The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act, which will permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Once signed into law, the GAOA will provide funding to public agencies to purchase land with conservation and recreational access value throughout the country.
Read MoreIn a collaborative community effort, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) will create public access to the future Middle Fork Greenway as part of the bridge replacement project on Aho Road between Blowing Rock and Boone.
Jackie Kocar understands the importance of wild spaces. That’s why she donated a conservation easement on her 18 acres of undeveloped land in Wilkes County to Blue Ridge Conservancy in 2007. To further her commitment to conservation, in 2019 she purchased and protected 8.87 adjoining acres to act as a buffer for the existing wildlife habitat so that it may remain undisturbed forever.
Read MoreThe $25,000 grant received from Bank of America is allocated toward the construction of a new section of greenway that will connect Tweetsie Railroad north to Goldmine Branch Park.
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