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Skip to main contentSkip to main contentSubscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter.Back to homepageSubscriber LoginPlease subscribe to keep reading. You can cancel at any time.Loading&amp;hellp;{{title}}{{description}}{{banner}}(renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax){{action_button}}{{tagline}}{{action_button}}{{special_title}}{{html}}You have permission to edit this article.EditRead Today's E-edition© 2023 Lee EnterprisesTerms of Service Privacy PolicySubscribeRead Today's E-editionShare ThisLake Norman Park superintendent named district chiefCommentsShare thisRALEIGH — M. Scott Avis, the superintendent at Lake Norman State Park, has been named the new south district superintendent of North Carolina State Parks, according to the Division of Parks and Recreation. Avis succeeds Jay Greenwood, who retired in March after 27 years with the division.The operations section of the division is divided into four districts. Each district superintendent oversees the operations and administration of several parks, taking overall charge of visitor protection and safety, budget planning, facilities maintenance, and management of interpretation programs, natural resources, and personnel.Avis graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor’s degree in natural resources. He started his career working with a consulting forestry firm for nine years, before joining the division as a ranger at Falls Lake State Recreation Area in 2013. In 2019, Avis and Falls Lake staff won the State Parks Prescribed Burner of the Year award from the North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council, after a banner year of prescribed burning at the park. He was promoted to park superintendent at Lake Norman the following year.“Scott began his tenure at Lake Norman shortly before the pandemic hit and has navigated those challenges while also overseeing the completion of the park’s multimillion-dollar campground bond project,” said State Parks Director Brian Strong. “His skills in leadership and community building will be an asset for our southern parks, especially with the opportunities associated with the new Equine State Trail in this district.”Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | Omny StudioThe south district includes 11 park units: Carvers Creek, Crowders Mountain, Jones Lake, Lake Norman, Lake Waccamaw, Lumber River, Morrow Mountain, Raven Rock, and Singletary Lake state parks; Jordan Lake State Recreation Area; and Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve. Combined, these parks encompass nearly 70,000 acres of parkland and have an average of 5 million visitors annually.Avis officially began his role on Sept. 6, after serving as the acting district superintendent since August. Superintendent Colleen Bowers at Carvers Creek State Park also filled in for the position for several months following Greenwood’s retirement. In the interim, Ranger Nathan Greene is serving as acting superintendent at Lake Norman.North Carolina State Parks manages more than 250,000 acres of iconic landscape within North Carolina’s state parks, state recreation areas and state natural areas.It administers the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, including its local grants program, as well as a state trails program, North Carolina Natural and Scenic Rivers and more, all with a mission dedicated to conservation, recreation and education. The state parks system welcomes more than 19.8 million visitors annually.CommentsSubscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter.Robert Tucker will be remembered as an innovation businessman, but may have made his greatest impact with how he used his wealth to better his…The Cabarrus County Board of Education got a first look at the 2024-25 proposed academic calendars for both the traditional schools and the ea…It is an exciting time for Concord residents who enjoy the many parks scattered across the city.CONCORD — The N.C. Department of Transportation closed Old Charlotte Road to address safety concerns with the Stonewall Jackson School pedestr…CONCORD — For nearly all its five decades, Cabarrus County’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operated from a 3,000-square-foot residential-st…Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | Omny StudioListen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | Omny StudioListen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio{{title}}{{summary}}You don't have any notifications.Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.Topics

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