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  • June 2024

  • Mon 3

    Solarize Virginia Webinar Series

    June 3, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Solarize Virginia 2024 runs from April 1 through June 30! Join us for an informative lunchtime webinar on the benefits of solar, how our solar campaign works, and how we as a community can come together for a brighter future.

  • Sat 8
    wavyleaf basketgrass on a forest floor

    Wavyleaf Basketgrass ID and Mapping Workshop

    June 8, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Wavyleaf Basketgrass ID and Mapping Workshop
    Sky Meadows State Park 11012 Edmonds Ln, Delaplane, Virginia, United States

    Join PEC, the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) for one of two workshops on the invasive wavyleaf basketgrass.

  • Tue 11
    A transmission line spans rural, agricultural land in Loudon County.

    Community Meeting on Transmission Lines

    June 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Heritage High School 520 Evergreen Mills Rd SE, Leesburg, Virginia

    Learn about the proliferation of transmission line proposals resulting from unfettered data center development in Loudoun County.

    Free
  • Thu 13

    Free Conservation Lecture Series at the Culpeper County Library

    June 13, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free Conservation Lecture Series at the Culpeper County Library
    Culpeper County Library 271 Southgate Shopping Center, Culpeper, United States

    Join local environmental nonprofits The Piedmont Environmental Council and Friends of the Rappahannock from 7-8 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month for a free lecture at Culpeper County Library.

    Free
  • Sat 15

    Juneteenth Celebration at Montpelier

    June 15, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Join PEC and a host of other Orange County organizations at the Juneteenth Celebration at Montpelier June 15.

  • Thu 20

    Blue Ridge Conservation Alliance Summer Gathering

    June 20, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 pm

    Join friends and partners of the Blue Ridge Conservation Alliance on June 20 at Sweet Run State Park! We will learn about Virginia’s newest state park from Park Manager Keven Bowman and share partner news from around the Ridge.

  • Sat 22

    Annual Purple Martin Field Day

    June 22, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

    Join the Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative at a bird-focused field day hosted by the Purple Martin Conservation Association. This field day will be held at the farm of Mrs. Merle Wood and her son, Mr. Lance Wood in Louisa County. Come learn about purple martins, a native songbird that relies almost exclusively on human-supplied housing, and how to attract and manage a colony of your own. The Wood farm hosts a large colony of more than 70 pairs of martins!

  • July 2024

  • Wed 10

    Native Meadow Walk at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

    July 10, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am

    Join us for a walk at PEC’s Piedmont Memorial Overlook to learn about native plant ID, pollinators, songbirds and meadow management!

  • Thu 11

    Member Open House in Warrenton

    July 11, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    Join PEC at our Warrenton office on Thursday, July 11, from 3–6 p.m. for refreshing ice cream, cold drinks and camaraderie.

  • Thu 11

    Free Conservation Lecture Series at the Culpeper County Library

    July 11, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free Conservation Lecture Series at the Culpeper County Library
    Culpeper County Library 271 Southgate Shopping Center, Culpeper, United States

    Join local environmental nonprofits The Piedmont Environmental Council and Friends of the Rappahannock from 7-8 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month for a free lecture at Culpeper County Library.

    Free
  • Wed 31

    Piedmont Mobility Alliance July Meeting + Social

    July 31, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    407 E Water St, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA

    Join the Piedmont Mobility Alliance, a coalition dedicated to improving walking, biking, transit and everyday access to the outdoors in Charlottesville and Albemarle, for our July 31 to find out what's happening around town and how you can get involved. Just want to meet others without the info? Meet us afterwards at Botanical Fare on the Downtown Mall.

  • August 2024

  • Tue 6
    three photo collage - cows crossing a stream with a fence on either side; tractor tilling a field with silos in the background; aerial image of fields, forests and a river

    Sources of Conservation Funding Workshop and Social

    August 6, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    You’re invited to this free workshop to learn more about sources of funding and technical assistance for conservation and land management!

