3 Rivers:The Bluestone, Gauley and New

A new 90-minute documentary from West Virginia Public Broadcasting explores the economic, environmental, cultural, historical and geographic impact of the largest federally protected system of rivers east of the Mississippi. Three Rivers: The Bluestone, Gauley and New examines the ongoing relationship between mankind and nature in this region. The film is a combination of travelogue, examination of efforts to improve the environment, and a mechanism for promoting economic growth through tourism.

[@larryfarris1686]

I was raised in West Virginia it's the most beautiful place on Earth

[@justpaula2479]

I’m originally from Hinton (and descended from the Lilly Family, “Shootin Bob” was my g-g grandfather). Now that I’ve retired, the Bluestone is calling me home to leave behind the craziness of Northern Virginia. Even though I haven’t lived there in 50 years, I always called it home.

[@kennithumperovitch1312]

I was born in Iaeger West Virginia and it is one beautiful countryside!

[@jamesladoucer9224]

Seeing these documentaries brought back a lot of memories. I am retired now and a US Navy veteran, 79 yrs old , all my family gone now, we all were very poor. My dad's family were deeply involved in the holiness religion.

[@ahmedparker1650]

instablaster.

[@sharoncrawford7192]

I know they don't all do this, but did they handle snakes?

[@davecampbell1534]

I was born in WVA and the New river and Gauley river we swam in , Summers there were glorious , rafting on the river , picnics occasionaly with a lot of cousins , I remember the good times , choose not to remember the hard times which were many for our Mother who supported 6 boy's, we left WVA when I was twelve , what a culture shock , I will always cherish the memories of those times , and of the people we left behind , most gone now , but that beautiful State will alway's live on. I will return to visit at least one more time ,hopefully soon .

[@isaacwhite9255]

I'm from Mercer County, West Virginia and I know all about the Bluestone River. Fished on it all my life. I've seen the New River and been on the Gauley River. All of it is breathtaking in it's majesty and makes you realize why we call West Virginia Almost Heaven.

[@scarlettmcgraw7623]

This is my birth place, love listening to the train in the mountains high above Gaugly mountains.

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

Great music, I love that song called Country Road...🌹🐱‍🐉✨🎶🐱‍🚀🌹💥🎡💥🌹🐱‍🏍

[@dennisminix2508]

I am going to try and get a job in the US and I can get this done then we can get it done before we can make it happen again if we can make it work for us if you are still available to work with me on this

[@darrylcook8793]

Fantastic so wild and beautiful.Great job

[@kevinc6916]

Love this area. As a rafter it is my paradise. Literally my Disney!! Best rafting in the U.S. for my money. Gauley season is beyond special especially running the whole river at once. You can almost hear angels singing at the put it!!

[@russbarbour1340]

Around 1:21:30 is a segment regarding the Greenbrier River.

[@barbarafritchie2000]

Thanks for sharing.

[@ameliaterrell1953]

Thank you for a beautiful video. I went to WVU and my parents moved to Mannington in the late 80s. The Appalachians are a national treasure.

[@georgewithrow5668]

How can you not Love that

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

Belle rivière, may it stay that clean, 🌹🎡🐱‍🐉✨

[@jamesladoucer9224]

Being from Radford VA. 1945 moved to a coal camp in Beaver WVa, all my family were coal miners. The did a lot of strip mining a Grandview just across the hwy from Beaver. I have a lot of history in southern WVa.,Lewisburg, Raleigh, Beckley, Beaver, Shady Springs, Hinton. New River Galley, Nitro, Charleston.

[@sharoncrawford7192]

My daughter and son in law went to New River Gorge. They loved it. Went rafting.

[@MrRoseandrc]

Been swimming in all 3 years ago Well my mom and dad are from W.Va I grew up in W.Va and love the state grew up in Greenbriar Co Alta Alderson

[@RG-rl6hj]

Nick Rahall, thank you for your lifelong dedication to us and this beautiful area of our beloved country. Each and every Parks Service Employee, Outdoor Adventure Guides and Scientists show us their love of this place

[@mlpenn54]

I could live in these mountains and valleys and fish in these rivers 😍 for a life time with a video camera in my hand.

[@nevaalderman4478]

Beautiful film, very informative and I love this place! I live near it all!❤

[@sharoncrawford7192]

You are blessed.

