Climate change is no laughing matter. That’s the title of a column published in the Beckely Register-Herald by our executive director, Angie Rosser. West Virginia is already feeling the effects of climate change. We’re experiencing more intense weather patterns, historic flooding, extreme storms, and warming temperatures. Our state’s fish, the brook trout, is one of the species most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Brook trout depend on coldwater to survive and if waters keep warming, we could lose brook trout within a generation. Learn more about climate change in West Virginia here.

As a state and as a nation we need to act now on solutions to keep our environment stable. Join Angie, and the rest of the WV Rivers team, and call on Senator Manchin to protect vulnerable species, like the brook trout, from climate change! Sign our petition here.