Building solidarity for a healthy Appalachia

Aurora Lights supports locally-based projects that strengthen the connections within and between human communities and their natural environment by promoting environmental and social action. Ultimately, we hope to restore a sense of the sacred balance between the Earth and the human community that will promote sustainable and thoughtful land stewardship. Read more...

Tribute to Keith Pitzer

Keith Pitzer, Executive Director of Friends of the Cheat since 2001, died on the morning of December 22nd following a year and a half long battle with cancer. Friends of the Cheat (FOC) writes that under Keith’s leadership, FOC dramatically expanded its efforts to restore, preserve, and promote the outstanding natural qualities of the Cheat River Watershed. Perhaps the most moving testimony to Keith’s work comes from the eagles, herons, fish, and otters that have been sighted on the Cheat River that was once considered dead. He and his wife Joan also were instrumental in establishing the legendary musical tradition of the Cheat River Festival. Read more...