KERR LAKE PARK WATCH takes on some of the tough issues. In less than 4 years we’ve grown to almost 400 MEMBERS!
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 …
Just a short time until the first “big show” at Kerr Lake State Recreation Area campgrounds; it’s called
Memorial Day. The campers will be ready, but will the parks?
Taken within the last few days, these photos show a Nutbush State Recreation Area with “defined” campsites that are not so easy to define.These sites are supposed to be filled with small gravel and
be open. Kerr Lake Park Watch is visiting a number of parks around the lake and we want …
YOU HAVE UNTIL MAY 31st TO MAKE YOUR OPINION ON KNOWN AND COUNT WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
Kerr Lake Park Watch recently received the just completed environmental assessment (EA) prepared by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The EA as it is called discusses
the environmental impacts of the Aquatic Vegetation Management Program (AVMP) at the John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir Project (Kerr Reservoir).
The intent of …
Yesterday morning it was 43 degrees outside and 48 degrees in the only bath house open in Hibernia State Recreation area. With all its heat and
lights burning bright, the closed bath at Area 3 sat empty.
I sat alone in the 48 degree Area 2 bath and by the way, the lights clicked off in just a couple of minutes.
USE YOUR MAINTENANCE FUNDS, state parks people and move the propane heater from …
The following is a personal account given by Frank Timberlake, Lead Public Affairs for Kerr Lake Park
Watch.
By a lot of the campers who frequent Hibernia, one of the seven NC Recreation Areas around Kerr Lake, Hibernia is often referred to as the “red-headed step child.” Personnel shifts at the park
have been on the rise after the departure of a long-time, long-experienced chief ranger. While many of the recreation areas sport new electric and water campsites, …
