On a quiet road surrounded by green pastures, cows bathing in shallow ponds and horsesâ manes blowing in the wind, a group of five people named Tom, Irma, Maricruz, Caroline and Abraham kneel beside what looks like small mounds of dirt.
These mounds of dirt are annual beds â plants that complete their life cycle within one growing season â designed to sequester carbon. Tom Benevento, a member of the team of five, explained that they put cover crops of rye and clover into these beds to draw down carbon immediately as the crops improve the soil. The beds will act as âcarbon-capturing machines.â Theyâll draw carbon, because their biomass is made of it, and pull it down into the ground. This process of building more carbon into the soil will cause trees to resprout continuously.
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CHARLESTON The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is accepting registrations for the Adopt-A-Highway Spring Statewide Cleanup set for Saturday.
Co-sponsored by the department and the Division of Highways, the Adopt-A-Highway program is administered by the Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan and improves the quality of the environment by encouraging public involvement in the elimination of highway litter.
Since the program’s inception in 1988, citizens have cleaned nearly 70,000 miles of highways and roads during the annual spring and fall Adopt-A-Highway events.
Individuals, families, churches, businesses, schools, civic organizations, government agencies and communities can register to clean most state-maintained road, back road or main route. Private roads and interstate highways cannot be adopted.
LOGAN â A host of county officials, state representatives for the area and law enforcement participated in a public forum at the Fountain Place Cinema 8 on Thursday, April 15, to discuss the litter and garbage dumping problem in Logan County.
The forum was hosted by Logan County Commission Diana Barnette, who owns the Cinema 8. The informal event, which Barnette called âLetâs Talk Trash,â lasted nearly two hours.
âSpringtime is when we see all the trash,â Barnette said. âSummertime, things grow up and hides a bunch of the trash, we donât hear much about it. But, we all know itâs a problem, and itâs a shame that, after all these years, litter is still a problem. So, what I wanted to do is put together a panel of the smartest people I know, and you guys, so we could all work on some kind of a collaborative, comprehensive litter control program.â
Apr 23, 2021
Make Wheeling Shine Event Slated for May 1; Volunteers Needed
WHEELING, W.VA. – The City of Wheeling’s Department of Parks & Recreation is recruiting volunteers for its third annual
Make Wheeling Shine event slated for 9 a.m., Saturday, May 1.
Director of Parks & Recreation Rochelle Barry said the community clean up event will focus on playgrounds and open spaces throughout the City. Those wishing to participate should sign up at bit.ly/makewheelingshine or by calling the Parks & Recreation office at 304-234-3641.
Barry explained
Make Wheeling Shine is part of the broader
Make It Shine program organized through the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Groups throughout West Virginia can apply to receive grant funding for supplies to complete clean-up activities in their communities. The grant will provide Make Wheeling Shine with gloves and bags for the event.
Volunteers needed for West Virginia highway cleanup event
April 22, 2021 GMT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia officials are looking for volunteer individuals or groups to help spruce up the state’s highways this weekend.
Since the program started in 1988, nearly 70,000 miles of state highways and roads have been cleaned in annual spring and fall Adopt-A-Highway events, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection said in a news release. The state Division of Highways co-sponsors the program.
The Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan administers the program, which encourages public involvement in getting rid of highway litter.
To register for Saturday’s event, call (800) 322-5530 or send an email to dep.aah@wv.gov.