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From eyesore to eye-catching.


The Cheat Canyon Coalition has worked a land swap from two private companies, Allegheny Wood Products (AWP AWP Awaiting Parts (military equipment status)
AWP Average Wholesale Price
AWP Annual Work Plan
AWP Associated Writing Programs
AWP Amusement with Prizes
AWP Any Willing Provider
AWP Aerial Work Platform
) and Mountain Streams & Trails outfitters, to create 14 acres of riverfront property in Albright, W.Va. While AWP will receive ownership to the upstream end of their haul road, the paddling pad·dling  
n.
1. The act of moving a boat by means of a paddle.

2. A spanking or beating with a paddle.


Paddling of ducks: a company of ducks on water—Lipton, 1970.
 company will be able to access the Cheat Canyon River for recreational activity. The private-public partnership will also yield a Friends of the Cheat, which will assume long-term responsibility for maintaining the site that is currently a public eyesore eye·sore  
n.
Something, such as a distressed building, that is unpleasant or offensive to view.


eyesore
Noun

something very ugly

Noun 1.
 in the community. For the past 50 years, the Years, The

the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109]

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 area has not been maintained and has become a detriment to the surrounding environment. The friends group will work with the department of environmental protection and the department of natural resources Many sub-national governments have a Department of Natural Resources or similarly-named organization:
Australia
  • Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines
Canada
  • Natural Resources Canada
 for environmental safety concerns and future recreational opportunities for area residents. The National Park Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program helped with the land swap.

For more information, please contact Peggy Pings, outdoor recreation planner, at mpings@wvu.edu or (304) 293-2941, Ext. 2446.
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Title Annotation:Tip-Off
Publication:Parks & Recreation
Date:Jul 1, 2005
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