Because of You…
Volunteers at Work on the Parkway Page 2
We are Reaching Our Children! Page 3
Letter from FRIENDS President Page 4
Fall 2016
High Vistas Journal The newsletter for members of FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway
A Message From Our Park Superintendent
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ne Hundred Years! The National Park Service turns 100 on August 25, 2016. 100 years of stewardship of America’s treasured landscapes and compelling moments in history. 100 years of introducing these treasures to visitors of all ages. 100 years of caring. What will the next 100 years look like?
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The National Park Service turns 100 on August 25, 2016!
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What we know well on the Blue Ridge Parkway is that when people care about a special place, they take action and that action makes the Parkway a much better place
for us now and for future generations. FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway puts this ethic into practice every day of the year. For FRIENDS’ generous support of Blue Ridge Parkway interns (six this year alone!), its relationship with higher education institutions across the country providing Alternative Break opportunities for college students, its network of tireless chapter volunteers who work hand and glove with our staff across the Parkway, and countless other ways that FRIENDS has shown its commitment to the Parkway throughout the years, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude.
The Parkway volunteers’ priceless service is making a difference for today and for the future of our park. Our partnership with FRIENDS to support the volunteers and their efforts is to be applauded. Your service is greatly appreciated. Thank you FRIENDS members for supporting our Blue Ridge Parkway volunteers! What will the next 100 years look like? Just take a look at the important work of FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway in support of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Mark Woods, Park Superintendent, National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway