2019 Blue Ridge Parkway Season Preview Events set for April 3 & 4
(NC/VA) - The National Park Service invites the public and media to attend its upcoming Blue Ridge Parkway Season Preview, an open house style event highlighting Parkway activities and upcoming projects. The Parkway is hosting two Season Preview events this year. The goal of these events is to promote awareness and understanding among Parkway communities, neighbors and visitors of the National Park Service’s stewardship mission.
WHO: The public is invited to attend.
Parkway Superintendent J.D. Lee
Members of the Parkway’s management team, staff and partners
WHAT: National Park Service staff will be on hand at each event to provide a “behind the scenes” look into the Parkway. Attendees can explore information stations* with park staff and partners at each station to answer questions and discuss upcoming projects.
WHEN &
WHERE: NOTE – TWO DATES & LOCATIONS
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
American Legion Building, 333 Wallingford Road
Blowing Rock, NC
Thursday, April 4, 2019
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Virginia Horse Center Mezzanine, 487 Maury River Road
Lexington, VA
Link to Season Preview News Release
NC Event Page on Facebook
VA Event Page on Facebook
*2019 Blue Ridge Parkway Season Preview - Station List:
Parkway Basics and Background
Parkway Visitation/Visitor Spending Effects
Parkway 101/Parkway by the numbers
Visitor Use Opportunities
Interpretive & Educational Opportunities
Recreational Opportunities
Special Park Uses/Permits
Volunteer Opportunities
Traffic Safety
Facility and Road Projects
Upcoming Paving and Pavement Preservation Projects
Bridge Maintenance Projects
Cone Manor House Rehabilitation
Bluffs Restaurant Rehabilitation
Mabry Mill Rehabilitation
Resource Management
Citizen Science Projects
Vista Management & Restoration
Parkway Partners
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (NC)
Blue Ridge Parkway Association
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
Eastern National (NC)
Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway
The 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway connects Shenandoah National Park to the north with Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the south. The route travels the crests, ridges, and valleys of five major mountain ranges, encompassing several geographic and vegetative zones ranging from 600 to more than 6,000 feet above sea level. It provides visitors with many varied vistas of scenic Appalachian landscapes ranging from forested ridgetops and mountain slopes to rural farm lands and urban areas. The parkway offers a “ride-a-while, stop-a-while” experience that includes scenic pullouts, recreation areas, historic sites, and visitor contact stations. It is known nationally and internationally for its designed landscape as a scenic motorway. www.nps.gov/blri
