
Last year the U.S Fish and Wildlife
Service refused let the public see 196 pages of
documents about the Service’s wacky proposal
to remove all federal protection from Ginny and
her species. (What can be so secret about a
squirrel?) Congressman Nick Rahall held hear-
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The failure of Fish and Wildlife to follow
its own rules has become a common problem at
the agency. The Service failed to remove prominent
appointees who colluded with Julie McDonald,
a disgraced former employee who left the
agency after changing scientific reports to reduce
protection to rare species.
Chairman Rahall summarized what he
learned from the GAO’s review, “I am forced
to conclude that not only has the endangered
species program been sorely politicized but effort
after effort supposedly designed to correct
the mishandling of the program by this Administration
and its agencies has also been badly
bungled.” Rahall has been a wonderful champion
for Ginny, and we thank him. We hope that this
exposure for Ginny will stop the delisting proposal
in its tracks -- but if not, the “SOS -- Save
Our Squirrel!“ Coalition is prepared to fight for
her continued protection!!
DR. ROBERT LEO SMITH COMES TO “GINNY’S” RESCUE
ings that revealed improper political interference
in scientific decisions on species like Ginny.
In a recent interview in our Friends of
Blackwater newsletter, Ginny was quoted as
saying she was counting on us humans to keep
her legally protected, since at the moment she’s
pregnant!
So, what are we humans doing to protect
Ginny? Well, more than twenty-five groups have
formed the “SOS! - Save Our Squirrel”
Coalition, and have pledged to protect Ginny
and her family. All of the public and expert comments
on the “de-listing” proposal have said that
it would be wrong to remove protection from
“Ginny” and her species.
Now an important scientific opinion about
Ginny has been submitted to Fish and Wildlife by
the distinguished scientist Dr. Robert Leo Smith,
West Virginia University Professor Emeritus in
Wildlife Ecology. Dr. Smith has an international
reputation in wildlife population studies,
and he is the author of a standard textbook in the
field.
Dr. Smith’s 25 page report concludes:
“Thus, with very weak data on all aspects of the
species’ recovery, and lacking any data whatsoever
on the actual population status of the
species, the Fish and Wildlife proposal is not
supported by acceptable and provable scientific
evidence showing that the species is no longer
endangered, so as to warrant the removal of
Congressman
Nick Joe
Rahall, D-WV
is head of the
House Natural
Resources
Committee.
The West
Virginia
Northern Flying
Squirrel
endangered species protection.” For a complete
copy of Dr. Smith’s report, go to www.saveoursquirrel.com.
The “Save Our Squirrel” Coalition welcomes
Dr. Robert Leo Smith’s important scientific
contribution on behalf of Ginny, her species,
and those who love the West Virginia Highlands.
Now that a scientist of Dr. Smith’s stature has
weighed in solidly on behalf of continued protection
for “Ginny,” we hope that Fish and Wildlife
will drop this flawed de-listing proposal
completely. To push ahead with a proposal that
lacks any shred of scientific credibility, and that is
bound to be defeated, would be a major waste of
taxpayer dollars.

FOB Comments on Tier 3.0 Interpretive Rule
On June 3rd Friends of Blackwater’s
Brandae Mullins, Judy Rodd and Sandy Fisher
attended a DEP hearing on West Virginia’s new
anti-degradation (Tier 3.0) rule for protecting
what is termed our state’s most unspoiled rivers
and streams. Waterways protected under the
rule cannot receive further pollution from
industry or development or municipalities.
However, timbering, oil and gas drilling, and
agriculture are exempt from this law. The law
must meet the federal Clean Water Act
standards and be approved by the EPA. The
new rule passed the WV Legislature in March
and is now being finalized by the DEP. Brandae
read the FOB comments which state:
As the “Mother of Rivers”, West Virginia is
in the incredibly unique position to protect major
headwater resources in the Mid-Atlantic. In
addition, our rivers, streams and other waterways
provide significant economic, scenic, recreational
and ecological value not only to West Virginia
residents but to all of those that visit and enjoy
them.
