http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,93,0,0,html The staff of five in PEC's Charlottesville office works with citizens to build excellent communities and protect rural land in this historically and culturally rich area that has been recognized as one of America http://pecva.org/_images/logos/pec/Logo336633-113x82-5bit.gif http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,93,0,0,html Piedmont Environmental Council 60 en (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. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,477,4187,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,477,4187,-1,html (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. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,477,4166,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,477,4166,-1,html (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. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,4165,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,4165,-1,html The Western Bypass just north of a Charlottesville is a $200-500 million road project that prior VDOT studies show wouldn't relieve congestion on 29 north. All the same, proponents are pushing hard to get the road built. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,4136,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,4136,-1,html Albemarle Supervisors dropped the County's membership in Local Governments for Sustainability, and suspended their own rules, in order to express support for the ill-advised and extremely expensive Western Bypass. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,4017,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,4017,-1,html In recent months, one of Albemarle's most cost-effective environmental initiatives, as well as the county's participation in a joint planning effort with the city and UVa have come under attack. Read more in our May 2011 email alert and take action! http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,3978,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,3978,-1,html 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 Learn how to get involved and lessen the impacts of a transmission line through this historic neighborhood. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,3310,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,3310,-1,html Check out our Buy Fresh Buy Local website and download your 2010 guide to Charlottesville Area farms, farmers markets, wineries, restaurants and more. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,3062,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,3062,-1,html During the week of April 12th, 2010, PEC hosted Ian Lockwood, a nationally renowned transportation engineer and designer, who initiated a community discussion on the future of the Rt. 22/231 corridor. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,3036,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,3036,-1,html According to a new report by local the stream monitoring organization Streamwatch, there has been little improvement in the health of area streams. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,2634,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,2634,-1,html VDOT has released a preliminary blueprint for the Rt. 29 Corridor. While some of VDOT's recommendations have merit, others would, if built, fuel even more of the low density sprawl that has created transportation problems in the first place. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,478,2616,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,478,2616,-1,html Charlottesville Tomorrow has provided a podcast of the July 13th meeting which updated citizens on future plans for Route 29 in the Charlottesville-Albemarle region and the entire Route 29 corridor. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,2391,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,2391,-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 Fresh, local produce is now available to northern Albemarle residents with the arrival of the new Forest Lakes Farmers Market on Tuesdays from 4pm-7pm. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,478,1249,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,478,1249,-1,html This community has worked hard to develop water supply plan for the next 50 years. Find out where the plan currently stands and how you can get involved. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,1188,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,166,1188,-1,html PEC is pleased to announce that the Charlottesville area air monitor began operating at Albemarle High School on April 1st. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,478,1078,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,478,1078,-1,html After working on these three rural area protection measures for many years, PEC is pleased to announce that the Albemarle Board of Supervisors voted on February 6th to implement critical provisions of the County’s Rural Areas Plan. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,478,1025,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,478,1025,-1,html