To preserve, enhance and celebrate the Blue Ridge Mountains as a valuable resource and treasured space for present and future generations
October 1 — Work Day at JK Black Oak: Plant Rescue — 9:00 am – Noon The Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy is sponsoring a workday at the JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary. The Sanctuary is a beautiful 87-acre wildlife preserve located in Lucketts. The habitat restoration project for this workday will be a plant rescue. Volunteers will dig […]
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Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains testifies at Planning Commission Public Hearing on the Draft Zoning Ordinance Peter Weeks, President of Friends, testified at the August 30th Planning Commission Public Hearing on the Draft Loudoun County Zoning ordinance. Peter testified about the importance of having the environmental and conservation policies of the Comprehensive plan codified […]
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August 1 to September 30 – Application — Future Harvest Beginner Farmer Training Program Future Harvest’s Beginner Farmer Training Program (BFTP) offers a 12-month immersive training experience that combines a comprehensive classroom curriculum with hands-on learning at some of the region’s leading sustainable farms. Applications for 2023 are open from August 1 to September 30. […]
Update – MDOD Zoning Regulations The public comment period for Loudoun County’s new Zoning Ordinance – including section 4.04—The Mountain Development Overlay District (MDOD) — ended July 18th. The County received more than 3,000 public comments. As of this morning (Thursday 8/11/2022) the County planning staff has made available to the public a “clean” version […]
Introducing Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains (FBRM) is pleased to announce that it has hired its first ever Executive Director — Larry Malone of Purcellville, Virginia. According to Friends President, Peter Weeks “For fifteen years Friends has relied upon a volunteer Board of Directors and our membership to help preserve, enhance, and celebrate the […]
July 18 – Public Comment Deadline–Draft Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance The deadline for the public to submit comments on the draft new Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance is Monday July 18th. The time for you to act is NOW. Friends has a number of concerns regarding the inadequate zoning protections for the Blue Ridge Mountains. These […]
Dear Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Loudoun County is in the process of writing a new zoning ordinance. A part of the new ordinance sets regulations for development in the Blue Ridge Mountains. In the ordinance this is known as the Mountain Development Overlay District (MDOD) and the regulations are in Section 4.04. What can […]