http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Article/view/articleid/3/display/full/) later md
In a message dated 9/14/2012 2:37:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
OlRivrRat@comcast.net writes:
If you read through the link I provided ~ here it is again
http://www.nationalrivers.org/us-law-who-owns.htm
you will see that it is quite clear that the Public has the right to
the use
of rivers for transportation purposes ~ it is your right, it is up to
you as
to how far you wish to pursue that right
Here is a link specific to Virginia&DC
http://www.nationalrivers.org/states/va-law.htm
I do understand what you are saying, though, I would not choose
to confront the guy with the DoubleBarrel but I would sure not be
against
making the Law go have a Heart2Heart with him to let him know he has
no legal right to keep boaters off the river or off a portage around a
falls.
On 14 Sep , 2012, at 11:07 AM, Mark Dearing wrote:
> tell that to the law here in virginia or to the old guy standing on
> the
> side of the creek with the double barrel shotgun , normally right at
> fools
> fall a good 15 ft drop. maybe with Virginia being a commonwealth
> state it
> is different later mark d
>
>
> In a message dated 9/14/2012 12:35:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET writes:
>
> This from AmericanRivers.org
>
> 4) Who owns America’s rivers?
>
> You do! Rivers that are physically navigable by canoe, kayak, and
> raft
> are in the public domain, up to the high water mark. Access to the
> rivers may be over private land, so you have to find a public access
> point, but once you’re on that river you’re home free. So get out
> there Americans, and enjoy your rivers!
>
> This is more in depth from NationOrganizationForRivers ~ NORS
>
> http://www.nationalrivers.org/us-law-who-owns.htm
>
> http://www.nationalrivers.org/us-law-menu.htm
>
> ORR ~ DeanB
>
>
>
> On 14 Sep , 2012, at 7:24 AM, Mark Dearing wrote:
>
>> Hello Jim think that is bad try being in Virginia where they can
>> close a
>> class 5 whitewater creek using a Kings grant ( if a single person
>> owns both
>> sides he can claim the whole creek),which is what has happened to
>> johns
>> creek . This creek is one of the best,drops 165 ft a mile for 4.5
>> miles, 35
>> named rapids, bambi meets godzilla being one. he did this after the
>> AWA
>> had bought property and built a parking lot and change house. damn
>> shame
>> later mark d
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 9/14/2012 9:04:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> jim.felder@GMAIL.COM writes:
>>
>> I hope this is OK with the moderators.
>>
>> I have an online petition going to try to make the US Army Corps of
>> Engineers reverse their decision to close the locks on the Alabama
>> rivers to
>> recreational traffic. The link is
>>
>
<http://www.change.org/petitions/alabama-scenic-river-trail-push-back-against-closing-alabama-river-locks-to-recreational-
>> traffic>
>>
>> Sent from my diesel Westy in Chickasabogue Alabama