Sunday’s Richmond Times-Dispatch featured a fantastic op-ed written by Greg Buppert, a senior attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center, and Peggy Sanner, a senior attorney and Virginia assistant director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. 
Shale Barrens of the Cowpasture River Valley Field Trip
Explore these rare habitats and their unique wildflowers at the Ft. Lewis shale barrens in Bath County. Shale barrens are unique environments that are endemic to the Allegheny Mountains and harbor some of the state’s rarest plants.
