Future unclear as New River Gorge National Park faces funding cuts, unfilled positions

Future unclear as New River Gorge National Park faces funding cuts, unfilled positions

The future is uncertain for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near Fayetteville, Fayette County as federal funding cuts loom and positions go unfilled. Ray Mark "Boog" Ferrell Jr., who in May became the first full-time executive director the Friends of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, a nonprofit volunteer support group for the park, former park Superintendent Lizzie Watts and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. weigh…