Greene County
PEC serves as an asset to citizens in Greene who seek to protect this traditionally agricultural community from increasingly rapid development.
January 13, 2012 PEC Press Release
(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.
Creekside, a 400-acre site in the southeastern corner of Greene County was approved for 800 single-family homes in 2006. Now the developer wants to change the plan to 600 single-family homes plus 580 townhomes—an almost 50% increase in density.
Farmers are using a unique incentive program coordinated by PEC to fence their livestock out of streams, improving water quality.
Greene County is considering a rezoning for a development of nearly 1,200 homes--and moving forward on a $35 million water supply plan that banks on rapid growth.
The 2011 Photo Contest results are in -- Congratulations to Molly Peterson, Edward Payne, James Marshall and Tom Lussier for winning their respective categories-- and to Molly Peterson for winning the favorite photo overall! View the winning photos here.
What's going on and how you can get involved.
Find an upcoming event near Greene County.
Landowners in Greene protected over 660 acres in 2010, bringing the easement total to over 8,700 acres.
Newspaper, TV, and radio reports on the issues shaping Greene County.
The map library for Greene County currently includes maps of prime farmland, historic districts, over 8,700 acres of land in conservation easement, and more.
Links to city, county, and town websites, as well as links to local offices for select statewide departments.
Contact information for Brian Higgins and Rex Linville.
