The Pisgah TRACK Trail is closed until further notice. The Forest Service is working hard to repair the trail and hopes to have it re-open soon. We'll let you know when that happens.
Vote today for your favorite photo! The People's Choice Award is special honor bestowed upon one of the talented finalists from the 9th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition. Voting will be open until March 30th.
The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s Kids in Parks Program has received two large awards that are helping the program to expand their network of TRACK Trails: a $701,000 Grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation, and an endorsement from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The parkway’s deputy chief ranger Lena Koschmann has accepted the Chief Ranger position at Fire Island National Seashore in New York. Lena’s last day on the parkway is Friday, January 13, 2012.
On January 1, 2012, U.S. Park Ranger Margaret Anderson was shot and killed in the performance of her duties as a law enforcement officer at Mount Rainier National Park.
