Friends president Peter Weeks, left, presents the Friend of the Mountain award to Dee and Bob Leggett at a January 17 reception in their honor. The Leggetts were honored for their decades of conservation in the Blue Ridge On Saturday January 17, Friends of the Blue […]
Gem Bingol, a Piedmont Environmental Council field representative in Loudoun County for more than 25 years, will receive the Friend of the Mountain honor from the Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains at the group’s annual celebration in Clarke County, Va. The event, which is open […]
Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains has selected a conservation legend in the Blue Ridge and Shenandoah Valley. George Ohrstrom was honored with the Friend of the Mountain award at a special event in his honor November 5 in Round Hill, Va. George is the […]
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 […]
Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains presented the 2017 “Friend of the Mountain Award” to longtime environmental advocate W. Joseph Coleman, Jr. at their Annual Meeting, November 30, 2017 at Doukenie Winery near Hillsboro, Virginia. At the ceremony Joe was presented with a plaque which reads: “In recognition of his […]
Rebekka Prinz, FBRM board member, presents the 2015 Friend of the Mountain Award to the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. The 2015 Friend of the Mountain Award was presented to the Potomac Appalachain Trail Club “in recognition of their longstanding work through volunteer efforts, education, and advocacy to protect the […]
Al Van Huyck, 2014 Recipient of the “Friend of the Mountain” Award. The 2014 Friend of the Mountain Award was presented to Al Van Huyck, founding member of Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and former President of the Friends Board of Directors, for his commitment and leadership […]