Upcoming Events
Find upcoming events in or around Albemarle and Charlottesville. PEC tracks local events that offer great opportunities to get outside and enjoy the area.
(Albemarle) The City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission are hosting a series of community outreach workshops to inform citizens of the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan.
(Charlottesville) This two-day workshop is designed to help give communities a grounding in "transition": topics like how to we respond to issues of peak oil, economic crisis, climate change, and their impact on our local community.
(Charlottesville) Certified arborists, foresters, tree stewards and others will lead fourteen Tuesday morning classes on tree identification, tree biology, roots and soil, proper
planting and care, pruning, tree pests, and more.
The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) invites you to this two-day workshop that will help guide small and mid-sized private institutions toward including more local products in their food service menus.
(Albemarle) This Permaculture Design Course lays the foundation for understanding and working with natural systems to design sustainable environments that produce food, shelter, and energy.
(Charlottesville) The Piedmont Environmental Council is excited to bring Richard Louv, best-selling author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle, to the Piedmont. Join us at the Paramount Theater at 7pm. Tickets are $12/adult, $8/student.
(Albemarle) State Planners from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) are developing Virginia’s comprehensive plan for the acquisition, development and management of outdoor recreation and open space resources.
