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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 27, 2014
Contact: Julie Buchanan, Senior Public Relations and Marketing Specialist, 804-786-2292, julie.buchanan@dcr.virginia.gov
Workshop to focus on river-based recreation
RICHMOND — There’s still time to register for the free Virginia River Recreation Workshop scheduled Sept. 17-18 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.
Through classroom sessions and on-the-water field trips, attendees will learn how to enhance river-based recreation in their communities. Presentations will cover economic impact, planning and design, resource protection and other topics related to river recreation. Virginia Secretary of Commerce Maurice Jones will deliver the keynote address.
The workshop also will provide opportunities to explore the newly developed
Southern Virginia Wild Blueway and other recreational resources in the area.
The workshop is being hosted by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, the National Park Service, Mecklenburg County and the Virginia Tourism Corp.
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