Expressing Gratitude
This time of year is all about gratitude, and here at the Blue Ridge Discovery Center, we have a lot to be thankful for.
2023 BRDC Awards
We are very excited to share the awards Blue Ridge Discovery Center and staff have won so far this year.
BLUE RIDGE DISCOVERY CENTER RECEIVES GRANT FROM VIRGINIA OUTDOORS FOUNDATION
Blue Ridge Discovery Center is pleased to announce it has received $25,000 from the Virginia Outdoor Foundation’s Get Outdoors program.
Support from Smyth County
We are excited to receive the recent resolution from the Smyth County Board of Supervisors supporting our mission and application to the Department of Housing and Community Development Industrial Redevelopment Fund grant.
Stock Donations, a Powerful Way to Support Vital Causes
With the stock market continuing to hit record highs (The Dow Jones industrial average continues to clear 21,000), now more than ever is an excellent time to consider a stock donation to Blue Ridge Discovery Center.
BRDC receives SWVA Outdoor Recreation Contract
We are excited to announce that Blue Ridge Discovery Center has been awarded the contract to provide web content for the SWVA Outdoors Website. This project is headed up by the Friends of Southwest Virginia and is an effort to highlight the awesome outdoor recreation opportunities our region has to offer.
BRDC Partners with Blue Ridge Birders
Blue Ridge Discovery Center and the Blue Ridge Birders are excited to announce a partnership to make the Blue Ridge Bird Club a program of BRDC! This partnership brings a renewed focus on avian life to BRDC and ensures that the many activities of the Bird Club will continue into the future. Beyond programming, Blue Ridge Birders provided nearly $5,000 from the James Coman Fund to support regional youth education focused on birds.
Kevin Hamed honored with 2017 Outstanding Faculty Award!
Our newest board member, Dr. Kevin Hamed, professor of Biology at VHCC, was recently announced as the recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
Case study at Tremont!
Blue Ridge Discovery Center staff and board members took a fried-chicken-fueled trip to the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont to study them as a model for the future of BRDC. We came away with both inspiration and a tangible vision!
RIP Sylvester the Snake
At one month old, Sylvester was shipped to Claire Gleason in 2006. He was the amelanistic color variety of corn snake (lacking brown pigment) and eventually grew to 4'9" long.