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73Romantics Support Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains

Romantics Support Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains

Mar 18, 2022

Are you a romantic? Do the mountains stir your soul? The Blue Ridge Mountains can inspire the romantic in us all. Have you been transfixed by a golden hued sunset over Short Hill or watched the sun’s slow, colorful descent from Bear’s Den? Have you […]

74The Decisions are Coming!

The Decisions are Coming!

Mar 16, 2022

The decisions are coming! Will cell towers be built on our Mountain Ridges? Will vacation rentals be built on our Mountain slopes? Will Loudoun County’s historic network of gravel roads be paved over? Will cul-de-sacs, pipestems and septic drain fields cover our prime agricultural soils? […]

75Happenings Around the Blue Ridge

Happenings Around the Blue Ridge

Mar 10, 2022

Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains  Give Choose Campaign We all take for granted the role the Blue Ridge Mountains play in our lives. The mountains clean our water, and convert our carbon dioxide to oxygen, the mountains slow our rainfall preventing erosion. And they […]

76Happenings Around the Blue Ridge February 24, 2022

Happenings Around the Blue Ridge February 24, 2022

Feb 24, 2022

March 29 – Give Choose Again, this year Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains will be participating in the Give Choose Campaign which will be held on Tuesday March 29th. The threats to our beloved Blue Ridge mountains range from climate change to increased development […]

77Happenings Around the Blue Ridge

Happenings Around the Blue Ridge

Feb 10, 2022

January 20 – FBRM Annual Meeting Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains hosted our annual meeting on Thursday January 20. While circumstances dictated a virtual meeting for the second year in a row, attendance was strong and we accomplished a great deal. The annual Friend of […]

78Happenings Around the Blue Ridge January 25, 2022

Happenings Around the Blue Ridge January 25, 2022

Jan 25, 2022

January 27 — 2022 Winter Session – Goose Creek Watch The Blue Ridge Conservation Alliance (BRCA) is dedicated to preserving and protecting a highly threatened portion of the Blue Ridge Mountains stretching from the Shenandoah National Park to the Potomac River. Join BRCA on January 27 […]

79Annual Meeting Invitation

Annual Meeting Invitation

Jan 17, 2022

80Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains Celebrates 15 Years!

Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains Celebrates 15 Years!

Jan 7, 2022

“I was just delighted to see and hear about so many important initiatives and a quick look at the members attending showed me the depth and quality of support.  Again, you guys are doing a great and important job.” Al Van Huyck Chairman, Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition “The Blue […]

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