We're off to the press! Winter 2022 issue is on its way ⛄🏂
Dec 02, 2022 6:10 pm
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Winter 2022 issue is on its way!
Breaking news! Stop the press! Err, wait... keep it rolling? Our Winter 2022 issue is rolling along the press as we speak and will start hitting shelves on December 7, so keep an eye out for a fresh copy at one of our 150+ distribution locations throughout West Virginia.
With features on skating wild ice, a special lichen-dyed quilt, Hok skiing, the joy of spruce trees, and the winning shots of our inaugural photo contest, I really mean it when I say this is our best one yet. Kudos to ski photographer Kurtis Schachner for the superb shot of our good friend Ellie Bell (aka Tele Bell) rippin' a textbook telemark turn at Snowshoe Mountain Resort.
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1% for West Virginia
I am thrilled to announce the first recipients of our 1% for WV campaign, an initiative that donates one percent of our annual advertising revenue to environmental and social nonprofits based in West Virginia. This campaign is our localized version of the lauded 1% for the Planet program. We give 100% of our donations to groups focused on fighting the good fight right here in the Mountain State with the hope that these dollars will support positive change.
This year’s environmental nonprofit is the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, a statewide organization whose mission is “conserving and restoring West Virginia’s exceptional rivers and streams.” While its mission statement is water-focused, the organization’s work extends far beyond West Virginia’s riverbanks. We chose WV Rivers for its incredible statewide advocacy via legislative lobbying, its West Virginians for Public Lands campaign, and its programs aiding the local fight against climate change.
This year’s social nonprofit is Active Southern West Virginia, a regional organization whose mission is “providing an ecosystem of physical activity for the residents of southern West Virginia by offering programs led by trained volunteers from within the communities they serve.” We chose Active SWV for its effectiveness in removing access barriers and getting multitudes of West Virginians outside to live healthier and happier lives.
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Give the gift of stoke this holiday season 🎁
Have a friend who loves West Virginia and loves to obtain their stoke from reading? Need something from the heart but don't have the heart to head out on a stressful gift-shopping mission? Boy-oh-boy do we have the perfect gift for you! That's right, our world-famous gift subscription is just the thing to satisfy all your holiday gift list needs. This subscription runs for one year and can even include a special handwritten note. Unlike our standard subscriptions, this one doesn't automatically renew, but we'll send a note with the final issue to let the recipient know they can subscribe to keep the stoke flowing. Be sure to order your gift subscription on the Highland Outstores by December 16 to guarantee that your special someone receives their first issue in time for Christmas!
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A special note to our email subscribers
We sincerely hope you’ve enjoyed the mag over the years, because we've really enjoyed creating it. We can’t believe the Winter 2022 issue is our 17th issue, especially when factoring in the topsy-turvy uncertainties and struggles of the last two-and-a-half years. Like many of you, we muddled through, emerging stronger than ever. But to help us continue to survive—and thrive—we need your support.
Although we plan to continue offering Highland Outdoors for free, your support makes the magazine truly sustainable. First off, we’d like to give a heartfelt thanks to our 344 past and current subscribers across 30 states and D.C. From dealing with rising paper and shipping costs to increasing rates for our fantastic contributing writers and photographers, your support has kept us humming along since we launched print subscriptions in March 2021. But the reality is that we need more subscribers to make Highland Outdoors truly sustainable. Our goal is to reach 1,000 subscribers, a benchmark that would make us feel a little more certain about the future.
If you live in another state, a subscription is the best way to guarantee that you’ll receive every issue. And if subscriptions aren’t your thing, we have plenty of HO merch available at the Highland Outstores. And if you’re unable, no worries—the moral support we receive from readers is just as important and motivates us to keep cranking out better and better issues.
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Have you seen these yet?
There Were No Flowers: Ethical Nature Photography
Join local photographer David Johnston to learn about Nature First, a set of principles to encourage ethical nature photography here in West Virginia and abroad.
This is the most fun I've had writing in years. Enjoy this not-so-serious piece about loam—everyone's favorite form of dirt, full of groan-worthy puns, prose, poetry, and Brice Shirbach's amazing MTB photography.
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Stay tuned for our next installment in mid-December, which will feature a wrap-up of all the upcoming winter festivities, and hopefully, loads of snowy photos! Please join me in putting your trail maps in the freezer to encourage Ullr to grace with an unlimited supply of fresh pow-pow.
Enjoy, and thanks for reading #westvirginiasoutdoormagazine!
Dylan Jones
Editor-in-Chief
Highland Outdoors