Hendersonville Times-News reports:
PENROSE — Conservationists expect funding to be approved in the next couple weeks to clean up a massive logjam on the French Broad River that poses a threat to water quality and the safety of outdoors enthusiasts.
On Thursday, three days after 6 to 8 inches of rain fell on the area, the logjam near the Transylvania Community Airport had grown significantly, and it continues to grow.
The natural dam, believed to have started in 2008 when some large trees fell across the river, now is about 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide ...Read the full article
PENROSE — Conservationists expect funding to be approved in the next couple weeks to clean up a massive logjam on the French Broad River that poses a threat to water quality and the safety of outdoors enthusiasts.
On Thursday, three days after 6 to 8 inches of rain fell on the area, the logjam near the Transylvania Community Airport had grown significantly, and it continues to grow.
The natural dam, believed to have started in 2008 when some large trees fell across the river, now is about 12 feet deep and 100 feet wide ...Read the full article
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