Archive for KLPW – MAIN NEWS
Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on October 17, 2013
Kerr Lake Park Watch was notified this afternoon by Michael Womack, the Operations Project Manager for Kerr Lake, that all camping facilities and
day-use areas operated by the U S Army Corps of Engineers are back open according to their regular schedules.
All of the parks operated by the Corps were closed by last Thursday in the partial government shutdown.
The Corps of Engineers has responsibilities for North Bend, Rudd’s Creek, Longwood and Buffalo Creek …
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Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on October 8, 2013
“When it comes to government kicking at the people and to the people, add one more insult to injury; that’s right the feds are going to close
Kerr Lake parks right here as leaf season comes into play,” says Kerr Lake Park Watch PA Lead Frank Timberlake. Kerr Lake facilities owned and operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers
will be closed beginning on Thursday. Timberlake added, “That means if you are planning to picnic, jog, …
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Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on July 23, 2013
KLPW has previously brought the Virginia Uranium mining issue to KLPW members and was sent this first seen media report on a new research
report authorized by the Roanoke River Basin Association (RRBA).RRBA has sent a full copy of the 25-page report and KLPW will be glad to send you your copy via email. Just
send a request to info@kerrlakeparkwatch.org or you may visit www.rrba.org.
FROM AN ONLINE NEWS REPORT FROM THE NEWS ADVANCE & “GO DAN RIVER“
BY MARY BETH JACKSON
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Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on July 9, 2013
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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Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on June 17, 2013
by Gary Waugh, Public Relations Manager, Virginia Department of Commerce & Recreation
Visitors ranked Staunton River State Park the best Virginia State Park for overall customer satisfaction, according to results from Virginia State Parks’ Your Comments Count surveys. The park recently received a certificate recognizing their
accomplishment …
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