Current Issues
What's going on and how you can get involved.
There is currently a quarantine of Emerald Ash Borer, a beetle that attacks and kills ash trees. Without a permit, live ash material, green wood, chips, or compost cannot be moved out of the quarantine area.
July 28, 2008. PEC Press Release.
July 16, 2008. PEC Press Release.
For better and worse, growth is changing the face of Loudoun.
Loudoun County has been one of the fastest growing counties in the U.S. since the late 1990s and, was the fastest growing county in the nation from 2000 - 2006, among counties with a population greater than 100,000.
PEC has been working with the Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) and the Town of Leesburg on a project to improve Leesburg's urban watersheds.
The Loudoun Outdoors Guide is now online! In addition to information on hiking and wildlife, water recreation and biking trails in Loudoun County, you can enjoy interactive maps and links to additional information for each park.
May 21, 2008. PEC News Release.
