Bill Tanger, chairman of Friends of the Rivers of Virginia, discusses the group's plans for a new access point on the Blackwater River near Booker T. Washington Highway in Franklin County.
Molly Hunter
The view on Thursday, May 19 from a piece of land FORVA recently purchased for a blueway access point under the Booker T. Washington Highway bridge over the Blackwater River.
Molly Hunter
The Blackwater River rushes through an area that was blocked by the Altice Mill dam up until recently. The dam removal eliminated a portage on a 12 mile stretch between access points on the river.
Molly Hunter
The Pigg River flows freely near Power Dam Road in Franklin County on Thursday, May 19. A power dam was removed from the area in 2016, allowing for the creation of a blueway access point.
Bill Tanger, chairman of Friends of the Rivers of Virginia, discusses the group's plans for a new access point on the Blackwater River near Booker T. Washington Highway in Franklin County.
The view on Thursday, May 19 from a piece of land FORVA recently purchased for a blueway access point under the Booker T. Washington Highway bridge over the Blackwater River.
The Blackwater River rushes through an area that was blocked by the Altice Mill dam up until recently. The dam removal eliminated a portage on a 12 mile stretch between access points on the river.
The Pigg River flows freely near Power Dam Road in Franklin County on Thursday, May 19. A power dam was removed from the area in 2016, allowing for the creation of a blueway access point.