Here are our 2022 photo contest winners! Take a look at these incredible images from around the Virginia Piedmont.
Ways to Get Involved
There are many ways to make a difference and many skill sets that are important for our work. Please address any general inquiries to pecnews@pecva.org.

Help choose our photo contest winners
Here are the 2022 PEC Photo Contest finalists. Take a look and vote for your favorites now!

This September, Orvis Giveback Days Will Raise Money for The Piedmont Environmental Council’s Tree Planting Program
During the month of May, when you shop at your local Orvis store in Arlington, Leesburg or Tysons Corner part of your purchase goes to support local land and water conservation efforts! For every purchase over $10, Orvis will donate $10 on your behalf to The Piedmont Environmental Council as a part of their Giveback Days campaign.

PEC’s Annual Photo Contest
The 2022 PEC Photo Contest is here! Submit your best landscape, wildlife, portrait and street photography from our nine-county region by September 30!

Earth Day Tree Planting at the Volgenau Property
Last week, with the help of 56 volunteers, we planted 550 trees along the banks of Thumb Run on the Volgenau property in Fauquier County.

2021 at the Community Farm
2021 was our best year yet at the Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows! Thanks to the help of more than 750 volunteers over the course of the year, we were able to donate approximately 35,000 pounds of fresh produce to our friends at Loudoun Hunger Relief!

2021 Photo Contest Winners & Finalists
Announcing the winners of our 2021 Photo Contest!

2021 Photo Contest
we need your help to select the winners! Voting is easy — first, check out all the photos in the slideshow! Then, use the form to select your favorite finalist from each of our categories: Beautiful Landscapes, Native Plants and Wildlife, People and Places, and the Youth Category (ages 17 and under).

Video: Meadows Farm Tree Planting
WATCH: PEC staff and volunteers planted 300 trees at Meadows Farm in Fauquier County on Earth Day!

Spring Update from the Community Farm
Our third season is underway with more than 12,000 seedlings in the greenhouse.