SML Wake Education Task Force members Joy Manning and Ben Vidovich, center, speak with Eric Dotterer, left, and 1st Sgt. Tim Dooley with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
The Roanoke Times, File 2023
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Smith Mountain Lake is seeing a decline in destructive wakes. Efforts by a local volunteer task force working to curb bad behavior by boaters looks to finally be having an impact.Â
Josh McClure wakesurfs at Smith Mountain Lake in 2021. Concerted efforts to get wakersurfers to practice their sport more responsibly appear to have resulted in a decrease in complaints about damage from high wakes in narrow coves.
SML Wake Education Task Force members Joy Manning and Ben Vidovich, center, speak with Eric Dotterer, left, and 1st Sgt. Tim Dooley with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Josh McClure wakesurfs at Smith Mountain Lake in 2021. Concerted efforts to get wakersurfers to practice their sport more responsibly appear to have resulted in a decrease in complaints about damage from high wakes in narrow coves.
The Richmond Times‑Dispatch is launching The Bright Side to intentionally amplify good news stories, highlighting moments of kindness, progress, and positive change happening across our community.
