Post by Logan on Jun 26, 2016 0:02:07 GMT -6
NATURAL BRIDGE — After a rocky start under new ownership, Natural Bridge Park faces yet another transformation.
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is moving forward with plans to manage the privately owned limestone arch and surrounding property as one of its 37 state parks – a transition first set for July 1 that has been pushed back to Sept. 24.
The agency recently appointed James Jones, currently the assistant manager of James River State Park, as the manager of what will become Natural Bridge State Park.
Jones will start his new job July 11 as the state continues to work out the details of an operating agreement with the Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, a nonprofit organization that currently owns the 1,500-acre property.
Read more: www.roanoke.com/news/local/natural-bridge-moves-closer-to-becoming-a-state-park/article_160a1d21-5ffb-56b3-aa96-50bf2dc00115.html
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is moving forward with plans to manage the privately owned limestone arch and surrounding property as one of its 37 state parks – a transition first set for July 1 that has been pushed back to Sept. 24.
The agency recently appointed James Jones, currently the assistant manager of James River State Park, as the manager of what will become Natural Bridge State Park.
Jones will start his new job July 11 as the state continues to work out the details of an operating agreement with the Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, a nonprofit organization that currently owns the 1,500-acre property.
Read more: www.roanoke.com/news/local/natural-bridge-moves-closer-to-becoming-a-state-park/article_160a1d21-5ffb-56b3-aa96-50bf2dc00115.html