(Asheville NC and Roanoke VA) – Plans are underway for the Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th Anniversary Weekend Celebration September 10-12, marking the beginning of construction of this beautiful 469-mile scenic by-way September 11, 1935, near Cumberland Knob, NC, (MP 217) near the North Carolina and Virginia state lines. The Blue Ridge Music Center (MP 213), […]
CTNC’s Wilson asks subcommittee to support Blue Ridge Parkway Protection Act
From the Conservation Trust for North Carolina: The Blue Ridge Parkway is an American icon – the most popular unit of the National Park Service and an economic boon to western Virginia and North Carolina – and deserves funding from the federal government to maintain its beauty and viability, CTNC’s executive director told a U.S. […]
7th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition Finalists Announced
(Boone, NC) — Preliminary Judging for the 7th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition has been completed and forty-seven images have been selected for exhibition from 1,116 total submissions. This year’s competition received entries from 14 states, Kosovo and Quebec. Names of the finalists can be viewed on the AMPC blog by visiting www.BlueRidgeParkwayBlog.com. The public […]
Despite Economic Downturn, Visitors Flocked to Our National Parks in 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ten million more Americans and foreign tourists visited the nation’s national parks last year than in 2008, a 3.9 percent increase that marked the fifth busiest year ever for the National Park System, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today. “People both here and abroad know that our national parks are […]
Developer Gives $10K to Parkway Protection
From the Conservation Trust for North Carolina: The Cliffs Communities, through its philanthropic entity Parkland Trust, is marking the 75th anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway with a $10,000 donation to help protect land and water along the scenic road. The gift was made to the Blue Ridge Forever coalition of 10 mountain land trusts […]
