In this issue: Meet two of PEC’s newer land use staff; data center implications for the region; highlights from the 2023 Summer Fellowship; PEC staff on the ground in our nine counties; and more.
The Piedmont View

On The Ground Updates – September 2023
A series of short updates from around the PEC region.

Meet PEC: Fall 2023
Meet land use field representatives Sarah Parmelee and Rob McGinnis.

Making Biscuit Run Park Available to Everyone
Biscuit Run Park is going to be a magnificent resource, and it wouldn’t be right for people of the Southwood community to be able to see the park, but not get to it easily.

Stewarding the Land: Restoring Healthy Forests
Stewardship means to look after the landscape with its ecological, scenic, economic, and cultural dimensions in mind.

President’s Letter: We Need Your Support
The pressures on our region are real and growing and we must respond and deliver solutions that protect our natural resources while advancing Virginia’s clean energy future.

The Environmental Footprint of the Digital Age
Virginia is subsidizing billions of dollars in data center development on the backs of its ratepayers, without a full understanding of the long-term ramifications.

On the Ground Updates – June 2023
A series of short updates from around the PEC region.

President’s Letter: Reflections on Our Strategic Plan
PEC values a thoughtful and holistic approach to addressing the complex issues facing our lands and our communities.

Meet Ashish Kapoor, Senior Energy & Climate Policy Analyst
Ashish Kapoor has joined the PEC staff to fill the important new role of Senior Energy & Climate Policy Analyst, and we sat down with him recently to learn more about how and why the transformation of our energy system is so important.