Articles by Beth Warnick
MARL Transmission Line Open Houses Announced
Project developer, NextEra Energy, is hosting Open Houses across the project area to provide the public an opportunity to ask questions and give feedback on the Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link (MARL) transmission line project. This high-voltage transmission line is proposed to pass through or near Bruceton Mills to connect Greene County, PA to Frederick County, VA. The project will include a […]
Read More2025 Vista Summer Associate Position Open
Do you like stomping around in the creek? Do you enjoy teaching young people about nature? FOC is searching for an outreach VISTA to support our summer programming! Position Responsibilities Position Details Qualifications To Apply: Send a resume and cover letter to amanda@cheat.org. Following an initial review, applicants will be directed to visit my.americorps.gov, create an account (if needed), and […]
Read MoreTax Savings Tip: Donate Your IRA Withdrawals to Friends of the Cheat
Donating part of your required withdrawals from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to a charity like Friends of the Cheat can help you save on taxes. This strategy is called a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). Here’s how it works: When you turn 70½ years old, you must start taking money out of your IRA each year, called Required Minimum Distributions […]
Read MoreNew Funding and Partnerships Blossom for FOC Work on Public Lands
by Madison Ball, Conservation Program Director “I love it when a plan comes together.” This A Team reference aptly describes the series of events that has led to new funding, partnerships, and work for Friends of the Cheat on public lands in our headwaters. With the absorption of the former Shavers Fork Coalition, our organization began looking to our headwaters […]
Read MoreBuilding Bridges: Friends of the Cheat Completes First Aquatic Organism Passage Project
by Madison Ball, Conservation Program Director “Out of the AMD and into the AOP” is our latest phrase here at FOC. While acid mine drainage (AMD) remediation will always be at the heart of our restoration efforts, FOC has been expanding our work to include new types of restoration. Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP) is a restoration strategy that improves the […]
Read MorePlant Something.
by Sera Janson Zegre I was surprisingly skeptical at first. Even with my fresh-out-of-grad school lens of possibility, I remember reading through a grant application from Friends of the Cheat (FOC) with doubt. FOC saw a future for an abandoned industrial site along the Cheat River; they envisioned a beautiful educational access point for river and trail recreation for future […]
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