Wildlife & Fish Habitat
PEC works to protect fish and other aquatic creatures from pollution, conserve expanses of connected habitat and keep open the corridors needed by roaming or migrating animals.
This handout from our June 2010 tour in Rappahannock includes a list of resources for identifying wildlife-friendly native plants & finding suppliers.
PEC is teaching people to nurture nature --for instance by preserving wetlands, enhancing habitat for wildlife, cultivating native plants, protecting water quality, and practicing sustainable agriculture or forestry.
As PEC's Sustainable Habitat Program Manager, wildlife ecologist Dr. Kim Winter will help interested landowners improve habitat on their property.
Learn more about the Culpeper Basin Important Bird Area Habitat Restoration Project and how this cost-share program protects wildlife habitat and your watershed.
An 890 acre conservation easement near Warrenton protects wildlife habitat, provides outdoor classrooms and allows the community to interact closely with nature. Learn more in this article from the Spring 2009 Piedmont View.
While habitat fragmentation and other problems imperil some species of wildlife, past successes can encourage our efforts to conserve habitat and revitalized threatened species.
Read our Bird Habitat Guide to learn how to enhance bird habitat in the Piedmont and to attract birds to your own backyard.
Conservation of forests, restoration of water quality, attention to corridors, and the the cooperation of hunters and anglers can combine to protect vital habitat.
Learn more about protecting or enhancing wildlife habitats.
Newspaper, TV, and radio reports on wildlife habitat in the Piedmont.
