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  1. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦞🎒 #US #Fish and #Wildlife biologists are testing tiny photo-IDs attached as "backpacks" to #endangered Big Sandy #crayfish in #Appalachia.

    Because injecting a #chip would harm the 10 cm (4 in) #crustaceans, researchers superglue a batter-free PIT tag to each #shell and set it with baking soda water. The setup was first tested on a common surrogate species, and the tags letting go are actually a sign the crayfish survived long enough to molt.

    👉 popsci.com/environment/backpac

    #conservation #wildlife #biology #science #endangeredspecies #nature #animals #research #freshwater #water #fieldwork

  2. Fairies of Northern Appalachia is OUT NOW!

    I’m so excited to say that “Fairies of Northern Appalachia: A History of the Little People of the Mountains” is out everywhere now.

    The book collects old and new folklore from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, eastern Ohio, Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and western Maryland. It features Pennsylvania Dutch, Scots Irish, Irish, and Cornish traditions, among others.

    Here you’ll find stories about banshees, tommyknockers, gnomes, mountain dwarves, household spirits, wassernixen, fairy queens, fairy witches, Appalachian pygmies, and arrow-shooting elves.

    The painting on the cover is “The Fairy Favourite” by John Anster Fitzgerald, which I thought perfectly captured the strangeness and diversity of Appalachian fairies. The carving on the back cover is by artist Joan Reed.

    You can find it at your local bookstore or at Amazon. The book is also available in a beautiful hardcover (see below).

    #Appalachia #AppalachianFolklore #AppalachianMountains #banshee #banshees #CornishFolklore #Elves #Fairies #Fairy #folklore #gnomes #history #Irish #Kentucky #Maryland #Ohio #Pennsylvania #PennsylvaniaDutch #ScotsIrish #tommyknocker #tommyknockers #Virginia #WestVirginia
  3. Hype for the Future 235U: Holmes County, Ohio

    Overview Holmes County is a notable rural county located in the east-central portion of the State of Ohio southwest of Canton along the Route 62 corridor within Amish Country and home to notable villages such as Millersburg (county seat) and Killbuck. Today, the county is home to the Victorian House Museum and the Hotel Millersburg (2 ⭐️) within Millersburg alongside a number of related tourist establishments associated with Ohio’s Amish Country throughout the area. Within the Village […]

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  4. Hype for the Future 235K: Harrison County, Ohio

    Overview Harrison County is a notable rural county located in the east-central portion of the State of Ohio and modestly south of the City of Canton along corridors such as Routes 22, 250, and 9 which uses the Village of Cadiz as the county seat. Smaller villages within the boundaries of the county include Adena, Bowerston, Deersville, Freeport, Harrisville, Hopedale, Jewett, New Athens, and Scio, while notable major highways beyond the primary routes of Cadiz within the county include […]

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  5. Hype for the Future 235H: Monroe County, Ohio

    Overview Monroe County is a notable rural Appalachian county in the eastern portion of the State of Ohio and the second-least-populated county statewide after only Vinton County, home to notable smaller villages and unincorporated areas including Woodsfield (county seat), Antioch, Beallsville, Clarington, Graysville, Jerusalem, Lewisville, Miltonsburg, Stafford, and Wilson. The county is not directly connected to any major Interstate or United States highways, though state highways located […]

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  6. Hype for the Future 235G: Marietta, Ohio

    Introduction Marietta is a notable smaller community serving as the oldest city in Ohio and home to a number of local community amenities and attractions throughout the area. The community is also notable as one of the oldest communities of the Northwest Territory and directly descended from the New England settlers of the Ohio Company of Associates home to a number of historic districts and historical museums throughout the area. Notable sites within the city include the Campus Martius […]

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  7. Hype for the Future 235E: Noble County, Ohio

    Overview Noble County is the most recent of the eighty-eight counties in the State of Ohio by date of establishment as well as the fourth-least-populated following only Vinton, Monroe, and Morgan Counties in the Appalachian region of the State. Today, the Village of Caldwell serves as the county seat and is notable for the historic county jail, now a museum and local information center serving both the community and the county as a whole. Villages located elsewhere within the boundaries of […]

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  8. Hype for the Future 235D: Morgan County, Ohio

    Overview Morgan County is a notable rural county located in the southeastern portion of the State of Ohio larger by population than only Vinton and Monroe Counties in the Appalachian region and home to the Villages of McConnelsville (county seat), Chesterhill, Malta, and Stockport. Notable community amenities within the Village of McConnelsville include the Inns at 8th and Main and Three Sisters Sunset Inn, with Malta located directly opposite the Muskingum River. To the south is the overall […]

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  9. Hype for the Future 235C: Perry County, Ohio

