Success Story 2009

West Virginia Wilderness

Roaring Plains Wilderness, WV Photo: Jonathan Jessup
PROJECT NAME:
West Virginia Wilderness
GRANTEE:
West Virginia Wilderness Coalition
RESULT:
37,000 acres protected

West Virginia Wilderness Coalition convened a broad range of stakeholders to win Wilderness designation for 37,000 acres of public land in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia. The new Wilderness holds some of the finest outdoor recreation destinations in the state.