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Crites Family Parcel in Blackwater Canyon
In some ways it's surprised that this mostly steeply sloped parcel was never part of the National Forest, but it's great that the feds will buying it and forever keeping this view wild. Also great for 4x4 drivers, as this will ensure the back stretch on the Forest Road 13 - Blackwater Canyon Loop will forever remain open to the public.
Allegheny Wood Products owner selling land to Mon Forest
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — The owner of Allegheny Wood Products (AWP), a company that closed eight West Virginia locations earlier this year, has agreed to sell 2,700 acres in Tucker County to the U.S. Forest Service.
John Crites has agreed to move forward with the sale, according to a press release from the office of Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), which will include land in the Blackwater Canyon that borders Blackwater Falls State Park and the Monongahela National Forest as well as a portion of the Blackwater River.
According to Friends of Blackwater Director Judy Rodd, the purchase also includes the land that tourists see from Lindy Point in Blackwater Falls State Park—which is one of the most famous views from the park and is considered the “scenic crown jewel” of West Virginia—and the Big Run Bridge on the Blackwater Canyon Trail, which was damaged in a landslide earlier this year. At the time, there was question about who should maintain the trail because it was on privately owned land. After this sale, the land and section of trail from the Crites family will be publicly owned and maintained by the Monongahela National Forest.
Forest Road 71
Scenic forest road through the National Forest.
Major Vermont Watersheds
48.2% of Vermont is in the Lake Champlain - Richelieu River watershed, with much of rest of the state in the Upper Connecticut River watershed (37.4%).
Cornplanter Bridge
Soft Light During The Esclipe
