CONSERVATION BLOG

Meet KPS Award Recipient, "Dairy farmer Ken Smith sees himself as a caretaker."

His family, his employees, his cows, the land: ‘They are my responsibility’ By Robin Earl / Times Staff Writer...

Protecting Fauquier’s Future

Trace this Citizens for Fauquier County timeline to grasp the important work they’ve been doing for decades (Just take a look around to...

CFFC's Letter to the PC Regarding the Borrego Solar Proposal

On behalf of Citizens for Fauquier County, President Kevin Ramundo submitted the below letter to the Planning Commission regarding the...

CFFC Adopt's a Highway

Citizens for Fauquier County has again committed to adopting a Virginia byway through the Virginia Department of Transportation's...

Kevin Ramundo Elected President of Citizens for Fauquier County

Citizens for Fauquier County, Fauquier’s oldest conservation nonprofit, begins the new year with Kevin Ramundo as president succeeding...

High Horsepower: Harnessing the Equine Economy

Virginia is for horses. Maybe that’s not how you’ve heard it, but considering the equine industry’s economic impact in the Old...

Tall Buildings, More Cars, Higher Taxes: New Comp Plan Has Big Changes for Warrenton

The wildly unpopular Warrenton Comprehensive Plan seeks to change Warrenton, and that change would be forever. The plan strives to drive...

Comprehensive Plan Threatens Warrenton's Water Resources

The proposed Warrenton Comprehensive Plan threatens the town’s reliable daily water supply with an aggressive 50 percent population...

Buy Fresh Buy Local

During these unprecedented times of people not being able to get the staples they want and need. Living in Fauquier County, we have...

CFFC, Clifton Institute Present Bugscaping: Regenerative Landscaping for the 21st Century

Plants and insects make our terrestrial ecosystems work. However, Science magazine and the National Academies of Science recently warned...

CFFC Salutes Rosenwald Schools

Citizens for Fauquier County is pleased to be a sponsor of the African American Historical Association’s recognition of the Fauquier...

Death by A Thousand Cuts – Why Special Exceptions Should Not be the Rule

MEMORANDUM TO: FAUQUIER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: JULY 17, 2019 CC: FAUQUIER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: LES CHEEK,...

Fauquier is Becoming a Dumping Ground for Nonagricultural Fill

Truck load after truck load of construction debris from Fairfax, Arlington and Prince William are being dumped in Fauquier despite the...

Often Ignored, Lives Worth Remembering

By Mary M. Root, CFFC Board Member For too long, American history has been told from the European point of view, without crediting all...

Donate to CFFC on Give Local Piedmont

By Amy Trotto, CFFC Vice President May 7 is Give Local Piedmont day, and CFFC is participating for the first time. Established in 2014...

Is Affordable Broadband Within Reach?

A Special Report by Citizens for Fauquier County We are living in an increasingly connected and data-heavy universe with a growing...