Volunteers from the Northwest NC Mountain Bike Alliance cleaned out grade dips and cut back hanging limbs on the South and West Wimba Trails at Lake James State Park for an annual trail workday.
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Four volunteers topped the Lake James State Park 2023 list with over 200 hours of service each, and during a short-staffed year, their generosity has been priceless.
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Volunteers needed.
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Volunteer opportunity on April 24 for Swim Run Lake James
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On December 12 a dedicated crew of volunteers set about planting 50 native trees and shrubs throughout the Paddy’s Creek Area of Lake James State Park.
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Obeth Cemetery has been important to me since I was there with my dear grandmother in the 1950s.
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During the fall and winter of 2020, Lake James State Park benefitted from the hard work and expertise of a Conservation Corp North Carolina trail crew.
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Each year when the busy summer season ends, park staff take the opportunity to catch up on maintenance projects, training, and program development. Last winter we were fortunate to have a volunteer in the Catawba River Office to digitally record our park’s scrapbook collection.
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As the weather starts to turn towards summer, people from near and far are looking forward to spending time at the lake.
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The year 2019 brought a 20-percent increase in visitation to Lake James State Park.
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Over the years, Lake James State Park has been the beneficiary of several Boy Scout and Girl Scout service projects.
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The date: December 18, 2019, might well go down in the history of Burke and McDowell counties as a day when the future of outdoor recreation and tourism shined particularly bright.
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After taking a break during last year’s untimely arrival of Hurricane Florence, the annual Catawba RiverFest will resume its 16- year run on Sept. 21.
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As the veil of winter lifts from Lake James we know that people from near and far are looking forward to summertime at the lake
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It’s no secret western North Carolina is a hotbed of outdoor activities and sports.
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Since she was 5-years-old, Audrey Elliott has been a dedicated supporter of Lake James State Park.
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There’s no denying the popularity of astronomy programs at Lake James State Park. Throughout the year, Superintendent Nora Coffey hosts evenings in the upper parking lot at the Paddy’s Creek Area for participants to gaze at the moon, planets, stars and other heavenly bodies.
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The gravesites and surrounding area at Rock Hill Cemetery got some needed landscaping thanks to 28 Western Piedmont Community College students who volunteered a service day.
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