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 […]
2014 was a banner year for Friends in many respects: the official launch of the Blue Ridge Coalition; the inaugural presentation of the Jane Pratt Blue Ridge Mountains Award to Loudoun Valley High School senior Christina Nelson; and three new additions to our Board of […]
Friends’ Treasurer and Board member, Peter Weeks, is pleased to announce the hiring of Shannon Swartz, an experienced bookkeeper who will function on a part-time basis to handle Friends’ financial transactions and other administrative tasks. Since 2003 when she became a Certified Paralegal, Shannon has worked […]
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 […]
The 45th Annual Bluemont Fair took place September 20 and 21 during two beautiful warm and sunny days with large crowds both days numbering in the thousands. Our exhibit, situated under the covered porch of our office on Snickersville Turnpike in the heart of the […]
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 […]