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Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation turns 25
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The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s past projects include the construction of restrooms at Graveyard Fields, the popular hiking destination
at milepost 418 on the Parkway. Vicki Dameron photo
The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation will celebrate its 25th anniversary during an event 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Highland Brewing Company Event Center in Asheville.
“We are so happy to celebrate this milestone with the people who cherish the national park in their backyard,” said Foundation CEO Carolyn Ward. “Their support makes a visible impact on the Parkway and means that generations to come will be able to experience the landscape, history, and culture the park holds.”
The celebration will highlight the projects and programs made possible thanks to donors, volunteers and community partners. Guests will enjoy drinks, hors d’ouevres, live music and a ceremony announcing members of the new AbbottEverhardt Society.
Since 1997, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has provided more than $20 million to support the Parkway. Past projects include building bathrooms and expanded parking at Graveyard Fields, rehabilitating the amphitheater at Mount Pisgah campground, installing new exhibits at Craggy Gardens and Waterrock Knob and clearing overgrown vegetation at overlooks. The Foundation is currently raising money to replace the weathered viewing platform atop Mount Pisgah, among other initiatives.
Tickets are $25 and available at brpfoundation.org/events.
Catch the Mountainfilm festival
The Mountainfilm festival, featuring films representing culturally rich, adventure-packed and engaging documentary selections, will come to Asheville at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19.
The films will be shown at New Belgium Brewing Company, with doors to open at 6 p.m. Buy a general admission ticket for $25, with raffle tickets $5 or $20 for five. Proceeds benefit host Muddy Sneakers, a nonprofit supporting experiential, outdoor science education.
Learn more or buy tickets at muddysneakers.org/mfot.
Visit the ‘Photo Ark’
Through Jan. 8, a traveling exhibition of the National Geographic Photo Ark will be on display in the Baker Exhibit Hall at the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville.
The National Geographic Photo Ark is a compelling and visually powerful project aiming to photograph species living in the world’s zoos and wildlife sanctuaries, creating an archival record for generations to come. The project also provides a hopeful platform for conservation and shines a light on people and organizations working to preserve species worldwide.
The exhibit features the work of National Geographic photographer and Fellow Joel Sartore, highlighting more than 50 of Sartore’s most compelling images to put visitors face-to-face with the animals of the National Geographic Photo Ark.
Worldwide, extinction threatens more than 26,000 species. Using a scientific framework to identify the world’s most Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered species, the National Geographic Photo Ark EDGE of Existence Fellowship Program builds conservation capacity in targeted regions across the globe to protect some of the most threatened, dis-