It is for this reason that we should
indeed all be concerned that they are provided
the utmost protection afforded them under the
Clean Water Act by providing solid anti-degradation
policies that leave few if any gray areas.
These laws must be clear and concise if they are
to be enforceable and as such we must be careful
that they meet at least the minimum federal
requirements. The WVDEP has taken a huge
step forward with these policies and is
moving to the forefront of the
anti-degradation questions that plague
many states, by providing clarification
and a well publicized public comment
period.
The concerns raised included:
1. Waters with certain public lands
on both side get Tier 3 protection and so
should waters with public land on only
one side.
2. The definition of protected waters
should be expanded to those flowing
through all units of the National Park
Service and state forests and cover all rivers that
have met the criteria for Wild and
Scenic River Status.
3. Reproducing trout streams need to be
determined using all available data not just
benthic macroinvertebrates.
4. Degradation of a Tier 3.0 section of
stream is not allowed regardless of the source
location of the impact.
FOB also advocated for the inclusion of the
entire length of the Blackwater River under Tier 3
by saying:
The Friends of Blackwater believes that all of the
Blackwater River should receive Tier 3
protection from its headwaters in Canaan Valley
to its confluence with the Dry Fork at Hendricks.
The Blackwater River and its tributaries
FOB Strategic Planning: The Next Five Years
Members of Friends of Blackwater’s Board and Advisory Board met
in Canaan Valley over the weekend of April 11-13, to plan our next five
years of work. We met at two beautiful homes at Timberline, donated by the
Foster Family of St. Albans, and were led by great consultants from the River
Network, thanks to a grant from the Environmental Support Center. We were
hosted for dinner by the Herz family at Timberline, and were given breakfast
makings by the Charleston Bread Store, Chesapeake Bagels, and Brandae’s
mom. Lunch was catered by Hellbender Burritos of Davis.In this spectacular
setting, we discussed
how we can respond
best to major threats to
the Highlands and major
opportunities to build a
sustainable economy in this
region. Here are some of
the issues we identified:
Threats to the Unique
Ecology of Blackwater
The strategic planning group.
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Waterfalls
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flow through the Canaan Valley Wildlife Refuge,
Monongahela National Forest, Canaan Valley
State Park and Blackwater Falls State Park. The
Blackwater River is treated as a Wild and Scenic
River by the US Forest Service, has been nominated
as a national natural landmark, and is an
important trout fishery where trout survive year
round. This tourism magnet for outdoor recreation
deserves the highest possible protection by
the state of West Virginia.
by Kelcie Mullins
Tumbling over rocks
Cascading down the mountain
Crystal clear pool forms
Kelcie Mullins is the daughter of FOB Staffer Brandae Mullins. The above
haiku style poem is Kelcie’s first published work. It will appear this fall in
The Young Poet’s Collection.
Dianna Toledo of the River Network leads a strategic planning session at ‘Round To It overlooking
Canaan Valley.
Canyon and the Highlands; Water Pollution; Extinction of Endangered Species; Lack of Jobs; Public
Lands and Waters; Cultural Heritage; Recreational Resources. Look for an upcoming synopsis of
our 5 year plan on our website.

July 2008
The Civilian Conservation Corps In
The 75th Anniversary of the CCC
by Sandy Fisher
It’s been 75 years since FDR set up a series of programs called “The
New Deal” in order to help a financially struggling nation, including West Virginia.
Friends of Blackwater has joined in The New Deal Celebration and is
working with The Preservation Alliance to create a WV New Deal Trail that will
highlight New Deal sites across the state.
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent West Virginia his “Tree Army”,
hundreds of young men arrived in West Virginia to reduce the number of forest
fires that had been raging out of control for a number of years because of the
clear-cutting by lumber companies. “Roosevelt’s Tree Army” gathered hundred
of bushels of seeds to grow into seedlings to be planted to replace the
forest destroyed in previous years. This and other work done by the Civilian
Conservation Corps Camps laid the basis for our modern day park system.
