Volunteers Needed: Help Reduce Wildlife/Auto Accidents Loudoun County is the number one county in Virginia in terms of vehicle /wildlife accidents with 308 police reported incidents in 2022. Fauquier and Prince William ranked second and tenth, respectively, in the State. Most police reported incidents are […]
2023 Video Contest Project Please check out our final video compilation from our winners. https://friendsofblueridge.org/2023/07/19/capstone-video/ Butterfly Walk at Sweet Run State Park July 23 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Join Virginia Master Naturalist Anne Ellis on a leisurely walk along “Butterfly Alley” at the newly designated […]
A.T. Community Designation Ceremony Sunday, June 4, 2023 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Bear’s Den 18393 Blueridge Mountain Road Bluemont, VA On Sunday, June 4th, there will be a ceremony in which Bluemont will receive their formal A.T. Community Certificate from representatives of the A.T. […]
A shout out to Friends of the Blue RidgeMountains Charles Houston authored a nice Shout Out to Friends of the Blue RidgeMountains in the February 2023 edition of The Blue Ridge Leader & Loudoun Today “Memo to Friends of the Blue RidgeMountains – This group is a diligent advocate […]
Introduction As currently drafted (January 2023), the Loudoun County zoning ordinance would permit all uses allowed in zoning districts AR-1 or AR-2 to be built in the Mountain Overlay District (MOD). Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains and other conservation organizations contend that many […]
The current draft of the Loudoun County zoning ordinance (January 2023) establishes setback (Section 5.04.D) and performance standards (Sections 5.04.E and 5.04.F) for development in the Mountain Overlay District (MOD). Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains and other environmental and conservation organization contend that while […]
1/25/2023 The current draft of the Loudoun County zoning ordinance (January 2023) allows all land uses permitted in zoning districts AR-1 and AR-2 to be built in the Mountain Overlay District (MOD). Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains and other conservation organizations have identified fifteen […]
2/6/2023 The current draft of the Loudoun County zoning ordinance (January 2023) states that “the MOD is defined by the presence of certain natural features such as elevation, forests, steep slopes, unstable soils, and groundwater recharge areas that are commonly associated with these areas and […]