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On this West Virginia Morning, dozens of BASE jumpers leap from the New River Gorge Bridge during Bridge Day each year. High school students Dylan Neil and Nella Fox of the Fayette Institute of Technology got curious about how to become a Bridge Day BASE Jumper. For Inside Appalachia, they talked with expert BASE jumper Marcus Ellison.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNestled in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, there is a patch of forest along the Burnwood Trail that is hundreds of years old. It was recently inducted into the Old Growth Forest Network.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAirports are the cornerstone for the economic development and vitality of any region. As a key part of West Virginia’s transportation system, a viable airport network is the catalyst for state access to the national and worldwide marketplace.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis weekend marks a return of the unique Bridge Day event following a two year hiatus due to COVID-19. It is also the first time the event is being held since the designation of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAnna Skaggs and Devyn Washington are student reporters at the Fayette Institute of Technology and they both live near the New River Gorge. Last year, the gorge was designated a national park by the federal government. Skaggs and Washington spoke with people in their community about safety concerns, due to the increase in visitors and wrote the following essay.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn October 22, 1977, the New River Gorge Bridge was dedicated in Fayette County before a crowd of 30,000. Throughout history, transportation across the…
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