On April 29, 2021, the National Sporting Library & Museum held a public webinar with staff from PEC about the the work being done to restore habitat for the brook trout. Check out the recording below, as well as a list of helpful resources. Check out more of NSLM’s events on their website at nationalsporting.org.
Slides from Presentation:
A list of some of the plant sales happening in our region during the spring season
For us, membership is about forging long-lasting partnerships with people who care deeply about their communities.
The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) is seeking to hire a Communications Specialist to promote PEC’s mission and programs through a mix of online and offline means.
Interested applicants should email a cover letter and resume to apply@pecva.org. The initial deadline for receipt of applications is April 15, 2021. However, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
PEC’s Land Conservation staff has assembled this easement packet filled with important information about conservation easements — including a sample PEC Easement and guidelines on how to proceed with donating a easement.
Our work is about showing up, speaking out, and empowering communities to show up and speak out.
Fauquier Habitat for Humanity has gone “green” with construction and landscaping of its 55th home. Last week, 15 volunteers and staff members transformed the Warrenton home’s small yard into vibrant, low-maintenance landscape with 217 native plants.
Over the past few years, the declining cost of solar panels, coupled with rising demand for green energy sources has spurred interest in the development of utility-scale solar facilities throughout Virginia. These facilities are often located in rural areas, consume numerous acres (many are well over 1000 acres) and are incorrectly referred to as solar farms. They have many of the same environmental benefits as rooftop solar. However, they more resemble light industrial sites and it is proving difficult at best to protect our natural, cultural, and historic resources from poorly sited facilities.
Read on for a series of short updates from each of PEC’s nine counties.
PEC’s Virtual House Party & Auction is closed for bidding, but the paddle raise is open through September 30.