Littleton: Watch the debate for Loudoun's future Because Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains cares about Loudoun’s future: The debates will be moderated by the Coalition of Loudoun Towns (COLT), the Loudoun Times-Mirror and Loudoun Now. For the next few weeks, community members can submit questions through...
A lovely early summer day and the rustic facility at Coolspring, on the Shenandoah River Campus, site of the Cool Spring Battlefield, provided an ideal setting for “BRCA: the Partnership in Motion,” an event convened by the Blue Ridge Conservation Alliance (BRCA) on June 20th. After a...
On June 15th Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains helped sponsor the Round Hill Appalachian Trail Festival at B Chord Brewery. The Festival celebrated the Town of Round Hill receiving the coveted designation from the ATC as an "Appalachian Trail Community." The Blackburn Center on the Blue...
Dear Friends of Friends, Recently we lost someone who has been at the core of Friends’work over the past 5+ years. Jed Shilling, recently retired Friends Board member, died of complications of ALS in California where he had moved in December to be close to his...
Early Giving has started | Give Choose: May 7 Give Choose is a 24-hour day of giving organized by the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties to benefit local charities serving our community. The goal: inspire the community to come together to give generously to charities...
The future of Loudoun County will be determined within the next 90 days. The Planning Commission submitted their 2040 Comprehensive Plan to the Board of Supervisors on March 26th, starting the clock for the Board of Supervisors to take action. We have one more chance to...
Over 30 scouts, their parents, and many volunteers gathered at Sleeter Lake Park Saturday morning to plant 22 trees, a pollinator garden, and remove brush from the Park grounds. Thanks to the volunteers and donors with Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains who made the...
Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains presented special awards totaling $500 at the 38th Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Regional Science & Engineering Fair (RSEF), held this year at Riverside High School in Leesburg. A record-breaking 324 students participated in this event, an increase of...