BLUE RIDGE RC&D WORKS ON NUMEROUS NATURAL RESOURCE AND HUMAN RESOURCE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS ACROSS OUR REGION. THESE INCLUDE WATER PROJECTS (E.G. STREAM RESTORATION, STREAM STABILIZATION, DAM REMOVAL AND AQUATIC ORGANISM PASSAGE, STORMWATER PROJECTS, WATERSHED PLANNING), RECREATION PROJECTS (PARK IMPROVEMENTS, GREENWAYS, BLUEWAYS), EDUCATION (WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION, NATIVE PLANTS AND POLLINATORS, SUSTAINABLE LAND AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOOL PROGRAMS), FORESTRY (PEST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT, PRESCRIBED FIRE, HABITAT IMPROVEMENT), AND ENERGY (RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY COST-SHARE PROGRAMS).