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Blue Ridge Parkway
Waynesville, NC (http://www.nps.gov/archive/blri/home.htm)
Resource summary
- Appropriate grades: 3–12
- Subjects: science (biology and life science, geology), social studies (North Carolina)
- Provider: National Park Service
More from LEARN NC
- Blue Ridge Parkway Travelogue Students plan and develop a week-long trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway, from beginning to end. The virtual tour culminates in the creation of a travelogue that will outline the trip.
More on the web
- LearnNPS Kids can find information on the NPS parks before they visit, complete a series of activities to qualify for an award, and send Web Ranger e-cards. There are also links to NPS park websites, full of information and activities. Teachers can find hundreds of nature and history lesson plans and information on traveling exhibit loans.
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The National Park Service presents the Blue Ridge Parkway website, which contains information about the natural resources found along this famous road including geology, trees, wildflowers, birds, and general ecology. Linked to this page, is a guide that will let you know what wildflowers are in bloom by month. You will also find brief information about various cultural resources to be found in the Blue Ridge area such as examples of Native American culture and influence, European homesteads, and mountain industries. Recreational resources as well as scenic locations both in North Carolina and Virginia are annotated in individual sections. The is also an image gallery of a few of the beautiful sites to be seen when exploring this historical roadway.