Kerr Lake Park Watch

The only person talking about hydrilla is a Vance
County Cooperative Extension Agent and his message in summary is spray, spray, spray, but only pay to do it. So hydrilla management in the waters of North Carolina is lucrative only to the
handful of “approved” herbicide applicators who collect big dollars from the lake-front owners who are trying to keep the encroaching water weed from blocking their boating and
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Making camping reservations online can be a snap or a snafu depending on what system your state uses. When the system owners merge, like in North
Carolina, that means some features and user friendliness may be lost.

What you need to know is that depending on which system your booking your campsite you might pay a one time transaction fee or you might pay a transaction fee as high as $3 per night which
on a 14-day stay can equal …

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 …

The Occoneechee State Park Marina at Clarksville, VA has been open for several months and there are slips to be had for boaters who want to dock
for the night, the week or for all year.Park Manager Scott Shanklin says the marina is still brand new and many people do not yet know about it.

The marina is attached to the land that was known as CAMPGROUND B – Primitive. There were few objections to the location of the …

SCOTTSBURG July 13 2011 – At a brief ceremony in the park’s office, Staunton River State Park Manager Joshua R. Ellington
was presented a copy of a Senate Joint Resolution commending him for his actions when an April 16 tornado hit the park. The resolution was presented by Senator William M. Stanley Jr.,
19^th District – Glade Hill. Stanley introduced the resolution passed by both …