FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway

The mission of FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway is to help preserve, promote and enhance the outstanding natural beauty, ecological vitality and cultural distinctiveness of the Blue Ridge Parkway and its corridor, including surrounding scenic landscape, thereby preserving this national treasure for future generations.

FRIENDS of the Blue Ridge Parkway works in partnership with the National Parks System to recruit volunteers and raise funds to support Parkway projects such as trail and overlook maintenance, environmental education, and resource protection.