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State Parks Director Brian Strong provides additional information on post-Helene rescue and recovery efforts and the status of western state parks.
Eight state parks remain closed as of Nov. 1, 2024, due to impacts from Hurricane Helene.

Tracy Minton, the longtime superintendent at Elk Knob State Park, has been named superintendent of New River State Park in neighboring Alleghany and Ashe counties, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.

The $13.7 million will fund capital improvements projects at 11 state parks.