Did You Know?
The demand for Parkway services has continued to increase while the Parkway’s budget has decreased in recent years.
Woody Crenshaw
Owner
Floyd Country Store
Craftsman and entrepreneur and owner of Crenshaw Lighting – a nationally known custom chandelier studio – as well as the Floyd Country Store, Woody is also a restorer of historic buildings. For many years, he has been an advocate for the creative economy of Southwest Virginia. He is a current and founding president of ’Round the Mountain, Southwest Virginia’s Artisan Network; vice president of the The Crooked Road, Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail; and vice chairman of the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission. He is founding and current president of SustainFloyd, a nonprofit created to develop sustainable economic strategies for Floyd County and other rural communities.
A 24-year resident of Floyd County, he lives with his wife, Jackie, in a passive solar cabin he built near the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Presentation
Environmental Tourism – The Next Generation
This presentation will focus on reinventing our relationship with the natural world and provide a vision for the Parkway and Parkway communities by transitioning to an economic strategy that emphasizes environmental and cultural assets along the Parkway corridor. Using the Parkway corridor to develop 21st century programs that raise the bar as a sustainable region, as illustrated by what’s unfolding in Floyd County Virginia, will be addressed.
