PARKERSBURG — The Ohio River H2o Trail in Parkersburg has been selected a Nationwide Recreation Path-National Drinking water Path by U.S. Secretary of the Inside David L. Bernhardt.
The 57.7-mile trail is jointly managed by the Wood County Choice Transportation Council and the Bigger Parkersburg Convention and Guests Bureau on behalf of the Wood County Commission. Supplying accessible recreation chances for people and readers to Parkersburg, the trail has 13 river accessibility details, parking and boat ramps, 50 % of which are accessible for people today with disabilities.
“The designation will additional increase the profile of the Ohio River Drinking water trail and will support in our initiatives to marketplace the trail to paddlers from our area and travelers planning a check out,” explained Mark Lewis, president and CEO of the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Lloyd Roberts and the Alternative Transportation Committee worked with the bureau to create the path.
The two teams a short while ago facilitated a joint energy by the Ohio River Islands Countrywide Wildlife Refuge and the City of Vienna to utilize for a grant to build a non-motorized watercraft launching web page at Spenser’s Landing.
“I am thrilled about the possibility of a kayak start at Spenser’s Landing,” Mayor Randy Rapp stated. “It will increase a absolutely new recreation opportunity in Vienna that will appeal to all ages.”
Bundled in the Nationwide Wildlife Refuge grant software is funding for a separate non-motorized watercraft launching region at the Williamstown Boat Ramp.
“The number of individuals taking part in leisure kayaking and canoeing has elevated radically in modern several years,” Vic Elam, refuge manager for Ohio River Islands Nationwide Wildlife Refuge, claimed.
In acknowledgement of the curiosity in paddling, the refuge just lately produced the Ohio River Island Countrywide Wildlife Refuge Kayak Obstacle at https://bit.ly/2WwGzlW.
The announcement by Bernhardt incorporated 30 new countrywide recreation trails in 25 states, including a lot more than 1,275 miles to the National Trails System.
“American Trails promotes and maintains the databases of our country’s Countrywide Recreation Trails and applauds this new slate of Secretarial designations from the Office of the Inside,” Mike Passo, govt director of the Nationwide Recreation Trails, reported.


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