[@mountaineertv1]

What a great show, about great places, made by a great filmmaker.

[@sharoncrawford7192]

Beautiful.

[@brucefisher4025]

Care to explain why the Greenbrier river isnt included in this..?? It joins the New river less than two miles downstream of the Bluestone. Plus, its longer and drains more area.... forget the fact that it's the longest unchecked (undammed) river in the state....🤔

[@angiemoses130]

Yes at Hinton New River, Greenbrier, Bluestone meet

[@angiemoses130]

Right by the dam the bridge that crosses over to the Bluestone camping area

[@justpaula2479]

I was curious about that too. I am from Hinton (specifically Bellepoint) and was surprised the Greenbrier wasn’t mentioned

[@russbarbour1340]

Around 1:21:30, there's a segment about the Greenbrier River. At the time of the documentary's broadcast premiere, I don't believe the Greenbrier was under federal protection as were the Bluestone, Gauley and New Rivers.

[@russbarbour1340]

The Greenbrier is on WVPB's 3 Rivers, at least the version I produced.

[@angiemoses130]

New River actually starts at Jacksonville, NC from the Atlantic Ocean

[@Cake41579]

So your saying the river is being fed by the Atlantic Ocean? Ummm think aboit what your saying here. The bew river turns into the kanawha river where the new and gauley river meet at gauley bridge Wv. The Kanawha dumps into the Ohio river which leads to the Mississippi River and then to the Gulf of Mexico. Which is again the ocean. For a river to be fed by an ocean. Travel probably a thousand miles abs Dump back into the ocean. Well. It’s just impossible.

[@BoKo140]

Coastal new river is not the new river in this video. This new river is sourced out of nw north carolina

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Ends in Jacksonville NC

[@TheCfrazier]

Two forks of the New River in Virginia come together to make the New River.

[@wesleybarton6922]

Living in Salem Virginia i used to see 419W, the road into West Virginia, and it looked like a road into the dark forest of Robin Hood lore.

[@justinratcliffe947]

I live in Radford

[@clarkewi]

Now THAT'S progress!

[@maryduffney8131]

I am from WV, and this makes me home sick, Gauley bridge is close to home

[@dunghung2527]

Love you.

[@michaeljones9301]

Lived in wv for my first 28 years. The only reason I go visit is because of the New River.

[@allisonfoster3935]

this is wonderful

[@mrs.elitenugz8491]

Allison Foster 💯🙌😊

[@waltspears8179]

Rangers ....living a dream ..cant get any better.

[@marcknight2211]

Natural areas are great for just one reason.

[@jerrycline3731]

Awsome buddy i found same thing here in ohio thank you for sharring

[@stevenewby9346]

My home...

[@heatherblankenship9013]

Just came across this video, Jim is retired now but he was one of the best naturalist the state has ever had.

[@janehylton100]

PLACE WHERE I CALL HOME.

[@dennisminix2508]

Living The Drram

[@jamesjohnston8347]

Love my home state

[@janehylton100]

AND WEST VIRGINIA HAS 50 STATE PARKS.

[@paulettari976]

I spent a lot of time near the on the Gauley out side of Bolair, we had a coal tipple there

[@Vickie894]

I believe that about the New River is the River of Death, I am almost 60 and I have known of hundreds of people to drown in that river. Yes, it is beautiful, but deadly.

[@brucefisher4025]

Hundreds...??!!! Yeah, right...🙄 I live thirty miles away and can't count fifty in thirty years...and I'm 63..😏

[@michaeljones9301]

It has a lot of undercurrents. Where they take the rafts in. my Golden Retreiver was swimming in perfectly still water. I noticed she couldn't swim back to me. she was in circles...i went to get her and i could feel the bottom trying to pull me. I havent experienced that type of current in the ocean. Scary.

[@timwilliams8047]

The Indians named it river of death,but back about end of civil war it was known as watts river

[@TV-ij3lv]

Mt Nebo .. is it Alnost Heaven so buying land and cabin their is a home Run

[@troyjones4665]

IF YOU LOVE HISTORY VISIT BULLTOWN HISTORICAL SITE IN BRAXTON COUNTY W.VA.

