THE GOVERNMENT NEWS DESKPERMANENT NPS STORY ARCHIVE
Organized by publication date and destination. Each story retains its permanent State & Nation address and official NPS source.
Staff at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve are pleased to announce that oral history recordings of residents and others with knowledge of the park and region are now available for listening and downloading on the park’s website.
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Local students can help celebrate southern West Virginia ecology through art.
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Volunteer Jacki Wright was recently awarded the Volunteer of the Year Award for 2023
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Programs celebrate the region’s rich cultural heritage
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Report shows visitor spending supports 1,268 jobs in nearby communities
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You can now view the winning artwork for the Youth Arts in the Parks 2024 Appalachian Spring Wildflower Art Contest online and at Tamarack Marketplace.
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NPS announces Spring Nature Fling event!
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Visitation increased across the board at all three national park sites in southern West Virginia in 2023.
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Area youth can help highlight southern West Virginia ecology through this art contest.
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Local students can help celebrate southern West Virginia ecology through art.
Official NPS sourceMost forests in eastern United States national parks are at risk due to browsing by overabundant white-tailed deer and crowding by invasive plants, according to a National Park Service (NPS) study published in the journal Ecological Applications.
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National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Gay Vietzke has selected Charles Sellars as the new superintendent of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. He will also manage both Gauley River National Recreation Area and Bluestone National Scenic River, in southern West Virginia. He is expected to begin his new assignment after the new year.
Official NPS sourceA new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 2,187,125 visitors to national parks in West Virginia spent $108.9 million in the state in 2021. That spending resulted in 1,447 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $131 million.
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