Our Work

Safeguarding the landscapes, communities and heritage of the Piedmont by involving citizens in public policy and land conservation. Learn more about our work by browsing the subject areas below and find out how to get involved!

Putting the Pieces Together on Digital Gateway

Putting the Pieces Together on Digital Gateway

Posted on by Julie Bolthouse

Since 2021, PEC has been supporting our partners’ heroic efforts to stop the largest data center campus in the world from being built on rural land next to Manassas National Battlefield Park, along Pageland Lane in Prince William County, Virginia. 

The proposal, dubbed “Digital Gateway,” is massive and is projected to require around 3 gigawatts (GW) of energy. For context, that’s equivalent to the power used by 750,000 homes – roughly 5 times the number of households currently in Prince William County!

Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative offers financial incentives for delayed haying and summer pasture stockpiling

Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative offers financial incentives for delayed haying and summer pasture stockpiling

Posted on by PEC

Now through Nov. 15, the Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative is accepting applications from producers who are interested in financial incentives for protecting nesting grassland birds during the 2024 haying season.

2024 General Assembly: Building Bipartisan Support for Conservation

2024 General Assembly: Building Bipartisan Support for Conservation

Posted on by Chris Miller

Updates on the conversations taking place in Richmond and a few of the ways PEC is working to support conservation efforts statewide.