Blue Ridge Conservancy and the Land for Tomorrow Coalition Thank Legislators For Investing in North Carolina's Conservation Trust Funds
Blue Ridge Conservancy and the Land for Tomorrow coalition thank the North Carolina General Assembly for making a strong investment in the Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund through the 2026 state budget while maintaining stable funding for the N.C. Land and Water Fund and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund. In addition, the General Assembly authorized the creation of the Brushy Mountains State Natural Area, an initiative spearheaded by BRC and Foothills Conservancy of NC.
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Access Fund Honors Blue Ridge Conservancy’s Efforts at Howard Knob
The Access Fund, a national advocacy organization dedicated to creating and protecting access to rock climbing areas, honored Blue Ridge Conservancy with the 2025 Land Conservation Award in March, and recently announced the Conservancy is a recipient of a 2026 Climbing Conservation Grant. Both awards are related to BRC’s decades-long efforts to purchase and protect the Howard Knob boulders in Boone, North Carolina.
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Blue Ridge Conservancy and the Town of Boone Officially Open Rivers Park
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.
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Blue Ridge Conservancy Acquires Forested Land in Brushy Mountains
Blue 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.
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