Donnie Wahlberg did everything in his power to save "Blue Bloods" before having to walk away and focus on creating a spinoff.

During an interview with Fox News Digital, the actor explained that everyone involved in the drama crime series "fought so hard" to keep the series alive, but the traditions of the Reagan family will live on in "Boston Blue."

"When it ended, we thought, 'Okay, some of the network's gonna come and say, let's keep going.' And nobody came, and it was kind of like we were all in denial about it," he said about "Blue Bloods."

Wahlberg explained that the opportunity presented itself to produce "Boston Blue."

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"It was heavy, you know?" he said. "It's, like, how do I do this? Like, how does [his character] Danny Reagan carry on? You know, how do we create this new world for this character and how do we do it in another city, not in New York?"

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Wahlberg explained that everyone involved in "Blue Bloods" — from the cast and crew to the caterers and the props department — was very important to him.

"They became part of our family. You know, the viewers are saying, like, ‘How do we keep going with a "Blue Blood" spinoff without the whole family?’ And I share that. How do we do that, right?" he asked.

"Blue Bloods" was a drama that followed the Reagan family's involvement in the New York Police Department. Wahlberg told Fox News Digital that he can't give too much away about "Boston Blue," but a Reagan is always just a "phone call away."

"It was definitely a challenge to take on this opportunity, but I kept saying to myself, you know, if I'm really sincere about wanting ‘Blue Bloods’ to carry on, here's an opportunity to do it," he said.

"Now, it's just Danny going to this new world, but I can't say a lot about it — but I could say, if he's a Reagan, it will never be just Danny. There'll always be a Reagan a phone call away. And the traditions that the Reagans have, Danny wouldn't abandon those traditions."

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CBS aired the final episode of "Blue Bloods" on Dec. 13. The hit series starred Wahlberg, Tom Selleck, Will Estes and Bridget Moynahan.

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After the finale aired, Wahlberg penned an emotional letter to Selleck on Instagram.

"Fourteen years of calling this man my cast mate, my commissioner, my friend and — whether it was on screen or off — calling him DAD! It’s been an honor, my dear friend. Thank you for leading the way and for always trusting in me. Thank you for being a father figure, and a leader, to all of us on the set of Blue Bloods. Our tour has ended, but the friendship, admiration, respect and memories, will remain. Happy Blue Bloods Finale Friday," he wrote.

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"Love you, Dad. All my gratitude, Donnie aka Danny aka Son," his caption concluded.

CBS announced in February that Wahlberg will reprise his role as Danny Reagan on "Boston Blue." The rest of the cast has not been announced, and the series is set to debut in the fall.

Hurricane Helene devastated towns across the south in September, causing record rainfall and triggering historic flooding.

Seven months later, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is still on the ground leading the clean-up effort in western North Carolina – one of those towns being Lake Lure.

A waterpark in the town, which would normally be busy prepping for its peak season, currently has no running water to fill pools or operate watersides as water has been cut off, so that debris can be removed.

Engineer George Minges said there is close to ten feet of debris under the silt and sand in some areas of Lake Lure.

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"It's this avalanche of soil and trees and rocks and homes. All these came down the river here and were deposited in the lakes," Minges said.

USACE Col. Brad Morgan said his team has spent months cleaning fragments of storm-damaged trees and other debris from waterways.

"At least 75% of the storm-generated debris from Hurricane Helene had found its way into some type of waterway within Western North Carolina," Morgan said. "We've got some specialized equipment we brought in from the Gulf of America. It's been out here working since November."

The USACE has also cleared roadways and is still hauling debris from homes and businesses.

"We probably have 7,000 private property parcels that we'll clean up. L.A. has about 9,000. So just that one part of this disaster response is equal in the size of that of L.A.," Morgan said.

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Lake Lure Mayor Carol Pritchett said the town relied on contractors for the first three weeks, but the USACE has brought the town much further along.

"With the Army Corps of Engineers, they actually began three weeks after Helene, and it was a God-send. We would not be where we are today, truthfully, without them," Pritchett said.

Pritchett said the town has a great emergency management plan in place for hurricanes, but the power of Hurricane Helene was unexpected.

"We had a great emergency plan," Pritchett said. "It was based on and predicted on what the general perspective of what a hurricane has always meant to someone in these western North Carolina mountains … This was just not that hurricane."

The Army Corps of Engineers has removed more than 5 million cubic yards of debris in western North Carolina since helping with clean-up efforts in the area. Officials said the goal is to remove all debris by July.