Update – Western Loudoun ZOAM Public Input Schedule The Loudoun County Transportation and Land Use Committee (TLUC) will hold the next public input session on the Western Loudoun Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZOAM 2024-0002) on Thursday April 24th. The topics for this hearing will include […]
General Assembly Rejects Oak Hill State Park for 2025 During the April 2nd special session, the Virginia General Assembly did not approve the budget amendment submitted by Governor Younkin that would have authorized Oak Hill State Park. The Governor’s proposal would have allowed the […]
Del. Geary Higgins (R-30) arranged for Governor Gov. Glenn Youngkin to tour the historic 1,240-acre Oak Hill property last week with local leaders, the Conservation Fund and owners Tom and Gayle DeLashmutt, whose family has owned the estate for 70 years. The Conservation Fund is […]
People You Should Know This is one in a series of occasional articles highlighting the people whose decisions, activities and work directly impact the ways in which we enjoy, use, celebrate and protect our wonderful Blue Ridge Mountains. Ashton Cole joined the Land Trust of […]
Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains will hold an auction this spring — Tax Day through Earth Day — April 15th through April 22nd. Please join us to bid on exciting adventures including Birding and Brunch at Cool Spring Battlefield with Annie Bradfield, Director of […]
According to Outside magazine fewer people are hiking the Appalachian Trail this year. The magazine quotes the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) as saying that the number of registered hikers in 2025 is almost 30% below 2024. “By mid-January in 2024, about 1,700 aspiring AT thru-hikers […]
The Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy will host its annual Spring native plant sale on Saturday April 5 at Morven Park from 9:00am to 2:00PM. See calendar listing here. Native plants add beauty and interest to your garden year-round and provide important habitat for wildlife. The Wildlife […]
Memorandum for Agriculture / Conservation Representatives From: Peter Weeks, President Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains Date: 11/5/2024 Subject: Concerns Regarding Commercial Development in the Mountain Overlay District You have been selected to represent Agriculture / Conservation interests at the first public input meeting of […]