Fall for Bats – Sat., Nov. 18
Fall for Bats – Saturday November 18 Bridgewater Municipal Building Arey Assembly Hall 201 Green St., Bridgewater, VA 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. No registration required
News Archive
Article Published in Overlook ATJ Summer 2017
“Civilizations (like glaciers) come and go, but the mountain and its forest continue the course of creation’s destiny. and in this we mere humans can take part — by fitting our civilization to the mountain.” Overlook ATJ Summer 2017 “The problem of living is, at bottom, […]
Learning Mountain Stewardship, Discovering Friends
How the mountain found me, and how I changed By Peter Weeks Eight years ago, nostalgic for the Green Mountains of Vermont where I lived for many years, a real estate agent showed me a property on the Blue Ridge with stunning views of the […]
Free National Geographic Environmental Film Preview Screening
Tuesday, June 20, 2017 – 7:00 PM Goose Creek Friends Meeting 18204 Lincoln Road Lincoln, VA 20132 Don’t miss the opportunity to attend an advanced free screening of From the Ashes, a groundbreaking new documentary produced by Radical Media in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies that goes beyond the […]
2017 Jane Pratt and Jed Shilling Awards
Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains is pleased to announce the awarding of the “Jane Pratt Blue Ridge Mountains Education Award” to two graduating High School Seniors in our 5-county project area (Loudoun, Clarke, Fauquier, and Rappahannok, in VA., and Jefferson, WV). This year’s recipients, […]
Mushrooms, Tanagers, and Respite
A little time on the in the woods to regain perspective By Irv Snyder Today’s solo hike was prompted by a week of frustration from dealing with problems related to hardware (broken tractor) and software (wrestling with a computer program conundrum). All are largely resolved […]
The Blue Ridge and I
The AT, the Blue Ridge, and 50 years of memories By Mark Shields Many people don’t know my background. That’s fine with me. Because with the advent of “The Information Highway,” I’m finding that the more people don’t know about me, the better off I […]
Call for FBRM Board Nominees
The Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains is looking for help! We are actively recruiting new Board members who can join our vibrant and growing organization. The Board is the primary group responsible for ensuring we fulfill our mission to preserve, enhance and celebrate the […]