Blackwater Falls State Park and the Blackwater Canyon Area reaped
the benefits of manpower and the $50,200,000 that was invested in the CCC in
our state. In the spring of 1933, the CCC took over the reforestation of the top
of Canaan Mountain. A system of trails called The Plantation Trail was carved
out of the mountain by the CCC. Before the CCC arrived the land was completely
barren, covered only by roots and stumps. The basic trail network was
built by the CCC; it was a major part of their reforestation program. In order to
prevent and control further forest fires, a series of fire breaks and a network of
pump changes were built on the mountain.
Ponds were created by dams so that during a fire a portable pump carried
by the CCC firefighters could be dropped in to siphon water to put out the
fire. The vestiges of this network of “pump change” dams can still be found on
top of Canaan Mountain. A fire tower was built on the mountain called Lookout
Rock Fire Tower. The rock on which the tower stood can be seen today; the
tower is gone.
Years later, in 1943, servicemen used the same area for training maneuvers
during WWII. By the time they arrived, the trees had grown to about
the height of a man and the mountain was covered with Red Pine and Spruce,
which had been planted by the CCC. A few random hardwoods had also
grown up, but the forest would not have existed if it hadn’t been for the CCC.
The CCC also trained men to be game managers. Trees were planted
in order to encourage the growth of wildlife; stream rehabilitation was also
practiced by the men. Dams were built, hatcheries were stocked.
From 1933-1942 West Virginia housed the CCC. We’re wondering if any
of our Blackwater Friends were members of the CCC or had friends or relatives
that were. We’d love it if you could write to us about your experience.
Friends of Blackwater member Susan Poffenbarger’s father was H.K.
“Harry” Gidley. He was a civil engineer and graduated from UNC in Sanitary
Engineering, today called Environmental Engineering. He was honored by
WVU and is in the WVU Hall of Fame for Engineers. As a civil engineer he
worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) . According to Susan “My
dad always said that one of the crowning glories of his career was designing
many of the WPA outhouses that were built here in our state during the New
Deal.” Do you have a relative or friend that worked as a CCC worker or was
part of the WPA ? We would like to highlight them during this 75th Anniversary
Year for the CCC. Write to us here at Friends of Blackwater, 501 Elizabeth St.
Charleston WV 25301.
For more information on the CCC in WV, August Heritage Bookstore
had copies of Rob Whetsell’s DVD, “The ‘CCC Boys: A West Virginia Legacy”.
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July 2008
the Blackwater Region 1933-1942
by J. Lawrence Smith
This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the Civilian Conservation
Corps, familiarly known as the CCC. The Depression years
were not only a time of economic distress, but an era of vast areas of the
American landscape suffering from drought or deforestation. The need
for widespread conservation measures coupled with the lack of employment
for young men resulted in the CCC as a part of FDR’s plan for
national economic improvement.
The seeds were sown for the need of the CCC nearly a half century
or more prior to its creation. The prevailing timbering method of the
early Twentieth Century was clear-cutting which seems ruthless mistreatment
of the earth by shaving it bear of every tree!
Following years of logging, the scene on almost every hand
throughout much of the Alleghenies was one of almost total devastation.
This was especially true in eastern Tucker County where fires following
in the wake of loggers even laid bare the bedrock.
Henry Gassaway Davis had vested interests in the timber business
and watched its built-in demise, but he hoped another enterprise
would rise from the ashes of the old. Now that the land was rid of trees,
it could be sown in grass to feed livestock as a step toward a beef industry
not unlike the American West.
Nothing came of the venture because the rock under much of the
area doesn’t create soil that grows lush grass. For decades, about the
only green was bracken fern covering seeminly endless acres.
The value of trees for slowing runoff to aid in flood prevention was
given little thought until a disastrous flood occurred on the Monongahela
River in 1907. Many of the mountains at the headwaters of the river
were devoid of trees by this time and added to the magnitude of flooding.
The need to protect and reforest the Monongahela headwaters
was given great impetus with federal legislation in 1911 authorizing the
purchase of land for creating the Monongahela National Forest. Fire
suppression and reforestation were given priority among projects initiated
with the establishment of the national forest.
