Friends of Blackwater celebrates public ownership of Blackwater Canyon

Friends of Blackwater celebrates public ownership of Blackwater Canyon

DAVIS, W.Va. (WBOY) — Last December, then Senator Joe Manchin facilitated a deal that transferred 2,700 acres of privately owned forest in Tucker County to the Monongahela National Forest. Friends of Blackwater, which had been advocating for the deal for over 20 years, hailed its impact on protecting the Blackwater Canyon and today held a celebration of the canyon’s conservation.  At Blackwater Falls State Park Lodge, friends of Blackwater gathe…