Contact: Mike Kane at (703)-669-2206 or at mkane[at]pecva.org

The Bull Run Mountains have long been recognized as a unique natural area that contains significant historic and natural resources within proximity to the Washington metropolitan area. The Virginia Outdoors Foundation Bull Run Mts Fund Mapholds title to approximately 2,500 acres in the Bull Run Mountains for the purposes of preserving and protecting the historic and natural resources therein for the benefit of the general public. Over the years, many studies have revealed the importance of the resources - the quality and diversity of the ecological communities, the unique geological features, the scenic values and the role of the mountains in water quality protection and supply. The Bull Run Mountains are a critical source of water for both Goose Creek and the Occoquan River, both of which provide drinking water to Northern Virginia.

Priorities are established by PEC and a Bull Run Mountains Fund Advisory Committee, including representatives from VOF, the Friends of Bull Run, and residents from Loudoun, Fauquier and Prince William Counties.

If you are interested in contributing to the Bull Run Mountains Fund, please call Mike Kane at 703-669-2207.

PEC Protects 314-acre Dairy Farm near Bull Run Mountains
In June 2001, PEC's Bull Run Mountain Fund completed the purchase of a conservation easement on the historic Fox Den Farm and Mountain Home Farm, which together form one of the last remaining dairy operations in Northern Fauquier County. The farms are owned by the Elgin Family, who has been farming the land since the late 1700s. The farming operation was at a critical juncture, and without the purchase of an easement the family may have had to sell some or all of the farm. The property is important to the Bull Run Mountains conservation area and surrounded by other land protected by conservation easements held by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. Over 90% of the property has prime agricultural soils, and Hungry Run and its tributaries flow throughout the property. For more information, please see our press release.

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