Leadership
The Middle Fork Greenway is a Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) project in partnership with Watauga County, Town of Blowing Rock and the Town of Boone. BRC brings land protection expertise, administrative and financial support, and is well connected within the community.
Many partners are joining together to make the MFG a reality, including land owners, Appalachian Regional Healthcare Systems and the Blue Ridge Parkway, and local community groups.
Funding partners include the Watauga County Tourism and Development Authority, Appalachian District Health Department, Blowing Rock Tourism and Development Authority, Town of Boone, Division of Water Resources, NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, NC Recreational Trails Program, The Cannon Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, BB&T Foundation, Clean Water Management Trust Fund, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Appalachian Ski Mountain, Mast General Stores, NCDOT, ZAP Endurance, Tweetsie Railroad, Watauga County Community Foundation, Blue Ridge Energy, and many other generous donations from private individuals and businesses across the High Country.
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Middle Fork Greenway Project Director
Wendy Patoprsty
Middle Fork Greenway Executive Committee
Sub-committee of BRC Board oversight and project execution
Curtis Andrews
Charlie Brady
Ann Browning
Joe Furman
David Harman
Meagan Phillips
Stephen Poulos
Zika Rea
Middle Fork Greenway Task Force
Community outreach and volunteer engagement
Anne Burgess
Ben Edwards
Lance Campbell
Finley Dula
Bill Hall
Joan Hearn
Kay Landis
Roger Landis
Doug May
Dayn McBee
Mike Page
Judith Phoenix
Eva Rand
Jim Steele
Blue Ridge Conservancy
Board of Trustees
Don Mikush, Chair
Bonnie Weyher McLamb, Vice Chair
Dale Caveny, Secretary
Tim Gupton, Treasurer
Ann Baker
Lee Carter
Kadie Dean
David Harmon
Patrick Hollowell
Margaret Newbold
Shawn Poole
Jesse Pope
Zika Rea
Wade Reece
Founding Members of the Middle Fork Greenway
Anne Burgess, Ben & Shirlee Edwards, Dick & Carol Genberg, Rick Todd, Margaret & Paul Moody, Doug Coffey, Melissa Johnson, and Sterling, Barbara & Kim Whitener, and Donald and Elizabeth Whitener.
Others who have provided invaluable help and guidance include: Ronard Elrod, Frank Connolly, Harvard Ayers, Stewart and Betty Cook, Wayne Underwood, Chris Robbins, Truman Critcher, Bettie and John Bond, Rob Richardson, John Sherman, and Harold Gilbert.