HOLDEN, W.Va. — Visitors to the Tomblin Wildlife Management Area of Logan County can now get a breathtaking 360 degree view of the 35,000 plus acres from three stories above one of the highest ridgetops in the area. A ribbon

cutting was held Wednesday for the new Elk Education Center and viewing tower on the area where West Virginia’s elk herd was reestablished back in 2016.

“Here we stand with approximately 130 elk in the herd, I believe 60 calves have been born right here in West Virginia. I can’t wait to get the visitors center open to tell the story of the whole process,” said DNR Director Brett McMillion.

Although construction is complete, the signage and displays for the education center are yet to arrive to give a full documentation of West Virginia’s elk reintroduction program.

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