The Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC) is working with the Orchard at Altapass to to conserve forever the Orchard’s land, apple trees, trails, vistas, and cultural heritage. CTNC’s plan is to purchase a lasting conservation agreement on the property that will protect the orchard’s vistas and enable all of the current activities to continue. This is a complicated project because of all the orchard’s activities, their long-term stewardship responsibilities, and the need for substantial state funding. Visit Conservation Trust for North Carolina’s website to learn more about this project and how you can help.
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for Early July 2014
This time of year visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway can expect to see many of the common summer varieties of our beautiful blooming flowers. In Virginia, near Peaks of Otter, Blacked-eye Susan, Chicory, Columbine, Common Evening Primrose, Hedge Bindweed, Goat’s Beard, Smooth Hedge Nettle, Butterfly Milkweed, Canada Lilies, Flowering Spurge, Woodland Sunflower, Black Cohosh, […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for Late June 2014
This is the Blue Ridge Parkway wildflower report for the second half of June 2014. Early summer is a great time for blooms here in the Blue Ridge, and remember that your elevation can make a great deal of difference in what you find blooming along the roadside or down your favorite trails. If you […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for Early June 2014
This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for early June 2014. After a late start to spring after a harsh winter, it finally feels like the season has arrived on the Parkway. Visitation has increased and the campgrounds and season visitor centers have reopened. The flowers are popping and the highest elevations have leafed […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for Late May 2014
This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for the second half of May, 2014. May is often the best month for wildflowers along the Parkway, with elevation and North-South orientation providing a wonderful variety in what can be seen blooming along the road or on the trails. Ground-covering wildflowers like Skunk Cabbage and Mayapple […]