Enrollees of the CCC had to be unemployed, unmarried and
between the age of 18 and 25. Upon acceptance by the corps, recruits
were required to enlist for 6 months and for their service received food,
clothing and living accommodations. Camp Parsons was built at Parsons
near the federal tree nursery with over two hundred recruits from
across West Virginia.
CCC recruits played a key role in halting the spread of the white
pine blister rust. Their responsibility was the eradication of gooseberry
and currant bushes that serve as the alternate host for the tree disease.
A worker carried a tray of seedlings and planted them about six feet
apart as he made his way up a slope. The work was monotonous, tiring
under a hot sun and difficult in rocky terrain. Workers had to be constantly
vigilant in looking out for copperheads and rattlesnakes when
reaching close to the ground!
In 1934, the Conservation Commission leased over 400 acres
including the site of Blackwater Falls in the first step in the creation of
Blackwater Falls State Park. CCC workers were soon reforesting the
area and it was even necessary to bring in topsoil to cover places that
had been totally denuded.
Reforestation was carried out on a seasonal basis with the magnitude
revealed in figures for the spring of 1937. More than 1500 acres
were planted with nearly a half million red pine seedlings.

July 2008
Lawsuit to be filed to Protect Wildlife from NedPower Industrial Wind Project near Dolly Sods Wilderness
On May 8th 2007, eleven citizens’ groups
filed a Sixty Day Notice of Intent to Sue regarding
the company NedPower Mt. Storm, and its
corporate owners Dominion Resources, and
Shell Wind Energy. The Notice alleges violations
of the Endangered Species Act, involving the
West Virginia northern flying squirrel, the Indiana
bat, and the Virginia big-eared bat. The Notice
also raises concerns about impacts to bald and
golden eagles and migrating birds that are protected
under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
The citizens’ groups are demanding
that the industrial wind corporation apply for
an incidental take permit, and modify or stop
construction of this project, before irreparable
harm is done to West Virginia’s natural heritage.
“NedPower has ignored the huge number of
birds and bats that will be killed each year by the
project, ignored the golden eagles that will be
decapitated as they try to return to their winter
New turbines on the ridge of Mount Storm.
TRAGEDY AT DOLLY SODS
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homes near Mt. Storm Lake, and ignored
threats to bald eagles that catch fish at the
Lake” said Judy Rodd of Friends of Blackwater.
“NedPower is clearing acres of land
in endangered flying squirrel habitat just a
few miles north of the Dolly Sods Wilderness
area. We believe that this project is in
violation of federal law.”
Friends of Blackwater, Friends of
the Allegheny Front, Friends of the Appalachian
Highlands, Friends of Backbone
Mountain, Friends of Beautiful Pendleton
County, Highlanders for Responsible
Development, Laurel Mountain Preservation
Association, the Maryland Alliance for
Greenway Improvement and Conservation,
the Maryland Conservation Council, Mountain
Communities for Responsible Energy, and Stewards
of the Potomac Highlands are challenging
NedPower’s claim that the project will have no
impact on these rare species.
The groups point out that researchers
estimate that 4,000 bats
were killed in one year at the Mountaineer
Wind Project less than 14 miles
away -- and this killing continues. Dr.
Thomas Kunz, bat expert from Boston
University, has raised the alarm over
the double threat to bats from industrial
wind turbines and white nose syndrome
in the national media.(see NPR Talk
New turbines on the ridge of Mount Storm.
of the Nation 4/18/08). Dr. Kunz concludes that
the NedPower project “is quite likely to result in
the deaths of … bats from one or both of these
endangered species.” His support letter is attached
to the notice letter.
In addition to threats to endangered bats,
the groups raise concerns that the NedPower
project has already damaged the habitat of the
West Virginia northern flying squirrel. A scientific
analysis of the impacts of the project, written by
WVU Professor Emeritus Robert Leo Smith, and
also attached to the notice letter, states that the
young of these endangered squirrels could be
killed as land is cleared for roads, power lines
and turbine pads.
