News
2010
July 20, 2010
In April, President Barack Obama established the America's Great Outdoors Initiative to develop a conservation and recreation agenda worthy of the 21st century and to reconnect Americans with the great outdoors. read more
July 02, 2010
All 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway are open for travel again with no detours, just in time for beautiful weather over the 4th of July holiday weekend. read more
June 15, 2010
The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area has announced its 2010 Heritage Grants Program, which will provide funding for projects that preserve and promote the heritage of Western North Carolina. read more
June 15, 2010
Join us Thursday, August 19, 2010, for our fourth annual meeting, "Gather 'Round the Blue Ridge." This year's event will be held at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville. read more
April 26, 2010
The detour has ended. Travelers can head east and west once again on I-40 through the Great Smoky Mountains. Two eastbound lanes and one westbound lane are now open and back in business! read more
February 04, 2010
The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (BRNHA) is partnering with WNCW radio to develop and broadcast a new radio series called Living Traditions Moments. These two-minute vignettes, which will air on Fridays just before 8 pm, starting February 5, highlight stories about the people and traditions of the North Carolina mountains and foothills, and how these treasured traditions are being kept alive today. read more
2009
October 15, 2009
2010 marks the 75th anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway. A series of opening weekend events planned for November 12-14, 2009 will set the stage for a year of commemoration, community celebrations, and consideration of the future of the Blue Ridge Parkway. read more
October 06, 2009
The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area board of directors announced that Angie Chandler will serve as the organization's new Executive Director, effective October 26, 2009. Chandler currently serves as Director of External Affairs with The North Carolina Arboretum. read more
January 19, 2009
The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area today announced nineteen grants totaling more than $250,000 in funding designed to preserve and promote Western North Carolina’s heritage. read more
2008
October 02, 2008
The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area is proud to announce that its 10-Year
Management Plan and Environmental Assessment has been approved by the
Secretary of the Department of the Interior. read more
