Archive for May, 2013
POSITION
STATEMENT by KERR LAKE PARK WATCH
ON THE SUBJECT OF THE CONTINUING SPREAD OF HYDRILLA, A
NOXIOUS AQUATIC WEED
FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND RECORD OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT AS REQUESTED BY
THE U. S. ARMY …
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Leave a Comment (5) →Following of one of the biggest camping weekends in
America, Kerr Lake Park Watch goes on record against changing the Virginia State Parks reservation system for booking campsites that are site specific. Being studied right now by DCR, the change
to the reservation system could impact Occoneechee State Park and Staunton River State Park on Kerr Lake.
Emailed …
Continue Reading →We are reviewing comments here on the blog, on Facebook and from emails to put the finishing touches on our position on HYDRILLA
for the Environmental Assessment and its permanent record for the US Army Corps of Engineers. Public comment can be made through Friday, May
31, 2013.
You can respond below in the comments section or email us at info@kerrlakeparkwatch.org.
WE WANT YOUR INPUT & FEEDBACK:
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Leave a Comment (0) →It’s very simple. You have ten days to make your voice heard on the issue of Hydrilla in Kerr Lake in response to the US Army Corps of
Engineers’ Environmental Assessment. If you do not respond, things are likely to stay the same which means the continued spread of Hydrilla in Kerr Lake.
The position ofKerr Lake Park Watch is simple. The lake belongs outright to the US Army Corps of Engineers, period. The Corps has been slow to acknowledge hydrilla’s
existence …
Although the weekend looks wet, the Kerr Lake level is going down. The guide curve was modified several years ago to keep young virgin
Cyprus trees in Eastern North Carolina from drowning every year.
The water release downstream has been and is impressive in the last week. Who knows?
If you are boating be sure to remember that going near shore can be dangerous, especially near parks and public areas as fireplaces, picnic …
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