We recently heard from William H. “Marty” Martin, one of our favorite researchers. Marty has been studying the life cycle of the
timber rattlesnake for 25 years. He regularly visits several dens that have been in existence on the Allegheny Front for thousands of years -- to check
on the emergence of snakes in the spring. Marty had been concerned about the possible disruption of the snake dens by the construction of the Ned-
Power Industrial Wind Turbines, but he was assured that the dens, located in rock piles, with crevasses going into the earth, would not be disturbed.
When Marty returned to his study site this Spring, this is what he found: “It is finished. There is nothing left to save. The nicest part of the entire
Allegheny Front is gone -- a victim of mountaintop removal for “green energy.” The center of the study area -- what I called the middle knoll where you
could look north about 150 meters to Wildcat Rocks-- is now a pad for a turbine. This was a globally rare environment-- the scrub oak heath barren
grading to a red spruce stand on Wildcat Rocks itself.
“As you know, the area was the site of a long-term study on the Timber Rattlesnake (MARTIN. W. H. 2002. Life history constraints on the Timber
Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) at its climatic limits. Pp. 285-306 in G. A. Schuett, M. Hoggren,
M. E. Douglas, and H. W. Greene (Eds.) Biology of the Vipers, Eagle Mountain, Utah. I have
never experienced anything like this. A civilized people would not do this. The maps that I saw
showing the location of proposed turbines did not show any turbines on the study sites. To me this
a personal 9/11 -- millions of years of natural history now destroyed.”
Here at Friends of Blackwater, we oppose the standardless and unregulated siting of industrial
wind turbines. Why? Because, as Marty Martin’s story so vividly shows us, without strict
regulation of wind turbine siting, the unique ecology of the Allegheny Highlands will be destroyed!
Thank you for your continued support of Friends of Blackwater, as we work to protect all of
God’s creatures in the wonderful Highlands of West Virginia.
Timber rattle
snake.

GEORGE ARTHUR HALL
1916-2007
by J. Lawrence Smith
While a student at WVU, I was privileged to go birding with
George and learn from his skill at identification. I realized the reason
he didn’t take along a field guide is he didn’t need one!
His devotion to birds dated from boyhood when growing up in
western Pennsylvania. His undergraduates studies were undertaken
at WVU and he earned a Ph. D. from Ohio State University.
He joined the staff of the Department of Chemistry at WVU where
he taught for many years.
His devotion to undertakings was Herculean such as the banding
operation at Dolly Sods in which he played a key role in establishing
in 1958, He joined Dr. Ja y Buckelew in producing the “WV
Breeding Bird Atlas” from a mountain of data compiled by Atlas
workers.
His field work of many years and scholarly approach saw fruition in “West Virginia
Birds” published by Carnegie Museum in 1983. The volume is the first comprehensive
treatment of the birds of the state.
He was president of the Brooks Bird Club in 1954 and editor of “The Redstart”
1956-1963. He was also president of the Wilson Ornithological Society and editor of “The
Wilson Bulletin.”
Through his monumental field work, writings and leadership, George earned a premier
place in the history of West Virginia ornithology.
Baby Titmouse by Joe Collins
Davis Memories from bill burger
July 2008
William “Billy Boy” Burger was born in Pendleton, WV, a town near Davis, but spent most of his young life on Fairfax Avenue right in Davis in a house
built by his great-grandfather. He is quick to tell you that he was poor as far as money goes, but not when it comes to goals. He regularly contributes
to Friends of Blackwater in his mother’s name. His father died when he was three and left nine children for his mother Nina to raise. She took a
job that was to become life- long at the Blackwater Hotel and saw to it that all nine children graduated from high school. Her advice to all was “study
hard” and Burger will proudly tell you that none of his family got into any kind of trouble. Well, maybe once, but that time most of his school mates
joined him.
The towns of Thomas and Davis definitely were in an uproar when it was announced
that Davis High School was going to merge with Thomas High School in 19.
Burger freely admits that the merger was not a friendly one. The schools were rivals, so
about half of the Davis High School students went on strike. They would gather daily at
a field across from the Thomas school and refuse to enter the building. It took two weeks
and the school board had had enough. They met and decided to serve all the parents of
the striking children with subpoenas. That did it! The students went back to school. He
said that he was surprised at his mother’s reaction. She was usually very quiet and composed
but backed him 100% when it came to Davis High.
