June 11 — Round Hill Appalachian Trail Festival – FBRM is a sponsor Following 2,190 miles of mountain ridge lines, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (A.T.) crosses 14 states, from Maine to Georgia. It’s the longest and oldest marked footpath in the country—and, here in Round Hill,...
Regional Science Fair Awards Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains was a sponsor of the 2022 Loudoun County Regional Science and Engineering Fair (RSEF) which was held virtually March 11th through the 18th this year. The purpose of the fair, which has been held annually since 1982, is to...
Give Choose Thank you Thank you to all who supported Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains during the 2022 Give Choose Campaign. Friends met our goal of $4,000 during the campaign and won a prize for the most donors during the midnight to 8:00 AM...
The Give Choose 24-hour virtual marathon is tomorrow – March 29th. Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains depends upon your financial support. For those of you who may be night owls or early birds the Give Choosecampaign has a particular incentive. The organization that receives...
Are you an artist – painting, ceramics, poetry, photography, tapestry, music? Has your art drawn inspiration from the mountains? Perhaps a brooding, foggy, winter afternoon on a mountain trail has stirred your gothic soul, or maybe a glowing sunset from Bears Den has shown you...
By any measure the wine industry is huge, successful, and growing in Loudoun County. There are approximately 40 wineries and tasting rooms in the County, annual wine production is valued at more than $36 million, and there are in excess of 738 acres devoted to...
Give Choose Campaign There are only a few days left in the 2022 Give Choose Campaign. It ends on Tuesday March 29th. Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains relies upon the generous financial support of those who love and depend upon the Mountains. We ask...
If there were a secret military facility in our Blue Ridge Mountains – which of course there is not – I wonder how many people would work there? Can you imagine if there were hundreds of people living in and around the mountains and working...