New Blue Ridge PBS production to be broadcast statewide

(Roanoke, Va.)—"Virginia State Parks: 75 Years and Still Growing," a new documentary premiering June 11 at 7 p.m. on Blue Ridge PBS, invites viewers to share in the natural beauty and compelling stories behind many of Virginia’s most spectacular public treasures. Blue Ridge PBS and Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) are partnering on this statewide public television initiative, visiting all 35 state parks to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Virginia’s award-winning state parks system.

"We are crisscrossing the commonwealth for this spectacular documentary, from the Blue Ridge mountains to the coastal beaches," said Julie Newman, Blue Ridge PBS executive producer. "Our Emmy Award-winning production team has filmed wild ponies grazing on mountain grasses in Grayson Highlands State Park, dolphins playing in the surf off of False Cape State Park, and so much more."