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332023 LCPS Regional Science & Engineering Fair

2023 LCPS Regional Science & Engineering Fair

Apr 18, 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 Mountains’ is to encourage local students – who represent […]

34Give Choose is March 28, 2023

Give Choose is March 28, 2023

Mar 27, 2023

35Conservation Easement Event, March 28, 2023

Conservation Easement Event, March 28, 2023

Mar 23, 2023

Please Join Us Barbeque and Seminar: Land Preservation through Conservation Easements ‐‐ Financial & Tax Benefits You are cordially invited to attend a barbeque dinner and seminar at Shadow Creek in Purcellville on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 6:00 pm. The topic of the seminar will be […]

36Loudoun Planning Commission Hears Zoning Ordinance Concerns

Loudoun Planning Commission Hears Zoning Ordinance Concerns

Jan 29, 2023

Loudoun Planning Commission Hears Zoning Ordinance Concerns   “Most of us acknowledge that we are approaching potentially catastrophic climate change. The mountains are our ally,” Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains President Peter Weeks said, urging changes to mountainside protections. https://www.loudounnow.com/news/loudoun-planning-commission-hears-zoning-ordinance-concerns/article_c60c7198-9cd8-11ed-bfcd-37c82de8468b.html  

37A excerpt from a speech delivered by our president at the Loudoun County Planning Commissioners on January 24, 2023

A excerpt from a speech delivered by our president at the Loudoun County Planning Commissioners on January 24, 2023

Jan 26, 2023

The following is an excerpt from a speech delivered by Peter Weeks to the Loudoun County Planning Commissioners on January 24th on the subject of rewriting the mountain ordinances: My name is Peter Weeks and I am a homeowner from Bluemont and for the last […]

38Loudoun County Planning Staff will NOT recommend prohibiting any land uses from the Mountain Overlay District

Loudoun County Planning Staff will NOT recommend prohibiting any land uses from the Mountain Overlay District

Dec 20, 2022

Alert for Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains Loudoun County Planning Staff will NOT recommend prohibiting any land uses from the Mountain Overlay District As you know, the decisions regarding Loudoun County’s new zoning ordinance are going to shape development in the Blue Ridge Mountains […]

39The Blue Ridge Mountains: A friend at risk – published in Loudoun Now November 2022

The Blue Ridge Mountains: A friend at risk – published in Loudoun Now November 2022

Nov 15, 2022

https://www.loudounnow.com/opinion/the-blue-ridge-mountains-a-friend-at-risk/article_f247ec14-6273-11ed-9363-8f9259830201.html?fbclid=IwAR30mBfMBwV57B55fSEtBInxEAG4urS2w9SN-soVaSUm5n7wIKdULI9RUUc The Blue Ridge Mountains: A friend at risk By Larry Malone Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains and other conservation groups have grave concerns about the inadequate protections for the Blue Ridge Mountains provided by Loudoun’s current draft of a new zoning ordinance A […]

40Letter to the Editor, published in Loudoun Now, November 4, 2022

Letter to the Editor, published in Loudoun Now, November 4, 2022

Nov 14, 2022

https://www.loudounnow.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letter-peter-weeks-friends-of-the-blue-ridge-mountains/article_66bb86b6-5bba-11ed-a6b3-5b73fae72ee1.html?fbclid=IwAR1I75qQuxuedszLJdcIj4WpTMaB6p0hbpGrwQnwLcYkcy2pE6i1IpFGeqs Editor: The current Loudoun Zoning Ordinance does not adequately protect our mountain resources from over-development. Following careful analysis of the draft ordinance, which was circulated for public comment in the spring/summer of 2022, we have four major concerns: • Inadequate Definition – The definition of the […]

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