Im delighted to move us to our second panel the Conservation Movement in state and National Parks and we are lucky to have lauren meyer or historian and Landscape Architectsts serving s moderator to kick off this event. Lauren has a longstanding relationship with the olmstead having edited the list of Design Projects which were just mentioned as well as part of the near 12 volume thousands and thousands of pages. He is currently the cochair of the nonprofit partner of National Historic sites and with that welcome lauren. Thank you enough i can figure out the technology here i will pull up the next i might need someone. [inaudible conversations] there it is. Right in the middle. Welcome everyone to session to. Im going to kick off this panel covering sort of a flyover of the role of the olmstead and the National Park service. Followed by scholar and historian Hope Christian who looked into the work of Frederick Law Olmsted, jr. And ending with sam hodder who will talk about the importan
Most of the primary roads are covered with salt, they are in good shape but the secondary roads and the Higher Elevations are turning white now. We will have crews hitting those once daylight comes, the day shift working. But for right now watch out on the secondary roads. Zack even in the overnight hours your crews were working out there as well because of the wind and downed trees. What are you seeing now . We have had a lot of downed trees overnight. The winds have been very rough, especially in the higher mountains. We have probably had 2030 trees down tonight. The crews are getting out, finishing up some of them right now as they are transitioned over to snow removal. Zack i know we have four county trucks out. We have two contracted trucks as well and they are taking out the salt. But there is other treatment on the roadways . We put down a salt and sand mixture, the sand help with the traction right now especially with some of the areas might be turning a little icy. The sand wi
And 50s for the upstate. We will talk about bad weather in just a few minutes. Allyson thank you. Taking a look at the roads. If you are driving, be careful. Highway 441 is closed due to snow and ice. You are taking a look at i85 around white horse road in the area. Everything looking good. We do have downed power lines. West washington is closed with issues from the storm yesterday around the greenville Water Treatment building. However lines down in Travelers Rest at Ebenezer Church road and old white horse road, so watch for those. An accident with injuries on ballard road near cherokee road in Anderson County, so be careful as you head out the door. 385 the speed limit drive that still some debris in the road. I have been 385, looking good. Our Hilton Greenville skycam geoff the wind was something yesterday. They battered our area and took down power lines and disable traffic lights. Allyson wyff news 4s aly myles with a look at some of the damage live from west main street in spar
The 27th Annual Bluff Mountain Festival is scheduled for June 15, 2024 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on the grounds of the Hot Springs Resort and Spa in Hot Springs, NC