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.

Click here to see more about donations. 

Middle Fork Greenway Executive Committee

Sub-committee of BRC Board oversight and project execution

Curtis Andrews

Charlie Brady

Ann Browning

Kelly Coffey

Kadie Dean

Bob DeHart

Joe Furman

David Harman

Brian Johnson

Nancy Nygren

Meagan Phillips

Judith Phoenix

Keron Poteat

Zika Rea

Jon Wilson

Blue Ridge Conservancy 

Board of Trustees

Kadie Dean, Chair

Patrick Hollowell, Vice Chair

Holly Levinson, Secretary

Shawn Poole, Treasurer

Ann Browning

Jana Avery Clark

Lisa Cooper

Shelley Crisp

Kadie Dean

Jenny Derby

Dan Gentry

Mark Gould

Bonnie Weher McLamb

Becky Pearson

Zika Rea