NEWS & KLPW THINGS ON TAP.

31 Jan 2014
Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch

We owe an apology as one of latest posts on Facebook did not jump over on the blog. A technology misstep.

2014 NEWS UDATE

As the new year has started off cold, note that it’s been 4 – 20 degrees lately at a very cold Kerr Lake! We’ll have an updated story on www.kerrlakeparkwatch.org about a bunch of grass carp the USACE recently put into Kerr to help with the …
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CAMPING RATES HIKED FOR VA STATE
PARKS
– Affects rates for Occoneechee State Park and Staunton River State Park in the Virginia State Parks system.

Added only as a FAQ sheet to an 8-page “Year in Review” report by VA State Parks Director Joe Elton, the quietly announced park rate hike has already taken
effect.

“Although it is not perfectly clear in …

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IMPROVED SITES FOR HIBERNIA CLEARS FEDERAL HURDLE

08 Jan 2014
Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch

A number of prime camping sites at Hibernia State Recreation Area have been approved for improvements or rehab by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
NC State Parks officials had to get Corps approval to make site changes as the federal government is actually the owner of the seven NC State Recreation areas around Kerr Lake. According to
Bryce Fleming, the Park Superintendent, layout could start soon, “The paperwork for the resource management review was completed and …

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! LET THE VOLUNTEERS COME!

04 Jan 2014
Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch

Larry Matthews is a dedicated camper and has been camping at Kerr Lake most of his life. He is also
one of the strong supporters of KLPW and what park logistics that are unfamiliar to him, he makes up with good common sense. Mr. Matthews wrote this item as a comment. We felt
that the KLPW members and readers deserved to see this most excellent idea directly on the blog.

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ALL KERR LAKE CORPS OF ENGINEERS PARKS REOPEN!

17 Oct 2013
Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch

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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