Blue Ridge Conservancy will offer three guided hikes, one farm tour, one campus cleanup day, and one paddle, from April to October. The kickoff event is an Earth Day cleanup at BRC’s Conservation Campus on April 22. The series includes several hikes on properties protected by BRC that are not open to the public.
Read MoreBlue Ridge Conservancy recently purchased 48 acres on The Peak in Ashe County for use as part of the Northern Peaks State Trail. This land is key to constructing the trail in a sustainable manner to avoid the ecologically significant rock outcroppings of The Peak.
Read MoreIn a ceremony at Town Hall, Blue Ridge Conservancy transferred ownership of 152 acres of land on Paddy Mountain to the town of West Jefferson. The land, acquired in 2021 through a massive collaborative effort between BRC and the West Jefferson community, will be protected as a public park and serve as a trailhead for the Northern Peaks State Trail. Part of the ecologically rich Amphibolite Mountains, this land adjoins 445 acres of protected land managed by the NC Plant Conservation Program.
Read MoreBlue Ridge Conservancy and the Watauga Arts Council are working to bring public art to the Middle Fork Greenway. This week, Zach Smith-Johnson and Fred Mead’s “Home” sculpture was installed at the 321 Trailhead, joining Cindy Michaud’s mosaic posts at Sterling Creek Park.
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