Natural Resources DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 Earl Ray Tomblin Governor, State of West Virginia Keith Burdette Secretary, Department of Commerce Frank Jezioro Director, Division of Natural Resources Emily J. Fleming Assistant to the Director / Legislative Liaison Bryan M. Hoffman Executive Secretary, Administration Section 324 4th Avenue South Charleston, West Virginia 25303 David E. Murphy Chief, Law Enforcement Section Telephone: 304-558-2754 Fax: 304-558-2768 Kenneth K. Caplinger Chief, Parks and Recreation Section Web sites: www.wvdnr.gov Curtis I. Taylor www.wvstateparks.com Chief, Wildlife Resources Section www.wvhunt.com www.wvfish.com Joe T. Scarberry www.wonderfulwv.com Supervisor, Land and Streams Electronic mail: Natural Resources Commissioners [email protected] Jeffrey S. Bowers, Sugar Grove [email protected] Byron K. Chambers, Romney [email protected] David M. Milne, Bruceton Mills [email protected] Peter L. Cuffaro, Wheeling David F. Truban, Morgantown Kenneth R. Wilson, Chapmanville Thomas O. Dotson, White Sulphur Springs The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Annual Report 2011-2012 is published by the Division of Natural Resources and the Department of Commerce Communications. It is the policy of the Division of Natural Resources to provide its facilities, services, programs and employment opportunities to all persons without regard to sex, race, age, religion, national origin or ancestry, disability, or other protected group status. Foreword LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR Foreword i DNR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT SECRETARY DIRECTOR Assistant to the Director Special Assistant in Charge of Watersheds, Safety and Grants LAW PARKS & WILDLIFE ADMINISTRATION LAND & STREAMS ENFORCEMENT RECREATION RESOURCES Game Budget Office Enforcement Operations Management Planning, Hunter Safety and Warmwater Fish Fiscal Services Engineering and Boater Safety Management Maintenance Property and Business Coldwater Fish Whitewater Unit Procurement Management Management Planning, Wonderful WV Programming Biometrics and Magazine Technical Support Payroll and Hunting and Employee Benefits Fishing Licensing Staffing Diversity Program Information and Technology Services ii West Virginia Division of Natural Resources ANNUAL REPORT 2011–2012 MISSION STATEMENT It is the statutory mission of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to provide and administer a long-range comprehensive program for the exploration, conservation, development, protection, enjoyment and use of the natural resources of the State of West Virginia. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ON WHICH THE DIRECTOR SERVES • West Virginia Natural Resources Commission • Wildlife Endowment Fund Board of Trustees • Ohio River Management Fund Advisory Board • West Virginia Public Land Corporation • West Virginia Whitewater Commission • West Virginia Tourism Commission • West Virginia Outdoor Heritage Conservation Fund • Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority • National Coal Heritage Area Authority EEOC STATEMENT It is the policy of the Division of Natural Resources to provide its facilities, services, programs, and employment opportunities to all persons without regard to sex, race, age, religion, national origin, or ancestry, disability, or other protected group status. — September 2005 Foreword iii West Virginia Division of Natural Resources District Map 1 2 6 3 5 5 District Oce Location 1 Farmington 2 Romney French Creek 4 3 4 MacArthur 5 Pt. Pleasant (Wildlife) 5 Nitro (Law Enforcement) 6 Parkersburg iv West Virginia Division of Natural Resources ANNUAL REPORT 2011–2012 West Virginia Division of Natural Resources State Parks, Tomlinson Run State Park with Lodge Forests and State Park State Forest Recreation Wildlife Management Area Areas Rail Trail Coopers Rock Berkeley Springs Prickett’s Fort Cacapon Resort North Bend Valley Falls Cathedral Blennerhassett Rail Trail Island Historical Tygart Lake Watters Smith Fairfax Stone North Bend Memorial Audra Blackwater Falls Canaan Valley Lost River Tu-Endie-Wei Cedar Creek Stonewall Resort Resort Kumbrabow Holly River Cass Scenic Railroad Carnifex Ferry Battleeld Seneca Beech Fork Kanawha Droop Hawks Nest Mountain Watoga Cabwaylingo Battleeld Calvin Price Beartown Plum Chief Logan Babcock Laurel Lake Orchard Greenbrier River Trail Little Beaver Greenbrier Bluestone Moncove Twin Falls Lake Resort Camp Creek Pipestem Panther Resort Pinnacle Rock Berwind Lake Foreword v West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Wildlife Management Areas District 1 District 3 District 5 District 6 National (304) 825-6787 (304) 924-6211 (304) 675-0871 (304) 420-4550 Forests 1. Bear Rocks Lake 30. Becky Creek 55. Amherst/Plymouth 68. Buffalo Run I. Beaver Dam 2. Briery