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CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — Nearly $19 million in funds for 61 West Virginia outdoor recreation projects was announced by Governor Justice. The funds will go towards projects in 34 counties, nine travel regions, and almost 700 miles of trails throughout the state. Investing in our cities, towns, parks, and trails is truly one of the […]
A series of events at West Virginia state parks and historical sites will revisit the significance of Dunmore's War, a struggle that took place in 1774 between Virginia militiamen and Native American tribes of the Ohio River Valley in what is now West Virginia, setting the stage for Revolutionary War struggles on the western frontier. The events will include living history interpreter Doug Wood, who will portray Thomas Ingles, the son of Mary Draper Ingles, who, at age 4, was abducted with his mother by the Shawnee in 1755 at Draper's Meadows, Virginia.
A series of nature-themed hikes and workshops hosted by New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, West Virginia State Parks, Active Southern West Virginia and other organizations from March 16 through the end of May 2024 on public lands across southern West Virginia. All activities in the annual Spring Nature Fling program are free and open to all age groups, although children must be accompanied by adults.
Back when the New River Gorge area became the newest national park, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito said the national park
GLEN JEAN — Visitation increased across the board at all three national park sites in southern West Virginia in 2023.