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Does anyone else know that lawmakers have removed a special budget provision that limited land acquisition along the Blue Ridge Parkway? Only the Blue Ridge Parkway can bring millions of visitors to Mt. Mitchell, Looking Glass Falls and some of the country's most beautiful landscapes. But in the last two years, the General Assembly has cut critical preservation funds in half, and questioned the future of the state’s largest conservation program the Clean Water Fund. The Clean Water Fund's mission is to develop strong grassroots environmental leadership and to bring together diverse constituencies to work cooperatively for changes that improve their lives, focused on health, consumer, environmental and community problems. Based in Washington, DC, Clean Water Fund operates locally staffed environmental and health protection programs serving communities in more than 15 states. Clean Water Fund's programs build on and complement those of Clean Water Action, a one million member national organization which has helped develop, pass, strengthen and defend the nation's major water and toxic laws such as the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Superfund and others, including their state-level counterparts. As a National Park the Blue Ridge Parkway shouldn't be closed down. Made during the Great Depression the Blue Ridge Parkway provided thousand's of construction jobs for the unemployed. It historically took 52 years to complete; and many people come to the Blue Ridge Parkway to just get a amazing view of nature. It also passes through the Appalachian Mountain history and culture. Hopefully the Blue Ridge Parkway doesn't ever get closed down anytime soon...
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Winifred R-U
3/8/2017 07:16:29 am
I really enjoyed your blog post and how you explained how the blue ridge parkway should be saved while adding your opinion.
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Claire
3/8/2017 07:17:02 am
I like how you included lots of details about the topic!
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