Greene County

PEC serves as an asset to citizens in Greene who seek to protect this traditionally agricultural community from increasingly rapid development.

Conservation Easement Enables Farm To Remain in Family for Fourth Generation

Posted on April 27, 2026May 6, 2026 by Elizabeth Ransom

Thanks to creativity, collaboration, and a conservation solution put together by The Piedmont Environmental Council and American Farmland Trust, 226 acres of a cattle farm operated by Dustin Watson in Greene County will remain in his family and be protected forever by a conservation easement.

On the Ground Updates – April 2026

Posted on April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 by PEC

A series of short updates from around the PEC region – Albemarle & Charlottesville, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange & Rappahannock.

Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for January 5, 2026

Posted on January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 by Sean Tubbs

This week: Charlottesville to begin 2026 with two meetings, direction on affordable housing spending

Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for December 8, 2025

Posted on December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 by Sean Tubbs

This week: Charlottesville PC to hold public hearing on proposed $201.5 million capital budget; Albemarle PC to review how the county measures effectiveness of growth area

Wild & Connected: Shenandoah Borderlands property conserved

Posted on December 12, 2025December 12, 2025 by Jessica Edington

Nestled on the eastern slope of Saddleback Mountain, a small cottage in the woods has been a family retreat for sisters Gayle and Cathy Soloe for decades, since their father first purchased the 89-acre parcel adjacent to Shenandoah National Park in 1958.

On the Ground Updates — December 2025

Posted on December 12, 2025December 12, 2025 by PEC

A series of short updates from around the PEC region – Albemarle & Charlottesville, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange & Rappahannock.