The AT, the Blue Ridge, and 50 years of memories By Mark Shields Many people don’t know my background. That’s fine with me. Because with the advent of “The Information Highway,” I’m finding that the more people don’t know about me, the better off I […]
The Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains is looking for help! We are actively recruiting new Board members who can join our vibrant and growing organization. The Board is the primary group responsible for ensuring we fulfill our mission to preserve, enhance and celebrate the […]
The Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains wants to make sure you are aware of the expansion at Mount Weather. We are not opposing it and realize it is not subject to public hearing, just encouraging FEMA and Homeland Security to maintain best practices policy on […]
In 2015, Friends received a gift and a challenge. The gift was the generous offer, from a longstanding member of Friends, of seed money in the amount of $5,000 to start an endowment for the sake of ensuring that we could fund, over the indefinite […]
You are invited to Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains 2016 Annual Meeting Join us for an autumn afternoon of good food and live music in celebration of Friends’ year in review Sunday, November 13th 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. at the Barns of Rose Hill […]
As we enter the summer months, the Friends board and our committees have been checking in with our work plans. At our annual Strategic Planning meeting in February, when it was only a little colder than it was a couple of weeks ago, the board […]
Dear Friends and Neighbors, As we indicated in our post of May 19, 2016, AT&T is proposing to construct a 160,000 square foot facility (the equivalent of nearly 3 football fields) on their property at the top of Short Hill Mountain. The proposed structure would […]
With little public notice or input, the Loudoun County Planning Commission has voted to approve AT&T’s request for a commission permit to build a 160,000 square foot (3.5 acre), 35 foot tall facility on the ridge of Short Hill Mountain in western Loudoun. The Commission’s […]