Events and Outings

This page includes notification of upcoming events and outings in West Virginia. It includes:

Events Organized by the West Virginia Chapter

Events Organized by Other Groups in West Virginia

Events Organized by the West Virginia Chapter

Quilting for Community

A group has been meeting weekly in Morgantown to learn about quilting and sewing, to meet new people, and to learn how they can make a difference in climate change, including through the Beyond Coal Campaign. The hope is to finish their Log Cabin quilt by Earth Day (April 22) and display it around the state to spark conversations about environmental advocacy. If you’d like to join the group or help start a quilting effort in your community, please contact Lisa DiBartolomew (lisa.dibartolomeo@sierraclub.org).

Events Organized by Other Groups

Coopers Rock Foundation

The Coopers Rock Foundation will be undertaking maintenance and tree planting events at Coopers Rock State Park this year. The Foundation is keen to recruit the assistance of members of other groups, such as the Sierra Club. For more information go to their website.

Let's Talk Thursdays with Mon County Solid Waste Authority

Sessions are Zoom meetings on Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Registration is required. Information on these events can be seen here.

May 7 - Recycling and Sustainability at WVU: With Traci Knabenshue, Directory of Sustainability, WVU Office of Sustainability.

West Virginia Public Service Commission

The state Public Service Commission has scheduled four public hearings for NextEra Energy Transmission LLC’s MidAtlantic Resiliency Link Project, including one in Morgantown and one in Kingwood. NextEra is seeking PSC approval for its Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Relief for its MARL project. These are the meetings:

June 4: Potomac State College Davis Conference Center, Keyser, 5:30 p.m.
June 5: Hampshire County Courthouse, Romney, 5:30 p.m.
June 10: Mylan Park show room, Morgantown, 5:30 p.m.
June 11: Kingwood Civic Center, Kingwood, 5:30 p.m.

Outings

Join us on an Outing to explore our beautiful state. Outings include hiking and biking events in the state and are shown on the calendar below. We have trained Outings Leaders to lead you on a great outdoor experience.

Everyone must sign a Sierra Club Liability Waiver to attend an outing. If you see an outing that interests you, try to call the Leader at least one week in advance to sign up and for outing details. And please notify the Leader if you have to cancel your participation.

Outings are rated as EASY (mostly flat; suitable for beginners), MODERATE (flat with some ascents and descents and possible stream crossings; suitable for novice hikers with some experience) or STRENUOUS (includes steep climbs and downhill sections with stream crossings; suitable for experienced hikers).

See the chapter calendar below for the scheduled hikes and biking outings.