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Shenandoah National Park will celebrate the 35 year of the Wilderness Act with special programs during October.

Park Superintendent Douglas K. Morris invites you to experience the park’s wilderness areas first hand. “Many visitors are unaware of the wilderness resource that Shenandoah National Park protects. In fact, Shenandoah contains one of the largest Federally designated wilderness areas in the eastern United States,” said Morris.

“If you want to learn more about what ‘wilderness’ means and how Shenandoah National Park works to protect these areas for future generations, there is no better way than to hike into one of the wilderness areas with a ranger,” Morris continued.

Park rangers will lead special hikes into one of the park’s wilderness areas on two Saturdays, Oct. 23 and 30. These strenuous four-mile hikes will begin at Fishers Gap Overlook, located at mile 49.4 on the Skyline Drive just north of Big Meadows at 10 a.m. and will last until around 1:30 p.m: Participants should wear sturdy shoes, bring plenty of water .and snacks, and be

Super Pantry

Program planned

A Super Pantry Program sponsored through a partnership between Rappahannock Cooperative Extension and Blue Ridge Food Bank Network will be conducted at the Hope Hill Baptist Church in Castleton.

The program will begin on Nov. 2 and continue through Dec. 14. The sessions will he conducted on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Participants will receive nutrition education, tips on healthy cooking, hands on skills, lunch, a bag of groceries each week, a cookbook and a recipe file.

For more information contact the Rappahannock Extension Office at 675-3619.

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