    Overview One of the poorest counties in the State of Ohio, Perry County is located within the Appalachian region of Southeast Ohio and is home to the Villages of New Lexington (county seat), Thornville, Corning, Crooksville, Glenford, Hemlock, Junction City, New Straitsville, Rendville, Roseville (part), Shawnee, and Somerset (former county seat). Today, the county is largely accessible by Routes 22, 13, 37, 93, 155, 188, 204, 216, 256, 312, 345, 595, 668, 669, 757, and very slight portions […]

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  10. Hype for the Future 232G: Morgan County, Ohio

    Overview Morgan County is a rural county in the southeastern portion of the State of Ohio which uses the Village of McConnelsville as the county seat and is home to notable community and natural features such as the Three Sisters Sunset Inn, the Historic Helmick Mill Covered Bridge, the Triple Nickel Diner, the Triple Nickel Dual 555 Sign Posts, and the Hideaway at Buck Ridge. Interestingly, the Triple Nickel refers to effectively the entire course of the Route 555 corridor.

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  11. Hype for the Future 232E: Wayne National Forest

    Overview Wayne National Forest is a notable forested and protected area located in the southeastern portion of the State of Ohio and serves as home to the City of Nelsonville within an otherwise largely-protected area largely within Hocking, Vinton, and Athens Counties. The City of Nelsonville serves as the most populated cluster within the forest and is located in the northwestern portion of Athens County, along the Route 33 corridor between Logan to the northwest and Athens to the […]

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  12. Hype for the Future 231E: Pike County, Ohio

    Overview Pike County is a notable county in the south-central portion of the State of Ohio associated with the relatively rural Appalachian Ohio, with the City of Waverly and the Villages of Beaver and Piketon located within and Waverly serving as the county seat. Notable highways located within the boundaries of the county include Routes 23, 32, 41, 104, 124, 220, 335, 552, 772, and 776.

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  13. Hype for the Future 230E: Vinton County, Ohio

    Overview Vinton County is a notable rural county in Appalachian Ohio home to the Villages of Hamden, McArthur (county seat), Wilkesville, and Zaleski and along Routes 50, 32, 56, 93, 124, 160, 278, 324, 327, 328, 356, 671, 677, 683, and 689. Notable features of the county include the Moonville Tunnel and Vinton Furnace, with recreational areas including the Vinton Furnace and Zaleski State Forests as well as Lake Hope State Park, with Tar Hollow largely located to the west.

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  14. Hype for the Future 121B: Churchville, Virginia

    Overview The unincorporated community of Churchville is located within the western portion of Augusta County, Virginia, named for Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Today, the community is located along United States Route 250 and Virginia Route 42, the latter of which serves smaller mountain communities largely parallel to United States Route 11 albeit further west.

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  15. Hype for the Future 116R: The Valley View Farm Venue

    Overview Located at the corner of Orndorff Road and Route 218 south of the Borough of Waynesburg is the Valley View Farm Venue, notable for the countryside and associated rustic charm throughout the area. The most common types of events include weddings as well as select festivals and special occasions scattered throughout the year, many of which are private events and may be invitation-only within the region.

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  16. Hype for the Future 99F: The Great Smoky Mountains At-Large

    Introduction The Great Smoky Mountains, largely determining the border between the States of Tennessee and North Carolina, is identified as a region of cultural significance, with many of the thrill attractions on the Tennessee side in Sevier County while the historical museums of the area are predominantly on the North Carolina side of the border. Tennessee The most important tourist draw to the Great Smoky Mountains is the Tennessee side of the area, containing such communities as […]

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  17. Hype for the Future 99A: The Frontier Culture of Augusta County, Virginia

    Disclaimer Within the Commonwealth of Virginia, independent cities can occasionally be classified within the associated counties; however, the cities are politically separate from the surrounding counties as per the state constitution. This post pertains to the Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro in addition to Augusta County proper. Introduction Traditionally a significantly larger county associated with the entire frontier of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the County of Augusta, named for […]

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  18. Hype for the Future 78G: The Marietta-Parkersburg Area

    Introduction Located within the southeastern portion of the State of Ohio and relatively northwest in the main body of the State of West Virginia is the Marietta-Parkersburg combined area. While Marietta is located directly along the Ohio River to serve as the county seat of Washington County, Parkersburg is located further downstream to serve as the county seat of Wood County. Marietta also serves as the oldest city in Ohio and as a community on the mouth of the Muskingum River, whereas […]

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  19. Hype for the Future 78G: The Marietta-Parkersburg Area

    Introduction Located within the southeastern portion of the State of Ohio and relatively northwest in the main body of the State of West Virginia is the Marietta-Parkersburg combined area. While Marietta is located directly along the Ohio River to serve as the county seat of Washington County, Parkersburg is located further downstream to serve as the county seat of Wood County. Marietta also serves as the oldest city in Ohio and as a community on the mouth of the Muskingum River, whereas […]

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  20. Hype for the Future 78G: The Marietta-Parkersburg Area

