http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,100,0,0,html PEC's Madison County office supports our land use and land conservation activities in the County. PEC is dedicated to promoting healthy communities and the preservation of Madison's rural character, environment and historic resources. http://pecva.org/_images/logos/pec/Logo336633-113x82-5bit.gif http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,100,0,0,html Piedmont Environmental Council 60 en VDOT is collecting comments on their plan to nearly double the width of the bridge over Mulatto Run on Scenic Rt. 231. Find out more in this Sept. 26, 2011 PEC email alert. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,4142,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,4142,-1,html The Madison County Comprehensive Plan is up for review and important sections calling for protection of farmland, scenic views, historic sites, and water quality are being stripped out. Learn more and attend a public hearing coming up this fall. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,4075,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,4075,-1,html If you live in Madison County within the Robinson River Watershed and have a septic tank, you may be eligible for grant funding for its maintenance, repair, or replacement of the system. Learn more about the program and find out if you qualify. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,100,4045,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,100,4045,-1,html Converting some of your yard to native plants means more bugs (which is good!), more birds, less mowing and more for kids to see and do outside. Read more in this 2011 article by PEC's Madison Field Officer, Beth Burnam. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,3808,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,3808,-1,html The Madison Farmers' Market opened for the season in April and will run through October 29, 2011. Come out to see what they have to offer on Saturday mornings at Hoover Ridge from 8am-12noon. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,3056,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,3056,-1,html The Comprehensive Plan is a community vision for Madison County. The plan spans 20 years, and is revised every 5. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,757,3052,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,757,3052,-1,html 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. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,757,2705,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,757,2705,-1,html 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. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,757,2704,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,757,2704,-1,html 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. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,2385,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,2385,-1,html 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. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,2278,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,200,2278,-1,html A tri-county coalition of conservation groups is seeking to organize landowners in the Hughes River Watershed. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,757,1005,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,757,1005,-1,html Over 23,000 acres protected throughout the Virginia piedmont through voluntary conservation easements. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,197,950,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,197,950,-1,html Newspaper, TV, and radio reports on issues affecting our quality of life, environment, and rural heritage in Madison County. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,198,447,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,198,447,-1,html This group works to spread the word about conservation easements to landowners in Madison County. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,197,277,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,197,277,-1,html