Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River sit down with Lori to chat about what their organization offers to the community:

Keeping the North Fork of the Shenandoah River clean, healthy, and beautiful through advocacy, community action, education, and science.

Come Explore Virginia and the North Fork of the Shenandoah River!

Connect with Friends of the North Fork socials:

FaceBook

Instagram

TikTok

YouTube

Signing up for email is another great way to know what is going on!

Website:

friendsofthenorthfork.org or fnfsr.org

There you can find information like public access points, river health, partnering organizations, events, articles and our wonderful state park.

Friends of the North Fork Booze:

Both businesses donate a portion of the proceeds to either FNFSR or Seven Bends State Park.

Woodstock Brewhouse

Woodstock, VA

• North Fork Hefeweizen (Save a Fish, Drink a Beer)
• Monarch Muse (Partnership between Woodstock Brewhouse & Muse Vineyard as its brewed using wine barrels) - each business donates

Muse Vineyard

Woodstock, VA

• Seven Bends

The North Fork Middles School project is RIPPLES (River Immersion Project to Promote Local Environmental Studies)

Come out and support their big fall fundraiser, Rendezvous for the River, September 27. Tickets can be purchased online. They are also looking for Sponsors.

In this premiere episode of the Explore Virginia Podcast, host Lori Prima brings on guest Bill Henry of the Blue Ridge Heritage Project.

The project's vision is:

• Develop a memorial site in each of the eight counties where land was acquired to create the Shenandoah National Park; and
• Educate visitors about the lives and culture of the people who lived in the mountains through living history presentations, exhibits, and demonstrations.

In this informative episode you will learn more about the history of the project, the families who were removed from the land that is now Shenandoah National Park and how the chimney memorials came to be placed in eight counties where families called the mountains home.

You can learn more by visiting:

https://www.blueridgeheritageproject.com/

List of recommended books and other resources can be found here

Reach out to the podcast:

Loriprima@explorevirginiapodcast.com

Subscribe to the podcast at:

https://explorevirginia.buzzsprout.com/

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A new podcast that focuses on exploring Virginia is coming Summer 2025.

Virginia has 43 state parks with more than 700 miles of trails, 24 wilderness areas, 22 national park sites and over 100,000 miles of streams and rivers. Whether you hike, bike, camp, paddle or are looking for a day trip itinerary, this podcast will highlight the best of what Virginia has to offer the outdoor adventure seeker.

Coming to you from the experienced Host and Producer behind Hike podcast, episodes will share intimate interviews, stories of adventure, and hidden gems in the wild spaces of our beautiful Virginia landscape.

Virginia is for Explorers!

Music clip credit:
"Whiskey on the Mississippi" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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