    Introduction Located within the southeastern portion of the State of Ohio and relatively northwest in the main body of the State of West Virginia is the Marietta-Parkersburg combined area. While Marietta is located directly along the Ohio River to serve as the county seat of Washington County, Parkersburg is located further downstream to serve as the county seat of Wood County. Marietta also serves as the oldest city in Ohio and as a community on the mouth of the Muskingum River, whereas […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  21. Hype for the Future 78G: The Marietta-Parkersburg Area

    Introduction Located within the southeastern portion of the State of Ohio and relatively northwest in the main body of the State of West Virginia is the Marietta-Parkersburg combined area. While Marietta is located directly along the Ohio River to serve as the county seat of Washington County, Parkersburg is located further downstream to serve as the county seat of Wood County. Marietta also serves as the oldest city in Ohio and as a community on the mouth of the Muskingum River, whereas […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  22. Hype for the Future 78G: The Marietta-Parkersburg Area

    Introduction Located within the southeastern portion of the State of Ohio and relatively northwest in the main body of the State of West Virginia is the Marietta-Parkersburg combined area. While Marietta is located directly along the Ohio River to serve as the county seat of Washington County, Parkersburg is located further downstream to serve as the county seat of Wood County. Marietta also serves as the oldest city in Ohio and as a community on the mouth of the Muskingum River, whereas […]

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  23. Notorious US #ChemicalPlant polluting water with toxic #PFAS, lawsuit claims

    Complaint says #Chemours factory dramatized in Hollywood movie #DarkWaters continues to pollute #WestVirginia river

    by Tom Perkins, January 27, 2025

    "The chemical giant Chemours’s notorious West Virginia PFAS plant is regularly polluting nearby water with high levels of toxic 'forever chemicals', a new lawsuit alleges.

    "It represents the latest salvo in a decades-old fight over pollution from the plant, called Washington Works, which continues despite public health advocates winning significant legal battles.

    The new federal complaint claims #WashingtonWorks has been spitting out levels of PFAS waste significantly higher than what a discharge permit has allowed since 2023, which is contaminating the #OhioRiver in #ParkersburgWestVirginia, a town of about 50,000 people in #Appalachia.

    "The factory was the focal point of a Hollywood movie, Dark Waters. It dramatized the story of how the pollution widely sickened Parkersburg residents, and the David v Goliath legal saga in which a group of residents and attorneys took on Chemours, then part of DuPont.
    The findings ‘highlight the importance of careful scrutiny of novel chemicals’, said Irene Jacz, a study co-author and Iowa State economist.

    "An epidemiological study stemming from the case blew the lid off of the health risks of PFAS, and ultimately cost #DuPont about $700m.

    "Though the landmark case still reverberates across the regulatory landscape, the suit started almost 25 years ago, concluded in 2016, and Chemours’s pollution continues. The new lawsuit is part of other legal actions related to the facility that have filled the gap left by weak regulatory action, local advocates say. The never-ending struggle 'wears you out', added Joe Kiger, a Parkersburg resident who was one of the original litigants in 2001.

    "'We have put up with this for 24 years, and [Chemours] is still polluting, they’re still putting this stuff in the water,' Kiger said.

    "The new lawsuit, filed by the #WestVirginiaRiversCoalition, alleges 'numerous violations' since the level of PFAS the company is permitted to discharge per a consent order was lowered in early 2023. Among the contaminants are #PFOA, a PFAS chemical to which virtually no level of exposure in drinking water is safe, the #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency (#EPA) has found. It also includes #GenX, a compound for which the EPA has similarly found very low exposure levels can cause health problems.

    "The EPA ordered Chemours to take corrective action, but the company has done nothing in response, and the agency has not taken further action, the suit states. The complaint does not mention drinking water, which is largely filtered. But the suit alleges the ongoing pollution prevents residents from using the river for recreation.

    "In a statement, Chemours said the 'concerns are being addressed' through the consent order. It also noted it was renewing discharge permits with the state, and was working with regulators 'to navigate both the consent order and the permit renewal process'.

    "'Chemours recognizes the Coalition as a community stakeholder and invites the Coalition to engage directly with the Washington Works team,' a spokesperson wrote.

    "The EPA and West Virginia Rivers Coalition declined to comment because litigation is ongoing.

    "Kiger and others who have taken on Chemours and DuPont railed against the company, accusing it of 'greed' and putting profits above residents’ health. Some in Parkersburg refer to the waste as the 'Devil's Piss'.

    "'They do what they can to make money,' said Harry Deitzler, a West Virginia attorney who helped lead past lawsuits.

    "'The officers in the corporation sometimes don’t care about what’s right and wrong – they need to make money for shareholders and the lawsuits make everyone play by the same rules.'

