Introducing school children in 29 Virginia and North Carolina counties to the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Parks as Classrooms program is helping to build the next generation of Parkway stewards.The Foundation has provided annual operating support to this program conducted by the National Park Service since 1998.
Many of the fiberglass embedded interpretive panels along the Parkway are badly worn, cracked, faded or damaged. Four panels in each of the four districts that are in most need of replacement will
Funds have been provided for a comprehensive study by the National Park Service, begun in 2001, which is examining all the natural and cultural resources of the Cone Estate and will layout a long-range plan for the estate.
A previous Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation grant allowed the resource management staff to work with AB Tech to develop a functional water fountain design that would return the iconic water fountains
Campsites at Mount Pisgah will be repaired to stop erosion and flooding by improving the drainage systems around the campsites using drainage systems and water bars.Some of the campsites will be re
The Foundation has provided funding for the Teachers in Parks Program as a companion to the Parks As Classroom Program, allowing the Blue Ridge Parkway to recruit teachers non-competitively to work for 6 weeks (typically during the summer) to enhance the Parkway's existing curriculum based Parks As Classroom programs
Scheduled to begin in 2013, the Graveyard Fields (MP 418) project is a collaborative effort with the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation to improve visitor use and stewardship of this highly trafficked area, and will expand the parking, construct a convenience station and improve the trails and interpretive signs.
Funding from the Foundaton will allow the Parkway staff to purchase PIT (passive infrared transponders) tags to be used to mark Blue Ridge Parkway turtles for future identification. PIT tags are r
The Johnson Farm at Peaks of Otter (Milepost 86) serves as a seasonal interpretation center where visitors are treated to costumed demonstrations detailing the lifestyle and culture of a 19th centu
