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July 2018

N.C. Greenway Map

Ready to Help Create the Greenway Connecting Boone and Blowing Rock, N.C.?

The long-term plan to build a 6.5- mile greenway along the Middle Fork of the New River will get a local boost this July.
Volume I, Number 1. A few months after its ribbon cutting on September 11, 1987 completed the Blue Ridge Parkway, what better image to open the inaugural edition of a magazine conceived by a boy who grew up “12 miles outside of Asheville on Turkey Creek Road.”

30 Covers for 30 Years

A look back at some favorite covers and a note on what was in the issue.
The Blue Ridge Parkway’s signature structure, the Linn Cove Viaduct, helps lure visitors.

Blue Ridge Region National Parks Lead in $$ to Local Economies

The Blue Ridge Parkway’s signature structure, the Linn Cove Viaduct, helps lure visitors.
Locke Ogens, director of The Nature Conservancy in Virginia, on protecting that state’s highest-conservation-value lands: “This is a smart approach.”

Protecting Virginia’s Highest-Conservation-Value Lands

Locke Ogens, director of The Nature Conservancy in Virginia, on protecting that state’s highest-conservation-value lands: “This is a smart approach.”
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Protecting Heirloom Seeds: North Carolina

Cherokee County farm gains easement.
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