[@davewayne9610]

I grew up in southern WVa. . I was really disappointed when I drove my family up from SC.a few years ago and we stopped at Pipestem. The main lodge rooms were shabby and run down looking.

[@nvkotex6972]

LOL

[@leehancock2782]

I havent been to pipestem since 77. We stayed there for vacation.

[@MJ-qt4dm]

Introducing trout seasonally to a stream that willnot support them year around? Doing a great job of maintaining a naturally balanced eco-system guys! Bottom line is always the almighty dollar, isn't it?

[@richardlong8014]

Lotsa beautiful places on this world but the writing is on the wall. Nothing or no one can change the inevitable. We all die.

[@BlueSpirit.]

Those kids didn’t have the money to enjoy the River. Let’s get real.

[@areguapiri]

Why do Americans always talk about "the first Europeans to see this and that"?

[@joneshank1]

Times have always been tough for us hillbillies ,my nick name is Buck, am from queen sholes area dutch ridge.west virgina, lol

[@spookshow6999]

Fishing’s went down hill in a lot of places. You should have left the rivers alone.

[@TheCfrazier]

The fishing Is much better now.

[@heidimurphy4463]

And dismonds minerals

[@BlurredVisi0n]

14:39 grow op?

[@lurice0]

Sidney Smith that dies look like some tall buds! More power to them!

[@mrs.elitenugz8491]

Sidney Smith 😉🙌🌱💚😊

[@wmcbarker4155]

closed captioning would help to learn to read...thumbs down

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

although translations always fault and fail to bring the message to life...

[@thomasjones216cleveland]

He said white people move there white people wasn't the only people in them hills and valleys my father was raised from 13 till 18 in 1948 in Logan WV

[@TheCfrazier]

Your correct,my family lived in Logan also by way of Newnan Georgia. My great-grandfather was the first Black person to be buried In Madison & then the rest of the family moved to Beckley & Cleveland Ohio.

[@thomasjones216cleveland]

@@TheCfrazier wow my father went to high school in Logan and married his high school sweetheart and moved to Chicago for a year or 2 and settled in Cleveland Ohio and I was raised in Cleveland Ohio

[@lurice0]

Water and wildlife is everything to West Virginia and we should base everything around it. Trump made it legal for coal companies to pollute the waterways.

[@brucefisher4025]

So....turn off your electrical devices and stop giving them a reason to use the coal...😏

[@michaeljones9301]

@@brucefisher4025 You do know that there are Other Energy Sources to power the grid.

[@leehancock2782]

Prove it.

[@lurice0]

lee hancock trump as promised eliminated Obama's stream protection rule. While the Obama rule wouldn’t have been an outright ban on the practice of placing excess spoil in waterways, it did place strict regulations on where new permits could be issued based on their potential for surface water contamination. The main goal of regulations like these is to reduce the occurrence of an environmental hazard known as acid mine runoff

[@nelsonjackson4619]

Leave nature alone

[@heidimurphy4463]

But I don’t want to put it backs on the tax payers

[@paulie6709]

I can appreciate the desire to preserve the natural beauty of WV, but for one of the poorest states in the Union to continually close down industry in the name of preserving nature seems self destructive to a point. I guess that want to keep it beautiful for people to see as they pass through. The state is rich in natural resources and poor in everything else. Sounds about normal for the current path of our country. To preserve nature for future generations who are becoming more and more unable to afford housing and can't find employment seems like tying our own noose. Foolishness.

[@barbaracilley8200]

Do you want your coal mines back. You know what coal sludge does to water. Turns it into poison. You can’t live without water.

[@paulie6709]

@@barbaracilley8200 I guess keeping it beautiful and unoccupied is the way to go. The pass through but don't stop state...lol

[@no_321]

I guess she'll rather live in those big crowded cities where all those people are living on the streets and defecating and whatever else they do drugs whatever. No it's not just a pass by state sorry for your luck but I think I'll stay here in God's country because it is beautiful and yes she can afford to live here and no not everybody lives in shanties and has out houses. Just like most people that don't know the state of West Virginia you're just ill informed. Glad you're not living here stay where you're at and be happy.

[@BlueSpirit.]

Funny, now WV is on the wrong side of history.

[@clydekennard9911]

And "trumpy" did everything he COULD to destroy ALL of it.

[@stj971]

He was trying to keep jobs there for you ppl