About & Contact

Executive Committee

Bob Cherry, Chair
Iris Carman, Vice-chair
Dale Kirkley, Secretary
Chris Turner, Treasurer
Richard Gray

Contact

As we work to get the Blue Ridge Group active again we'd love to hear from you. What issues are important to you here (Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Watauga, and Wilkes counties) that we should be involved in? What kind of programs do you want (any suggestions for speakers we should have are greatly appreciated)? Where would you like to join us for an outing? Our email address is below if you'd like to send us a note.

We have two openings on our Executive Committee if you'd like to be even more involved.

Local Stories and Issues

Here are some stories to read or actions to action that concern life here in the Northwest corner of North Carolina.

USFWS Has Proposed Listing Hellbenders as an Endangered Species. Comment Now!

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing Eastern Hellbenders as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. This is great news but it still needs your support. You can submit comments until February 11, 2025 letting USFWS know that you support this designation. If you want to read the proposal it can be found here. To submit comments go use the Take Action button below.

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Town of Boone is Seeking Comments on New Floodplain Maps

Boone is working with the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program to update the Flood Insurance Rate Maps. These maps are used to regulate flood ordinances and determine the boundaries of regulated floodplain areas. Comments may be submitted through January 29, 2025. Guidance on how to submit comments can be found here.

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