With one lapse (the strike), well maybe two lapses, Burger contends that the people
of Davis were hard working, kind and generous and generally pretty well mannered. The
second lapse was the trick that he and his friends regularly played on the tourists at Blackwater
Falls. According to him, they would climb the rocks and go up about 35 feet behind
the giant falls. They would hide awhile and then suddenly dive off the rocks and through
the curtain of water making up the falls. The tourists were aghast as the young boys appeared
from nowhere and disappeared into the pool below. Burger said it scared the tourists
to death.
In August Burger and his old friends will meet at a Davis High Reunion and he plans to set up a table for Friends of Blackwater. “I’d like some
extra newsletters, I want my friends to see what our organization is about”, he said. Some of his friends already belong, but he would like to convince
the others to join.
Without mothers like Nina Burger and “Friends” like William there would be no Blackwater Newsletter; no Friends of Blackwater Canyon Organization.
Thanks to you all for your generous donations and willingness to spread the word. We all agree Blackwater Canyon is worth saving, even
for those of us who didn’t grow up pulling fish out of the Blackwater River like William Burger.

July 2008
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July 2008
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Lori Haldeman
Ian Paul Halliwell
Barbara Wolfert
Jane Eff
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Cornucopia
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Water Gap Retreat
Chuck Smith
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North Fork Watershed Project Welcomes Christine Kozan to the Team
Christine Kozan of Thomas has joined the staff of the North Fork Watershed
Project, where she will head up the efforts to develop a report and begin planning
for future work along the North Branch of the Potomac. Underground this waterway
shares it headwaters with the North Fork of the Blackwater . Both streams are impacted
by acid mine drainage that orginates in the Coketon/Kempton mine pool.
Christine is a native of northeastern Ohio and grew up on the shores of Lake
Erie. Her early experiences with hiking, camping and swimming blossomed into a
love of nature and a desire to preserve and conserve natural wonders.
After graduating from high school, Christine attended Hiram College, where
she interned at the Holden Arboretum which is one of the largest arboretums in the
United States. After spending one semester studying abroad in Australia, she graduated
in 2004 with and Environmental Studies Degree. Upon her graduation she
moved to Thomas where she worked as a mentor at the Alldredge Acadamy, counseling
at-risk youth. When asked about that experience, she states it very simply that
she like being outdoors and being a positive influence.
If you are in Thomas in the future, stop by the North Fork Watershed Project
office in the Thomas Education Center and welcome her aboard.
Christine Kozan
Dear Senator Byrd,
Wanted:
Conservation Buyer for River Front
Property. 185 acres in Hampshire
County for sale between Ice Mt.
and Forks of Cacapon on North
River.
E-mail roddj@hotmail.com or call
304-552-7602
Because of your principled stands and your demonstrated wisdom and effectiveness in
working for the good of West Virginia and the Nation, we ask for your help today to protect the
Blackwater Canyon, West Virginia's "natural treasure" and Scenic Crown Jewel!
We ask you to please:
Volunteer Opportunity
National Public Lands Day
Weekend of September 27, 2008
Join us for tree planting in Blackwater Falls State Park as we celebrate the 75th
Anniversary of the CCC. The goal is a million trees nationwide.
Come be a part of the big picture.
This is also the weekend of the annual Tucker County LeafPeepers Festival.
Taking the Canyon Campaign to Congress!!!!
Taking the Canyon Campaign to Congress is part of our ongoing quest to protect the Blackwater Canyon. Please take a minute to
fill out the form below and add your personal comments. Then just mail it back to us at: Friends of Blackwater, 501 Elizabeth Street,
Charleston, WV 25311 and we will deliver them to WV’s Senator Robert C. Byrd.
• Help secure funding for the public purchase of the 2,700 acres in the heart of the Canyon; and
• Demand that our Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation give the Blackwater Canyon special protection -- for its role as an ark of rare species
(including Ginny the WV northern flying squirrel) and historic resources, for its Wild and Scenic River,
and for its public hiking/biking Canyon Trail.
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