Posts Tagged #state park improvements
Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on July 13, 2023
For ions, Kerr Lake Park Watch has been urging users of public facilities on Kerr Lake, who have complaints or want to see improvements made, to write directly to the appropriate agency, either the US Army Corps of Engineers, Virginia State Parks, or North Carolina State Parks. Several years ago, KLPW found out that if … Read more
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Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on October 1, 2019
EXTENDED CAMPING SEASON ON THE NC SIDE – Kerr Lake Park Watch has been promoting the idea for about nine years. It’s been a long time coming and it’s only a little over a month, but in the immortal words of Fred Flintstone, YABBA DABBA DO! That’s the reaction to this week’s announcement by NC … Read more
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Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on June 3, 2018
What or Who Is A Ranger? By general definition a park ranger is a person entrusted with protecting and preserving parklands – national, state, provincial, or local parks. “Parks” may be broadly defined by some systems in this context, and include protected culturally or historically important built environments, and is not limited to the natural environment. After looking into … Read more
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Tags: #KERR LAKE, #kerr lake park watch, #kerrlake, #kerrlakeparkrangers, #kerrlakeparkwatch, #nc division of state parks, #ncgeneralassembly, #parkranger, #state park improvements, #usarmycorpsofengineers, #virginia state parks, kerr lake state recreation area improvements
Posted in: KLPW - MAIN NEWS, KLPW - N C State Recreation Areas
Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on June 13, 2017
The water went up the first of May to 313 ft and down, then to 311 ft and down, then to 307.5 ft in June (above sea level, normal is 300 ft) and now it’s back close to normal. NC Parks maintenance crews at Kerr have pulled the electric boxes on campsites, put them back, … Read more
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Tags: #KERR LAKE, #kerr lake park watch, #kerrlakeparkwatch, #nc division of state parks, #nc state parks, #reserve america, #state park improvements, kerr lake camping improvements, kerr lake state recreation area improvements, klpw
Posted in: KLPW - Campground Facilities and Improvements, KLPW - N C State Recreation Areas
Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on April 22, 2017
The 64-year old John H. Kerr Reservoir has seen a lot of changes and improvements during its lifetime. A lot of those changes have been positive and directly made for the public’s use and enjoyment; among them campgrounds, boat ramps, picnic areas, hiking trails, playgrounds, restrooms and more. At a ground-breaking ceremony earlier this week … Read more
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Tags: #DCR, #friendsofocconeecheestatepark, #Governor Terry McAuliffe, #governormcauliffe, #KERR LAKE, #kerr lake park watch, #kerrlake, #kerrlakeparkwatch, #occoneecheestatepark, #state park improvements, #stauntonriverstatepark, #VADCR, #virginia state parks
Posted in: KLPW - Campground Facilities and Improvements, KLPW - Occoneechee State Park