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A Letter From Our Director

State Parks Director Brian Strong provides additional information on post-Helene rescue and recovery efforts and the status of western state parks.

Brian Strong Named Director of North Carolina State Parks

Brian Strong, a 23-year veteran of the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, has been named director of the division by the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

State Parks Director Dwayne Patterson Announces Retirement

Patterson, the first African American director for the Division, will depart early next year.

Dwayne Patterson To Resume Position as Director of N.C. State Parks

Dwayne Patterson will return to N.C. DNCR as director of Division of Parks and Recreation beginning Feb. 1. Patterson was on temporary assignment as Deputy Director/Chief Operating Officer for the N.C. Pandemic Recovery Office since May of this year.