This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for early May 2010. As the days get longer and temperatures warm up the forest floor and tree tops are beginning that annual transition to bright green. Look for Spring Beauty and Mayapple, early arrivals of the spring, as you walk Parkway trails or look in the […]
Winter Storm Clean-up Causes Temporary Road Closure at MP 317 – MP 325
(Asheville, NC) — Due to the current storm clean-up contract work on the Blue Ridge Parkway, a temporary closure will be in effect between the hours of 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, from Milepost 317 at US Highway 221 near Linville Falls to Milepost 325 at Bear Den Mountain Road. The closure will remain […]
Volunteers Improve the Blue Ridge Parkway: 500 Seedlings Planted Near Roanoke
(Roanoke, VA) – As urban sprawl threatens the Blue Ridge Parkway’s 1,228 views, nearly 150 supporters of America’s most visited National Park Service site decided to do something about it. FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in conjunction with the Roanoke Kiwanis Club and other community-based organizations, recently spent three hours planting hardwood and pine […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Spring Cleanup Schedule – Updated 4/23/2010
While we’ve begun enjoying the beautiful spring weather, the Blue Ridge Parkway is still trying to recover from harsh winter storms. There are road closures still in place due to downed trees and debris in the roadway. For an updated look at these closures you can visit our dedicated Blue Ridge Parkway Road Conditions and Closures page on […]
Slide Stabilization Project at Milepost 400.8
The Blue Ridge Parkway has awarded a contract to stabilize the failing slope nine miles south of State Route 191 (Brevard Road) at Milepost 400. The unsafe and unstable slope area has been the cause of a Parkway closure initiated in October of 2009. The notice to proceed has been issued and construction began on […]