    "Still, most residents are not aware of the ongoing pollution, those who spoke with the Guardian say. Chemours is a large employer that still wields power locally, and spends heavily on charitable giving. Many remain supportive of the company, regardless of the pollution, Kiger said.

    "'That’s the kind of stuff you’re up against,' he added. 'People put a blind trust in them. It could be snowing out and Chemours would tell everyone it’s 80F [27C] and sunny, and everyone will grab their tan lotion.'

    "The saga began in the late 1990s when the plant’s pollution was suspected of sickening nearby livestock, and an investigation by attorneys revealed the alarming levels at which PFAS was being discharged into the water and environment.

    "A class action lawsuit yielded about $70m in damages for area residents in 2004, but the litigation did not prove DuPont’s PFAS pollution was behind a rash of #cancer, #KidneyDisease, stubbornly high cholesterol and other widespread health problems in the region.

    "Instead of dividing the settlement up among tens of thousands of residents, which would have only provided each with several hundred dollars, the money went toward developing an epidemiological study with independent scientists to verify that widespread local health issues were caused by DuPont’s pollution.

    "The move was a gamble that ultimately paid off – the study of about 70,000 people showed by 2012 that PFOA probably caused some forms of cancer, #ThyroidDisease, persistently #HighCholesterol, pregnancy-induced #hypertension and #autoimmune problems.

    "Subsequent studies have shown links between the chemical and a host of other serious health problems – #BirthDefects, #neurotoxicity, kidney disease and #LiverDisease – that residents in the area suffered.

    "DuPont and Chemours in 2017 settled for $671m in costs for about 3,500 injury suits, and have paid more to install water-filtration systems throughout the region. Separately, Chemours in 2023 settled with the state of #Ohio for $110m for pollution largely from Washington Works.

    "The EPA and state regulatory agencies have at times been staffed with former DuPont managers or industry allies, and litigation has been the only way to get any meaningful movement, said Rob Bilott, the attorney who led the original class-action suit.

    '"It’s infuriating,' Bilott said. 'It took decades of making DuPont documents and internal data public, and getting the story out through movies, news articles, books and public engagement, and that’s what finally pushed the needle here. This is the impact of citizens forcing it through decades of litigation.'

    "The latest lawsuit is a citizen’s suit under the #CleanWaterAct. Such suits give citizens the power to ask a judge to enforce federal law when a polluter is violating it and regulators fail to act.

    "The lawsuit asks a judge to order the company to pay $66,000 for each day it has been in violation, which is stipulated in the permit. That would total around $50m, but the main goal is to stop the pollution.

    "The EPA has acknowledged Chemours is violating the law, but has 'taken no further enforcement action regarding Chemours’s violations as of the date of this complaint', the suit reads."

    Source:
    theguardian.com/environment/20

    Archived:
    archive.ph/p3wA6
    #Environment #PFASPollution #PollutionRunoff #WaterIsLife #DevilsPiss

  24. #Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill will help clean Kentucky mining sites wmky.org/news/2024-03-15/offic

    "#Kentucky is receiving more than $74 million in federal funding to create jobs through the clean-up of historic mine sites... the money will be used to clean hazards left by historic #mining... & to rebuild #WaterInfrastructure and address water supply issues"

    #Appalachia #Conservation #Restoration #Pollution #USpol #JoeBiden #Democrats

  25. @wikitree

    #Appalachia is my home and heart.

    Join me and two members as we discuss how we are doing #Genealogy for #Appalachians.

    We aren't selling anything. We aren't giving away prizes.

    We might share some #Biscuits, #SweetTea, #FamilyHistory, a few #laughs and some #tears over our #Ancestors.

    We are a #Community. We love Genealogy.
    We tear down #BrickWalls. We #care.

    #WikiTree allows us to do that for free so it's available to all.

    Spend 45 minutes with us. See our passion.

  26. #writingwonders June 21. How does your day job or life affect what you write?

    I live at the edge of several hundred wild acres close to the Blue Ridge Parkway. I hike with my dogs every day. I’ve always believed in the magic of art and nature and how creativity empowers and connects. #WildwoodWhispers and #WildwoodMagic are def influenced by a creative’s life and work in #Appalachia #WillaReece (And all the wildwood creatures I encounter every day!)
    ✨🦉🐝🦊🐹🐍🐾✨

  27. CW: a log list of hashtags

    This toot is a placeholder for common hashstags to consider for people in the Fediverse. Feel Free to make suggestions.

    #7Books
    #1619Project
    #aotearoa
    #Appalachia
    #appalachian
    #AmReading
    #AmWriting
    #astronomy
    #aa
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    #AlcoholicsAnonymous
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    #activist
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    #a11y

    #Arizona

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    #aging
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    #africianliterature
    #bitcoin
    #Buddhist
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    #brexit
    #BlackFriday Black Aziz Ananzi's (@BlackAzizAnansi) hashtag activism
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