Glen Motto talks with Emily Warner Merrill, Executive Director of the Cacapon and Lost Rivers Land Trust, serving Wardensville and all of Hardy and Hampshire County, WV, helping families preserve working lands, clean water, and rural heritage. Merrill discusses the organization’s mission to protect forests, farms, and streams through conservation easements and its “hubs and corridors” strategy connecting protected properties. Merrill also shares plans to expand partnerships with hunt clubs and local landowners to safeguard wildlife and community traditions. Hear about how one farmer’s decision sparked a chain reaction that led to 6,000 acres of permanently protected forest. (cacapon.org)
Original airdate: 11/30/2025
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Glen joined K-LOVE in 2025 and he covers parts of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.