Comments on: #67 An Extension of Rivanna State Scenic River Designation? http://www.cvillepublicmedia.org/rambler/2007/12/06/67-an-extension-of-rivanna-state-scenic-river-designation/ stories of landscapes, conservation, and people in and beyond the Rivanna Watershed Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:43:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: emory http://www.cvillepublicmedia.org/rambler/2007/12/06/67-an-extension-of-rivanna-state-scenic-river-designation/comment-page-1/#comment-3 emory Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:10:00 +0000 http://www.cvillepublicmedia.org/rambler/?p=18#comment-3 dear Leslie- I for one am glad you are driven to collect sights and sounds. Your presentation of the beauty of the Rivanna in words makes a difference. For the 99% of the people in Charlottesville/Albemarle who have not taken the time to travel from Walmart to the Long Street CVS via the riverine parkway, your column is a great gift. <br/>The Rivanna will always "Be". But you raise awareness that there is a gem in Albemarle that has too long been neglected. (In 1919 the river was valued as a disposal means for raw sewage.) Via your writings and images a door is opened. There are natural vacations available minutes away. The door is open, the resource is here. <br/>Yes, we name and label everything. By support of the Scenic River designation, Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville signal that they have turned a corner, they no longer mentally categorize the river as "Drainage Ditch". dear Leslie- I for one am glad you are driven to collect sights and sounds. Your presentation of the beauty of the Rivanna in words makes a difference. For the 99% of the people in Charlottesville/Albemarle who have not taken the time to travel from Walmart to the Long Street CVS via the riverine parkway, your column is a great gift.
The Rivanna will always “Be”. But you raise awareness that there is a gem in Albemarle that has too long been neglected. (In 1919 the river was valued as a disposal means for raw sewage.) Via your writings and images a door is opened. There are natural vacations available minutes away. The door is open, the resource is here.
Yes, we name and label everything. By support of the Scenic River designation, Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville signal that they have turned a corner, they no longer mentally categorize the river as “Drainage Ditch”.

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