Coopers Rock WinterFest 2022 The Coopers Rock Foundation will hold their tenth Coopers Rock WinterFest on Saturday, February 12th, from 10-4. The event will be based out of the Day Use Parking Lot only ¼ mile from the Interstate 68 Coopers Rock Exit. Several events and activities are featured during the day – participation is […]
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Coopers Rock Foundation 2021 Trail Work
Trailwork, Tree-planting,Trail Bridge Inventory and Tent Pad Construction — the Coopers Rock Foundation’s 2021 Service Work at Coopers Rock State Forest — by Adam Polinski [All daily hours totals *with volunteer groups* include not only my hours volunteered during the work session, but also my prep time and clean up, for CRF] 2021 […]
The A-Team Builds Tent Pads In Rhododendron Campground, 2020
–by Adam Polinski In 2019, CRF spent our “Food Truck Sundays” revenue on materials for tent pads for Rhododendron Campground. We aimed at that target because an abundance of flat, dry tent sites were the only element lacking, when, in 2018, the WV DNR converted what had been managed as a picnic area into an […]
The New Pavilion At Day Use Parking Lot
The Summer of 2020 saw the construction of a beautiful rustic pavilion in the Day Use Parking Lot of Coopers Rock, just ¼ mile from the Interstate 68 Exit. The 12’ square pavilion is an exact, scaled-down replica of the 16’ square pavilion at Coopers Rock’s Messinger Lake, a.k.a. Trout Pond, just two minutes away […]
Coopers Rock Foundation Trailwork Report, Autumn 2019
–by Adam Polinski, CRF Trailwork Coordinator As always, the Coopers Rock Foundation thanks all of the volunteers who’ve worked with us between Labor Day and Thanksgiving, and in every season. WVU’s Adventure West Virginia Program, and Morgantown’s Scout Troop 93, made particularly large contributions to the improvement of Coopers Rock trails this Autumn, through working […]
Winterfest: Saturday, February 8, 2020
2020 Schedule— All events are “open house” from 10:00 – 4:00 unless otherwise stated. Hosted by the Coopers Rock Foundation – coopersrock.org. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE. Food & Drink for sale; donations accepted. Funds go toward facilities improvement. 1] Try-out Cross-Country Skiing 2] Try-out Snowshoeing 3] Short Sledding Hill 4] Snow Sculpture Zone 5] Snowball […]
Trail Talkin’, about Scott Run Trail
Trail Talkin’, about Scott Run Trail In early December, 2018, CRF finished an upgrade of the ¼ mile of Scott Run Trail closest to McCollum Campground. The short form summary of the Cooper’s Rock Foundation’s (CRF) upgrade to the ‘Campground Hill’ section of Scott Run Trail is: 60 tons of crusher run gravel […]
New Bridge at Reservoir Loop Trail
–by Adam Polinski Four volunteer work sessions held by the Coopers Rock Foundation over three weeks of Spring, 2019, resulted in almost 240 Hours of volunteer work performed at the State Forest. The projects focused on some high-use areas and trails: *Along Roadside Trail, the volunteers cleaned out drainage features with rakes and […]
Evansdale Black Bear Burritos Fundraiser, April 1, 2019!
Please join us for our annual fundraiser at the Evansdale Black Bear Burritos restaurant on April 1, 2019, 5:30-9:00 pm! Participating is easy! Just show up and order any menu item, and a percent of the proceeds will go to the Coopers Rock Foundation. There will also be a silent auction and raffle prizes. Thank […]
Coopers Rock WinterFest 2019 Recap
Coopers Rock WinterFest 2019 Recap [WinterFest 2020 scheduled for 2/8/20] –by Adam Polinski Cold temperatures but no snow, combined with sun but no warmth weren’t quite the weather conditions that the Coopers Rock Foundation (CRF) hoped for at the 8th Annual Coopers Rock WinterFest. Just one Saturday before WinterFest, a fresh 8” of snow covered […]