Blue Ridge Conservancy and Town of Boone held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 17 to officially open the Rivers Park trails and the future southern terminus of the Northern Peaks State Trail. The event also served as the town’s annual Earth Third Friday celebration, with environmentally focused nonprofits tabling at the park to chat with community members.
Read MoreBlue Ridge Conservancy recently purchased 335 acres of forested land in the Brushy Mountains of Wilkes County. This property adjoins land jointly owned by BRC and Foothills Conservancy of NC. In total, 1,460 acres of land are in conservation ownership.
Read MoreBRC seeks a mission-driven, detail-oriented Stewardship Associate to support the organization’s land stewardship program. This position works closely with the Director of Stewardship to assist with conservation lands monitoring, landowner communications, stewardship documentation, and land management activities on BRC conservation lands.
Read MoreBlue Ridge Conservancy recently transferred three properties totaling 439 acres to the NC Wildlife Resources Commission for inclusion into the Three Top Mountain Game Land in Ashe County. BRC had previously transferred ownership of 800 acres to the game land. With this transfer the game land is over 3,500 acres encompassing the majority of the mountain's ridgeline.
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