Article Outlines the Threats to Native Plants on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Here is a link to a great story on the significance of natural species on the Blue Ridge Parkway and the threats against them.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/breaking/blue-ridge-parkway-hosts-diverse-flora-and-fauna-103223894.html

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Small Whorled Pogonia

The Gypsy Moth Caterpillar that defoliates forests