http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,163,0,0,html Over 81,000 private acres are conserved in Albemarle, about 17% of the county, protecting one of America's most historic rural landscapes. http://pecva.org/_images/logos/pec/Logo336633-113x82-5bit.gif http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,163,0,0,html Piedmont Environmental Council 60 en View maps of protected lands, historic districts, scenic byways, and more. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,163,3716,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,163,3716,-1,html Listen to Rex Linville and Melissa Wiley discuss Buy Fresh Buy Local and its relationship to PEC's land conservation efforts on WINA. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,163,2229,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,163,2229,-1,html A recent PEC action alert email detailing the funding challenges facing Albemarle County's land conservation program, called ACE, may have created a new ally, Charlottesville City Council. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,163,2141,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,163,2141,-1,html One of the County’s land conservation tools is the Acquisition of Conversation Easements (ACE) program, where funds from the County’s general fund are used to purchase conservation easements. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,163,1539,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,163,1539,-1,html 6,889 acres were preserved in 2007, bringing the grand total to more than 73,000 acres of privately conserved land. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,163,944,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,163,944,-1,html