Current Events and Issues
What's going on and how you can get involved. PEC conducts in-depth analysis of local issues relating the area's natural and community resources.
(Madison) Choose a community garden plot, learn about composting worms and building raised beds, and get advice for your home or community garden.
(Madison) Topics at this workshop will include mud management, ways to feed hay and complete chores more efficiently, and local success stories.
February 1, 2010. PEC Press Release.
Find out how you can get involved with the community garden planted in Madison County. All levels of gardeners are welcome, and plots should be available to plant crops by Mid-March, weather permitting.
Farmers who establish riparian buffers and install livestock-exclusion fencing along the Upper Hazel River Watershed may be eligible for to receive full reimbursement. Read more about the program and find out if you qualify.
The Madison County Board of Supervisors will meet on December 8, 2009 to hear a presentation from the PDR committee, and hopefully move forward with a public education program in 2010. Attend the meeting at 7:30pm to learn more about the program.
Over 634 acres of land were placed in conservation easement in Madison County during 2009, with more on the way. Find out more about some of the special lands protected.
Read more about this significant "round" barn constructed entirely of local materials by barn builder "Tiny" Dawson--and it's listed to the Virginia Landmarks Register and National Register of Historic Places.
A tri-county coalition of conservation groups is seeking to organize landowners in the Hughes River Watershed.
This group works to spread the word about conservation easements to landowners in Madison County.
Protecting farmland and the foothills of Shenandoah National Park.
