Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains is pleased to announce the awarding of the “Jane Pratt Blue Ridge Mountains Education Award” to a Zach Konicke, a graduating senior from Loudoun Valley High School who will be attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the Fall. Zach […]
The third round of public input is scheduled with meetings between May 14 and May 24, 2018. The entire draft General Plan and Countywide Transportation will be available for review and comment. The format has exhibits and opportunity for the public input. The first meeting […]
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AT&T’s proposed monopole on Short Hill Mountain at 12355 White Rock Road, Purcellville, VA 20132, is indicated on the plats as a 150 foot structure capped with a 5 foot antenna. The proposed location for the monopole, at approximately 1,424 feet altitude, already has clear line […]
Join members of the Blue Ridge Conservation Alliance for an interactive discussion featuring excerpts from “Hometown Habitat,” a documentary that challenges traditional ideas about how we manage our properties and what we can do to promote biodiversity.
Check out this video from our friends at Piedmont Environmental Council, featuring our neighbor, Robert Duvall! https://www.pecva.org/land-conservation/1332-help-protect-virginia-s-piedmont
Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains presented the 2017 “Friend of the Mountain Award” to longtime environmental advocate W. Joseph Coleman, Jr. at their Annual Meeting, November 30, 2017 at Doukenie Winery near Hillsboro, Virginia. At the ceremony Joe was presented with a plaque which reads: […]