By If you’re under the impression West Virginia’s maple syrup production is on the rise, you’re probably right. This story was originally published in the March 2016 issue of Wonderful West Virginia. written by Pam Kaseyphotographed by Carla Witt Ford In the fall of 2012, Henry Brenneman came from Pennsylvania to Randolph
Brave Pioneers
Symbiotic organisms, fungal farmers, and brave colonizers—lichens are the unsung heroes of nature’s food web. At almost 5,000 feet above sea level, the apex of Spruce Mountain—the tallest point in the Allegheny range—is equal parts breathlessly beautiful and startlingly bleak. At this elevation, temperatures can plummet far below freezing and
