Press Releases
(Boone, NC) - FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway announced November 13, 2007 the formation of its first college chapter at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. The Appalachian State University chapter is currently recruiting members who love the Parkway and are willing to volunteer their time to help with Parkway projects that are brought to the attention of the FRIENDS organizaiton by the Naitonal Park Service.
The deadline for FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway second annual photo contest is September 30, 2007.
The trails constructed by Fisher Peak chapter of FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway were dedicated on September 8, 2007.
FRIENDS volunteers install bridges at Blue Ridge Music Center. Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Phil Francis is delighted to announce the completion and dedication of a trail system for the Blue Ridge Music Center at Fisher Peak.
FRIENDS is asking all North Carolina State Employees to remember "3608" the code to designate charity dollars to FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
FRIENDS is asking all Virginia State Employees to remember "3535", the code to designate charity dollars to FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
FRIENDS thanks its young people who volunteered their time this past summer to help the Parkway maintain trails, build bridges, and learn about the communities through which the Parkway travels.
FRIENDS chapters will be participating in National Public Lands Day activities on September 29, 2007 in observance in the largest day of volunteerism in the United States.
Have you ever wanted to spin wool into yarn? Spin memories into stories? Make an egg basket? Weave a cane bottom chair?
FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway Rocky Knob Chapter will hold its first group meeting Tuesday, July 17, 2007, 6:30 p.m. at the Meadows of Dan Community Center, Old Highway 58 in Meadows of Dan.
The National Park Service announced today that FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc. (FRIENDS) has received a grant for $7,000 to hire a part-time FRIENDS' volunteer coordinator to support the Youth Volunteers in the Parks (YVIP) Program.
FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway joined its Rocky Knob Chapter to unveil the first outdoor Iron Ranger donation box on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
If you have taken a drive down the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway lately - hoping to enjoy the spring flowers and incredible views -- you may have noticed something you weren't expecting.
Split rail fence are one of the defining design elements of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Volunteers are needed to work on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and we're sure you want to give back.
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