(Asheville, N.C., June 20, 2025) – The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has secured a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Dogwood Health Trust to support regional strategies to advance tourism and ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation secures hundreds of thousands from the Dogwood Health Trust to help promote the popular, scenic roadway and surrounding communities. It comes at an opportune time as ...

David Roe, who helps manage the Switzerland Inn in Mitchell County, has one word to describe the ongoing closure on a nearby section of the Blue Ridge Parkway: devastating. The usually full hotel has ...

Press release from Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation: The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has secured a three-year, $5.13 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to support regional ...

As autumn settles in and the vibrant foliage begins to transform Virginia’s Blue Ridge, the region typically sees an influx of visitors. However, the recent impact of Hurricane Helene has temporarily ...

Nearly 4,000 acres of "critical" property in the Great Balsam Mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway will be protected as forest and natural land under a new land conservation deal between a group of ...

ASHEVILLE - As the Blue Ridge Parkway continues to slowly reopen and rebuild after facing "devastation" from Tropical Storm Helene, the ongoing federal hiring freeze could compromise the "basic ...

ROANOKE, Va. – The National Park Service announced Thursday that the Blue Ridge Parkway from milepost 0 to milepost 198 in Virginia will re-open at 8 a.m. Friday. The area was originally closed due to ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WJZY) — The country’s most-visited national park site, the Blue Ridge Parkway, will remain closed indefinitely, the National Park Service (NPS) said Wednesday. The closure affects the ...

ASHEVILLE — The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has secured a three-year, $5.13 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to support regional strategies to advance cultural and ...