/ The Fellowship of the Springs take viewers into the wonder and beauty of Florida s unique but troubled springs. Florida has the largest and highest concentration of fresh water springs on earth, and the fight to save them is raging.
Many of Florida’s springs are at risk, largely from a combination of reduced water flow and increased pollution.
Thomas Greenhalgh risked his job and career in 2019 when he sued his own employer, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, to challenge the state’s plans to protect Florida’s imperiled springs from increasing pollution.
Greenhalgh, a veteran hydrogeologist and expert on the underground flows that feed North Florida’s springs, argued that the sandy soils and porous rock of the region made them especially vulnerable a position supported by other springs advocates and independent scientists in a long-running lawsuit seeking tougher state restrictions on how surrounding farms and other industries use fertilizer.
Last year’s spike in outdoor recreational activities combined with the New River Gorge becoming the newest national park has created unprecedented anticipation for the 2021 season
(OAK HILL, W.Va.) NEWS: ACE Adventure Resort kicked off the New River Gorge National Park rafting season with their first rafting trip on Friday, March 26, 2021. Last year brought a welcomed increase in outdoor recreational activities such as rafting, climbing, mountain biking, as more Americans turned to outdoor vacations and reduced or eliminated foreign travel in response to the global pandemic.
Also, late in 2020, legislation was passed that designated the New River Gorge as our country’s newest national park. Due to these factors, ACE Adventure Resort and other area outfitters expect to see an even greater increase in guest visitation than last year.
OAK HILL, W.Va., Apr 15, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) ACE Adventure Resort kicked off the New River Gorge National Park rafting season with their first rafting trip on Friday, March 26, 2021. Last year brought a welcomed increase in outdoor recreational activities such as rafting, climbing, mountain biking, as more Americans turned to outdoor vacations and reduced or eliminated foreign travel in response to the global pandemic.
Also, late in 2020, legislation was passed that designated the New River Gorge as our country’s newest national park. Due to these factors, ACE Adventure Resort and other area outfitters expect to see an even greater increase in guest visitation than last year.
New River Gorge Park offers fishing events for grandfamilies
April 14, 2021
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve will host fishing days for grandfamilies.
The events, targeted for grandparents raising their grandchildren, will take place on May 16, June 5 and June 26 from noon to 5 p.m. They will be held at the park s Camp Brookside Environmental Education Center.
Any grandfamily can sign up and attend whether they know how to fish or not, the National Park Service said Tuesday.
“The event will feature knot-tying, casting techniques, fish identification, and Leave No Trace, followed by the opportunity to cast a line (or many) into the New River,” the park service said. Lunch will be provided between the activities.
Free fishing events focus on ‘grandfamilies’
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Pictured are participants fishing during a previous New River Gorge National Park and Preserve’s Grandfamily Fishing Day. (Courtesy)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is hosting a series of Grandfamilies (grandparents raising their grandchildren) Fishing Days in May and June. (Courtesy)
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is hosting a series of Grandfamilies (grandparents raising their grandchildren) Fishing Days in May and June.
According to a news release on behalf of the park, “Grandfamilies are invited to participate free of charge and enjoy time in the great outdoors fishing or learning to fish for the big one.”