The Birth Certificate

Goldie Taylor explains how America should understand the request for President Obama to prove his birth. The entire thing is well worth your time to watch.

The context of American history matters, and cannot be denied.

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Clean Streams Rally Monday

The Loudoun Clean Streams Coalition is a local organization dedicated to the preservation of our local water quality. It has been instrumental in raising awareness about our stressed streams, and advocating for rational, reasonable solutions like the Chesapeake Bay Protection Ordinance (CBPO). The Clean Streams Coalition will be holding a rally in front of the Loudoun County Government Center (1 Harrison St. SE, Leesburg VA) on Monday, May 2nd at 6pm to advocate for the Ordinance.

The Loudoun Clean Streams Coalition will hold a rally at the Loudoun County Government Center on Monday, May 2nd, 2011 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM and we invite you to add your voice and show your support for implementing the Chesapeake Bay Protection Ordinance (CBPO) as a critical way to protect our streams.

As discussed in detail on this website, we believe that implementing the CBPO is an important step toward protecting water quality in county streams – water that ultimately is withdrawn from the Potomac River and Goose Creek to be used for drinking water in most homes in the eastern half of Loudoun County. While we freely admit that the Riparian Buffers (streamside vegetated filter strips) protected by the CBPO will not solve all of the chemical and sediment pollution problems noted in county streams, they are already in place in many areas of the county, require little maintenance, work 24/7 to filter water BEFORE it enters the streams they abut, and are scientifically endorsed as very effective natural filters. Given the seriously compromised state of county streams and the already high levels of sediment and chemical pollutants in the Potomac, the CBPO makes not only good ecological sense but it will save many cents as well by saving the amount of time, money and effort needed by water treatment plants to bring river water to drinking water standards. - Loudoun Clean Streams

The CBPO is more than just smart policy, it's an important line in the fight over land use. The CBPO is really nothing more than a zoning regulation. Just like Leesburg can regulate the height of buildings downtown in the interests of community preservation, Loudoun can - and should - manage the use of land that directly impacts our water quality. Those opposed to the CBPO are fighting the very idea that the public has an interest in managing the impact that private land use has on neighbors, communities and future generations.

And streams like Catoctin, Goose Creek and Broad Run do have a direct and significant impact on our water quality. The Town of Leesburg gets all of its water from the Potomac River. The more work our local water authorities need to do to clean and filter the water we get from our rivers and streams, the higher our water rates will wind up being. It is entirely appropriate for our elected government to protect our collective, public interests. That is what the CBPO does. That is why I support it. And that's why I'm asking you to join us on Monday evening at the Loudoun Government Center.

Living With Wildlife

Supervisor Burk shared this information about upcoming sessions with the Loudoun Department of Animal Control.

Hello Friends,

I have attached a flyer announcing three public sessions titled, "Living with Wildlife in Loudoun County.” Animal Control, in cooperation with the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Loudoun County Health Department, will be conducting these sessions in response to the growing numbers of wildlife calls and the demand for quick and easy resolutions.

Attend one of these sessions and learn to safely cohabit with the wildlife in your landscape.

Kelly Burk

Wildlife Education Presentations

Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Ashburn Library
43316 Hay Road, Ashburn, VA
In the Story Time Room
7:00pm—9:00pm


Monday, May 9, 2011
Rust Library
380 Old Waterford Road, N.W., Leesburg, VA
In the Large Meeting Room
7:00pm—9:00pm


Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Purcellville Town Hall
130 E. Main Street, Purcellville, VA
In the Council Chamber Room
7:00pm—9:00pm

If you are seeing an increase in the frequency of wild visitors to your lawn, then these are for you.

Teachers Make a Difference

Mrs. Buskirk is a friend and fellow UVA graduate.

Yeah, you got that right. A public school teacher who got her degree from a public university is doing incredible, innovative things to inspire her students while living the ideal of continuous improvement. And all without a personal profit motive.