Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains presented their annual Friend of the Mountain Award to the “SWAT Team” of the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition (LCPCC) at their annual meeting on November 24, 2019 at Bluemont Vineyard, Bluemont, Virginia. The award reflected efforts beginning in February, 2018, during the Loudoun County 2040 Comprehensive Plan […]
Save the date for our Annual Meeting Thursday, November 14, 2019 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm Bluemont Vineyard
Here are some photos from the Bluemont Fair. Thanks to everyone who volunteered or visited our booth this year!
Littleton: Watch the debate for Loudoun’s future Because Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains cares about Loudoun’s future: The debates will be moderated by the Coalition of Loudoun Towns (COLT), the Loudoun Times-Mirror and Loudoun Now. For the next few weeks, community members can submit questions through an online form. Representatives from COLT, the Loudoun Times-Mirror and […]
On June 15th Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains helped sponsor the Round Hill Appalachian Trail Festival at B Chord Brewery. The Festival celebrated the Town of Round Hill receiving the coveted designation from the ATC as an “Appalachian Trail Community.” The Blackburn Center on the Blue Ridge above Round Hill is a favorite overnight destination for […]
Dear Friends of Friends, Recently we lost someone who has been at the core of Friends’work over the past 5+ years. Jed Shilling, recently retired Friends Board member, died of complications of ALS in California where he had moved in December to be close to his daughters and their families. As the spouse of Jane Pratt, […]
Early Giving has started | Give Choose: May 7 Give Choose is a 24-hour day of giving organized by the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties to benefit local charities serving our community. The goal: inspire the community to come together to give generously to charities that make our community the best place to grow up […]
The future of Loudoun County will be determined within the next 90 days. The Planning Commission submitted their 2040 Comprehensive Plan to the Board of Supervisors on March 26th, starting the clock for the Board of Supervisors to take action. We have one more chance to get it right! The 2040 plan calls for an additional 27,500 residential […]