Archive for KLPW – Camping Safety
In a storm series that lasted almost all night long last night at Hibernia and other parks on Kerr Lake, an indirect lightning jolt knocked down
three campers on one of Hibernia’s lake side camping areas.
Emergency and fire crews showed up at the park shortly before 11:00 PM on Sunday night. One person was taken to an area hospital and treated and released.
The persons knocked down were actually several campsites away from …
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NC State Parks officials from Raleigh will be at some of the Kerr Lake State Recreation areas next week to begin a plan on improvements. Those improvements are from a list
KLPW put together recently. Among the first parks visited will be Hibernia where they will look at improving some existing campsites.
One or more Kerr Lake Park Watch leaders will meet with those State Parks officials to get an update on improvements and to discuss …
Continue Reading →KERR LAKE PARK WATCHhas developed this list in cooperation with many of its members, citizens and staff and is providing this list as requested by state parks Operations Manager
Mike Lambert and North District Superintendent Dave Cook. This …
Amid concerns and questions from several readers, KLPW asked both state and federal officials about the water
quality for swimming and public use, both in general and with regard to recent applications of herbicides to squelch the growing hydrilla problem.
Below is a direct reply from the USACE manager of Kerr Lake who KLPW asked two questions: 1) Is Kerr Lake safe for swimming and interaction with the water and 2) are the
chemicals sprayed for hydrilla harmful? Here …
Many of the 7 North Carolina State Recreation Areas on Kerr Lake are enjoying burgeoning attendance numbers, but not all those numbers are people
camping or having a picnic. State parks have always been a haven for man and animal…wait a minute…hold it…I’m grabbing the flashlight and headed outside….(few minutes later)…I’m
back.
While I was writing this update, I had two, not just one, raccoons remove the heavy rocks off my Hibernia …
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