sadams@newsandsentinel.com U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, and Appalachian Regional Commission Co-Chair Gayle Manchin join park rangers to celebrate the official naming of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams) The New River winds its way through the gorge, a view from the Canyon Rim Visitor Center. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, and Appalachian Regional Commission Co-Chair Gayle Manchin join park rangers to celebrate the official naming of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams)
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Photographed after unveiling a new sign at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center on Wednesday are U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., in front; and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., back left, state Sen. Jack David Woodrum, 10th District; Lizzie Watts, superintendent of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve; and state Del. Austin Haynes. In December 2020, the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Designation Act â legislation that redesignated the New River Gorge National River as the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve â was included and passed in a year-end legislative package. The redesignation made the site the 63rd National Park and the 20th National Preserve in the United States.
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The New River Gorge in southern West Virginia. With the creation of a new national park here, tourism in the region is expected to increase. Photographer: Kristian Thacker for Bloomberg Businessweek
Gerald Lucas, 69, is a former coal miner and federal mine inspector who now gives public tours underground at the Beckley, W.Va., Exhibition Coal Mine, a working mine that ceased operations in 1953. He describes it as a fun job that allows him to share his decades of experience with visitors.
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Spring blooms of wild blue phlox growing in the New River Gorge are among the wide array of wildflowers to be seen in the area at this time of year. The National Park Service s Spring Nature Fling, formerly known as the New River Gorge Wildflower Weekend, is underway, offering events ranging from guided hikes, art exhibits, photography workshops, old growth nature treks, star watching and more.
Jodi French-Burr/National Park Service Nature Fling ongoing in area Apr 23, 2021
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Spring blooms of wild blue phlox growing in the New River Gorge are among the wide array of wildflowers to be seen in the area at this time of year. The National Park Service s Spring Nature Fling, formerly known as the New River Gorge Wildflower Weekend, is underway, offering events ranging from guided hikes, art exhibits, photography workshops, old growth nature treks, star watching and more.