Letters on Issues

Stewards joins with regional allies to sign onto letters to public officials. This is one way to show we are aware, informed–and watching.

Letter on Corridor H stormwater drainage 2004

Click to access corridor-h-const-storm-water-npdes-comments7-2004.pdf

To WVDEP on NPDES permit with WV Rivers Coalition

Blackwater Canyon trail, Corridor H mitigation 2004

Click to access blackwater-trail-cor-h-mitigation2004.pdf

To Federal Highway admin to protest logging on trail intended for recreation in Thomas

WV Flying Squirrel removal from Endangered list, 2007

Click to access 4-23-07-final-emailed-no-sign-wv-no-flying-squirrel-delisting-comments.pdf

To US Fish & Wildlife service with Friends of Blackwater Canyon

Flying Squirrel monitoring plan after de-listing 2007

Click to access 11-08-07-final-wv-no-flying-squirrel-pdmp-comments-w-no-sign.pdf

To US
Fish & Wildlife service from groups including Wilderness Society

Corridor H SFEIS comments Parsons to Davis 2007

Click to access cor-h-sfeis-parsons-davis-stw-to-wvdoh-fhwa-2007.pdf

To WVDOH, Federal Highway Admin,

Protest Oil/Gas Leases in Mon Forest 2009

Click to access 3-3-09monnfleasesaleprotest.pdf

To US Dept of Interior with Wilderness Society, Friends of Blackwater, Center for Bio Diversity

Protest Oil-Gas Lease sale on Mon Forest 2010

Click to access 3-3-10-mon-nf-leasesaleprotest.pdf

To US Dept. Interior BLM from Friends of Blackwater, Wilderness Society, Friends of Beautiful Pendleton County

Protest horizontal fracking in Mon Forest 2011

Click to access ltr-to-stop-horizontal-drilling-gwnf_07.07.11_final.pdf

Letter to Congress Energy and forest committee, with Southern Enviro Law Center

Comments on Mt Storm wind energy project 2016

Click to access comments-on-mt.-storm-wind-energy-project-12-30-16.pdf

To US Navy on wildlife concerns about mountaintop windmills

Letter on PFAS chemicals 2021

Click to access ndaa-pfas-amendment-support-letter-stw-sign-11.18.21.pdf

To US Sen. Shelley Moore Capito with WV Rivers Coalition

Letter to US Sen. Manchin on CEPP Clean Energy 2021

Click to access ltr-to-j-manchin-supporting-cepp-stw-signon-2021.pdf

With Christians for the Mountains, Solar United Neighbors, Jefferson Co. Foundaiton, LWV, more

Comment on Corridor H Wardensville- VA Line 2022

Cor H Wville to VA Line Comments Stewards 2022 12 12Download

Statement on proposed KOA campground at Berkeley Springs river junction

STW statemt on KOA campground 2023 3Download

Joining national climate letter to tighten regs on landfill methane: July 2023

Entire Letter:

landfill-methane-ltr-to-epa-stewards-signon-final-7.17-2-2Download