New River Gorge National Park

Arts & Culture Briana Heaney,

43rd Annual Bridge Day Takes Place This Weekend

Route-19 crossing the New River Gorge Bridge will be closed Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for West Virginia's largest annual single day festival.

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Energy & Environment Briana Heaney,

Fall Foliage Changes Coming Quickly to W.Va Hills

The weather is getting cooler, the days shorter, and the leaves have started changing. Briana Heaney sat down with Park Ranger Dave Bieri at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center in the New River Gorge Park and Preserve recently to talk about why the leaves change and where to go to see some of those warm fall colors. 

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New River Gorge National Park To Close During Government Shutdown

Across the country thousands of park rangers will be furloughed, gates will be locked, and visitor centers will be closed at national park sites, if there is a government shut down, including all of West Virginia's national park and forest lands.

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