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Randolph County Convention & Visitors Bureau 1035 N. Randolph Avenue, Elkins, WV 26241
E-Mail: bpritt@randolph countycvb.com ________________
Gordon Blackley
Cat Cole
Chelley Depp
Julia Elbon
Judy Guye
Jimmy Hammond Jill Jeffries Dan Noel
Diane Noel
Brenda Pritt
Tom Reagan
Barbara Story Douglas Tuning
Gary Wileman
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A 6,700 acre refuge located within the 14 mile long, five mile wide Canaan Valley, the highest valley of its size east of the Rocky Mountains. The refuge is the largest freshwater wetland area in southern Appalachia, established to protect the valley’s extensive ecosystem which includes many unusual and rare plants. More than 580 species of plants and 290 species of mammals, birds, reptiles and fish are resident in the area.
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