We’re “walking into spring” with New River Gorge National Park Rangers. They’re pointing out the simple gifts that grow in the gorge–wildflowers for which our state is famous.
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The New River Gorge National River is a unit of the United States National Park Service designed to protect and maintain the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia. Established in 1978, the NPS-protected area stretches for 53 miles from just downstream of Hinton to Hawks Nest State Park near Ansted. Recorded on June 4, 2003. The video begins on a cloudy morning at the Grandview scenic overlook. Next I pass over Sandstone Mountain on I-64 and that is followed by Standstone Falls. There is a brief stop at Bluestone Dam and Lake before proceeding to Pipestem Resort State Park. At Pipestem I ride the tramway down the mountain to the edge of the New River. Next, the New River Gorge Bridge, which carries US Highway 19 over the New River at a height of 876 feet, making it the highest vehicular bridge in the Americas, and the second-highest in the world. The video concludes at Hawk’s Nest State Park where I ride the tram down to the River and board a jet boat for a turbulent ride down the New River to the New River Gorge Bridge. From: timvp.com

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“We are pleased to announce that the Hiking and Bicycling Trail Plan/Environmental Assessment (plan/EA) is now available for public review and comment,” explained National Park Service Superintendent Don Striker. “The public has expressed a great deal of interest in developing additional trail opportunities for both hiking and bicycling within the park. We invite and appreciate the public’s continued participation in this planning process by providing written comments and by attending the Open House at Canyon Rim Visitor Center.”

The National Park Service has prepared a plan and environmental assessment to design and construct two stacked loop hike and bike trail systems in the Craig Branch and Garden Ground areas of New River Gorge National River. The plan/EA analyzes the potential impacts of constructing new trails and of allowing bicycle use on the newly constructed trails and select existing trails and administrative roads within New River Gorge National River. The plan/EA describes three alternatives and identifies the NPS Preferred Alternative.

“Area residents, business owners, local officials, and organizational representatives are encouraged to review the plan, and comment on-line, by mail, or attend the Open House anytime between 3pm and 7pm and tell us what they think,” said Striker.

Open House: Thursday, February 10, 2011, anytime between 3-7pm, at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center, located off U.S. Route 19, just north of the New River Gorge Bridge.

The document can be viewed and public comments submitted in several ways:

 On-line: Go to http://www.nps.gov/neri, at Quicklinks select “Park Planning”, then “Hiking and Bicycling Trail Plan”, then “Open for Public Comment”

 Hard copies: Can be viewed at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center, Sandstone Visitor Center, and at the Park Headquarters in Glen Jean. Limited hard copies are available upon request. Send written requests to the address below or call 304.465.6527

 Send written comments to: Don Striker, Superintendent

New River Gorge National River

P.O. Box 246

Glen Jean, WV 25846

e-mail: NERI_Superintendent@nps.gov

Please submit comments on-line or by mail no later than March 4, 2011.

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The Park Service purchased the 619-acre tract from a West Virginia real estate  developer. The land, which will become part of the 70,000-acre New River Gorge National River, extends for nearly six miles along the New River from underneath the  New River Gorge Bridge – the largest arch bridge in the U.S. –past Hawk’s Nest State Park. The newly protected land is familiar to whitewater rafters, who pass beneath the bridge, and to rock climbers who can see it while climbing some of the Gorge’s famed cliffs directly across the river.

But it’s best known to many Americans as the land just downstream from the bridge, an image engraved for posterity on the reverse side of West Virginia version of the U.S. Mint’s “50 State Quarters” series.

“This purchase is critical to the New River Gorge National River in many ways,” said Don Striker, the park superintendent.  “Protecting these large, intact forests is crucial to protecting the gorge. But it also will allow us to add six miles to the through-the-park trail, which will eventually stretch 100 miles through the park.”

The Nature Conservancy, which has worked closely with the Park Service and state agencies over the past decade to protect about 8,000 acres along the New River Gorge, helped move this project along by having the land appraised and acting as a trusted third party in the negotiations, said Rodney Bartgis, state director for The Nature Conservancy’s West Virginia program.

“Not only does this protect a large tract of important forest, but to maintain such an iconic example of West Virginia scenery is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” said Rodney Bartgis.

The landowner was a group of investors led by Gary Driggs, who said he is pleased that the land will become part of the park.

“Personally, I’m happy to see the land protected, because it’s so important to the health of the forest and preserving the beauty of the gorge,” Driggs said. “The New River Gorge is important to West Virginia recreation and it’s good for businesses that rely on natural beauty, and that includes our nearby residential development.”

The New River Gorge National River is managed by the National Park Service and was established in 1978. The gorge’s steep walls make it one of the top five rock-climbing destinations in the country, but the park’s 1.2 million visitors also come to camp, ride horses, raft and hike.

The land was purchased with funds made available from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund.

The property sold for approximately $1,500 an acre – or a total of about 3.7 million quarters.

The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. The Conservancy and its more than 1 million members have protected nearly 120 million acres worldwide. Visit The Nature Conservancy on the Web at www.nature.org.

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