Mountain 31. Big Ditch 56. Beech Fork Lake 69. Conaway Run Lake J. Blackwater 3. Burches Run 32. Burnsville Lake 57. Big Ugly 70. Frozen Camp K. Cheat 4. Castlemans Run Lake 33. Elk River 58. Chief Cornstalk 71. Hughes River L. Cove Creek 5. Cecil H. Underwood 34. Handley 59. East Lynn Lake 72. O’Brien Lake M. Cranberry 6. Center Branch 35. Huttonsville 60. Elk Creek 73. Ritchie Mines N. Little River 7. Cross Creek 36. Slatyfork 61. Green Bottom 74. Rollins Lake O. Neola 8. Dunkard Fork 37. Smoke Camp 62. Hilbert 75. Sand Hill P. Otter Creek 9. Hillcrest 38. Stonecoal Lake 63. Laurel Lake 76. Stumptown Q. Potomac 10. Lantz Farm and 39. Stonewall Jackson 64. McClintic 77. The Jug R. Potts Creek Nature Preserve Lake 65. Mill Creek 78. Turkey Run S. Rimel 11. Lewis Wetzel 40. Summersville Lake 66. Morris Creek 79. Woodrum Lake T. Shenandoah 12. Little Indian Creek 41. Valley Bend 67. Upper Mud River U. Tea Creek 13. Pedlar 42. Wallback State Forests V. Wardensville 14. Pleasant Creek 9 15. Pruntytown (304) 558-2764 State Farm District 4 A. Cabwaylingo (304) 256-6947 B. Calvin Price 16. Snake Hill 7 17. Teter Creek 43. Anawalt Lake C. Camp Creek 18. Upper Deckers Creek 44. Berwind Lake 4 D. Coopers Rock 45. Beury Mountain E. Greenbrier 46. Bluestone Lake 1 F. Kanawha District 2 47. Horse Creek Lake 3 8 G. Kumbrabow (304) 822-3551 48. Meadow River H. Seneca 19. Allegheny 49. Moncove Lake 20. Edwards Run 50. Panther 5 13 D 29 21. Fort Mill Ridge 51. Plum Orchard Lake 12 16 22. Nathaniel Mountain 52. R.D. Bailey Lake 10 18 25 23. Shannondale 53. Tate Lohr 6877 11 1 Springs 54. Tug Fork 2 19 24. Short Mountain 69 15 212 20 25. Sleepy Creek 6 75 6 14 22 23 26. South Branch 37 J 26 2428 27. Thorn Creek 71 73 17 28. Warden Lake P V 29. Widmeyer 78 39 38 64 76 3 74 32 Q 5 7270 41 I 58 35 79 33 G 30K 61 55 42 N 27 T 65 5 66 36 31M U H 56 34 6762 F 40 S 59 57 B O State Forests A 51 45 48 63 National Forests 4 E 60 L 52 47 49 C 46 R 50 5443 53 vi 44 West Virginia Division of Natural Resources ANNUAL REPORT 2011–2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Administration Section ......................................................................................................................... 1 Wonderful West Virginia Magazine ....................................................................................................................1 Statement of Disbursements ................................................................................................................................1 Combining Statement of Revenues, Disbursements and Changes in Cash Balances .....................7 Office of Land and Streams ................................................................................................................. 22 Land Acquisition .................................................................................................................................................... 22 Rivers and Stream Management ...................................................................................................................... 22 Other Functions ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 Properties Acquired .............................................................................................................................................. 23 Land Licensed or Leased to DNR ...................................................................................................................... 24 Options to Purchase Obtained .......................................................................................................................... 25 Parcels in Process of Acquisition ....................................................................................................................... 25 Property Management ......................................................................................................................................... 26 Rivers and Stream Management ...................................................................................................................... 26 2010-2011 Commercial Dredgers Report ..................................................................................................... 26 Law Enforcement Section ................................................................................................................... 28 Law Enforcement Program ................................................................................................................................. 28 Officer Training ....................................................................................................................................................... 28 Hunter Education Program................................................................................................................................