Our Mission

Photograph by Mike Belknap
Bull Run Mountains Conservancy, Inc. (BRMC) is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1994 to protect the Bull Run Mountains Region through education, research, and stewardship.
BRMC promotes the preservation and the improvement of natural resources on and around the Bull Run Mountains through educational, charitable, and scientific means for the benefit of the general public.
The Bull Run Mountains are the most easterly mountain chain in Virginia, and include unique ecosystems and headwaters of the Occoquan and Goose Creek watersheds.
Education.
BRMC offers educational programs to adults and children, with a strong link to local history. We served nearly 3,000 children and adults with over 4,500 impact hours in 2021through in-person programs, volunteer activities and social media outreach. Of these, 1,000 children and adults with over 3,200 impact hours were in-person education programs. Our programs and volunteer projects provide citizens a chance to make a difference and stay active. Our participants and volunteers are geographically diverse.
Research.
Research underpins our education program. For 28 years, BRMC has sponsored and assisted numerous baseline studies that add important data to our understanding of the landscape. These studies have focused on stream/water quality, forest ecology/health, insect surveys including important pollinator populations of butterflies, moths, and beetles, American Chestnut restoration, and the impact of white nose syndrome on bat fauna populations.
Stewardship.
We have facilitated the creation and utilization of conservation lands on and around the Bull Run Mountains. BRMC's vision is for an active and healthy community, where preservation is not a hands-off policy, but and engaged and committed endeavor by people who love and care for our Piedmont landscape. When that is accomplished, we will have both a healthier environment and community.
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Our Board

Andrea B. Currier
President
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Callie Broaddus
Vice-President

Susan Southard
Secretary

Sandy Surabian
Treasurer

Doug E. Fout
Board Member

Jack Kotz
Board Member

Tim Dunn
Board Member

Peter Fakoury
Board Member

Kathleen Higgins
Board Member

Rita Morency

Fritz Reuter
Board Member
Board Member

Dr. Jonathan L.
Shurberg
Board Member
Our Staff


Executive Director
Communications Manager/Building Caretaker

Assistant Director