Join Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains for a Spring clean-up party as we work to remove invasive species from Blue Ridge Regional Park! We will gather at 1:00 p.m. and work for two hours before enjoying refreshments in the park. Please wear long-sleeved shirts, […]
Friends will again host a booth at the Earth Day @ Loudoun Family Festival on April 26, 2015, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come visit us and other local conservation organizations, gather conservation resources and ideas, and enjoy fun family activities, live music, and […]
This year Friends is looking to raise membership by another 20% through, in addition to our general membership development efforts, a targeted outreach to landowners on the Blue Ridge. As part of this effort, landowners will receive information provided by the Virginia Department of Forestry about how […]
On November 12th representatives from more than 20 conservation and public organizations met at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge in Front Royal, to launch the Blue Ridge Coalition. The Coalition, designed to leverage the impact of diverse […]
Volunteer Day at Blue Ridge Regional Park was a success! We enjoyed beautiful weather and got lots of work done pulling and cutting invasive vegetation from the remaining stone wall. We also made progress in the ongoing battle with oriental bittersweet and bamboo-two particularly troublesome […]
On May 9th, Friends hosted the first of two planned Volunteer Days in 2014 to continue the work of restoring the 168-acre Blue Ridge Regional Park off Mountain Road between Bear’s Den and Mt. Weather. The focus of the work on the 9th was the […]
Half of humanity depends directly on mountains as a source of fresh water. Mountains also provide critical resources, recreation opportunities, and spiritual renewal. Our Blue Ridge Mountains represent all of these – the highest headwaters of the Potomac and other watersheds, and a vital source […]
Approximately 60 folks gathered at the Barns at Rose Hill in Berryville, VA, for our Annual Meeting, November 17th, 2013. The evening opened with a visit to the Clarke County History Museum where members enjoyed a brief presentation on the history of the County. Following the visit to the […]