March 21st, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Conservation groups in West Virginia are sounding the alarm over layoffs of federal land-management workers.  Some 5,000 US Forest Service and National Park Service employees have been fired nationwide. Olivia Miller with the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy says such cutbacks will impact the state’s outdoor recreation economy…

  

“Public lands have an enormous economic impact in our state, bringing in around $9 billion annually and supporting about 91,000 jobs. Many communities are built around outdoor recreation and tourism.”