Loudoun County BOS July 25 Public Hearing on the Zoning Ordinance On Tuesday, July 25th the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors (BOS) held the first Public Hearing on the new Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. This is the beginning of the final – and most important — […]
2023 Video Contest Project Please check out our final video compilation from our winners. https://friendsofblueridge.org/2023/07/19/capstone-video/ Butterfly Walk at Sweet Run State Park July 23 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Join Virginia Master Naturalist Anne Ellis on a leisurely walk along “Butterfly Alley” at the newly designated […]
2023 Inaugural Video Contest Project Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains announces its seven high school scholarship winners in its 2023 Inaugural Video Contest Project. The project was to challenge senior Loudoun high school students, in their honors “Capstone” program, to create and produce short videos that support Friends […]
A.T. Community Designation Ceremony Sunday, June 4, 2023 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Bear’s Den 18393 Blueridge Mountain Road Bluemont, VA On Sunday, June 4th, there will be a ceremony in which Bluemont will receive their formal A.T. Community Certificate from representatives of the A.T. […]
Planning Commission Unanimous Vote to Strengthen MOD Protections At the May 11 Work Session, the Loudoun County Planning Commission unanimously voted to accept the staff recommended rewording of the Mountain Overlay District (MOD) —section 5.04 — of the draft zoning ordinance. The reworded MOD section […]
LCPS Regional Science & Engineering Fair Awards 2023 Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains was founded in 2007 to preserve, enhance, and celebrate the treasured historic, cultural, and ecological features of the Blue Ridge in our region. One of the goals of Friends of the Blue Ridge […]
March 28 – Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains is Sponsoring Conservation Easement Seminar Please join us on Tuesday March 28th 6:00 PM at Shadow Creek for a complimentary barbeque dinner and seminar. The topic of the seminar will be the value of preserving land through conservation easements, including […]
A shout out to Friends of the Blue RidgeMountains Charles Houston authored a nice Shout Out to Friends of the Blue RidgeMountains in the February 2023 edition of The Blue Ridge Leader & Loudoun Today “Memo to Friends of the Blue RidgeMountains – This group is a diligent advocate […]