  • Thu 8

    Free Conservation Lecture Series at the Culpeper County Library

    August 8, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free Conservation Lecture Series at the Culpeper County Library
    Culpeper County Library 271 Southgate Shopping Center, Culpeper, United States

    Join local environmental nonprofits The Piedmont Environmental Council and Friends of the Rappahannock from 7-8 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month for a free lecture at Culpeper County Library.

    Free
  • Sat 24

    Nature Night: Nocturnal Insects at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

    August 24, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

    Join The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) and The Clifton Institute for an evening discovering the diversity of moths and other nocturnal insects at PEC’s Piedmont Memorial Overlook! This first-ever nighttime program at the overlook […]

  • Thu 29
    sunset overlooking green park

    Joint Piedmont / Shenandoah Active Mobility Social

    August 29, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Sunset Park 300 N. Winchester Avenue, Waynesboro, Virginia

    The Piedmont Mobility Alliance and the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition are joining forces for a combined social gathering to celebrate Waynesboro’s brand new trail park and to enjoy a spectacular […]

  • September 2024

  • Thu 12

    Free Conservation Lecture Series at the Culpeper County Library

    September 12, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free Conservation Lecture Series at the Culpeper County Library
    Culpeper County Library 271 Southgate Shopping Center, Culpeper, United States

    Join local environmental nonprofits The Piedmont Environmental Council and Friends of the Rappahannock from 7-8 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month for a free lecture at Culpeper County Library.

    Free
  • Fri 13

    New Landowner Conservation Services Workshop

    September 13, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

    Come out and meet with professionals from a myriad of conservation organizations active in providing landowner conservation programs and services in the Culpeper District! This program is targeted to newer […]

  • Sat 21
    save the date invitation for pec's farm-to-table dinner on september 21, 2024 at spring hill farm

    Farm-to-Table Dinner & Virtual Auction

    September 21, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm

    PEC’s annual Farm-to-Table Dinner will take place at historic Spring Hill, where Michela Gorham & Family will host us for cocktails, a farm-to-table dinner, and dancing to Gordon Sterling & The People — all with sweeping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and PEC’s Piedmont Memorial Overlook.

  • Fri 27

    2024 Rivanna River Basin Commission Annual Conference

    September 27, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
    Carver Recreation Center 233 4th Street Northwest, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Learn what's happening in the urban Rivanna corridor to bridge gaps in conservation and connectivity, celebrate local wins & get involved!

    $10 – $15
  • Mon 30

    September Mobility Alliance Meeting

    September 30, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
    Water Street Center 407 E Water St, Charlottesville, Virginia

    The Piedmont Mobility Alliance is a coalition of organizations, agencies, businesses and groups who share a vision of a better-connected community for walking, biking and other forms of active transportation in Charlottesville […]

  • October 2024

  • Fri 4
    a group of young people walk through a field with binoculars

    Birding Walk at Roundabout Meadows

    October 4, 2024 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    Join PEC Wildlife Habitat Restoration Coordinator, October Greenfield, for a birding walk along the newly expanded Old Carolina Road Trail at PEC’s Roundabout Meadows.

  • Sun 6
    crowd of people stand in front of green trees

    Loop de Ville Trailfest

    October 6, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Rivanna River Company 1520 East High Street, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Please join PEC, the Rivanna Trails Foundation, and a bunch of our partner organizations for the annual Loop de Ville Trailfest on Sunday, October 6! It is celebration of National […]

  • Sun 6

    Five Mile Loop Advocacy Hike

    October 6, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am
    Brooks Family YMCA 151 McIntire Park Drive, Charlottesville, Virginia

    With leadership from PEC, the Piedmont Mobility Alliance has been advocating for the creation of a five-mile greenway loop centered around McIntire Park, where PEC is sponsoring a cheer zone for the annual Loop de VIlle Trailfest. Join us on a guided walk of the loop, led by PEC’s Charlottesville / Albemarle Community Outreach Manager, that will showcase the route and celebrate a new right-of-way acquisition that will help close the loop.

  • Thu 10

    Free Conservation Lecture Series at the Culpeper County Library

    October 10, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free Conservation Lecture Series at the Culpeper County Library
    Culpeper County Library 271 Southgate Shopping Center, Culpeper, United States

    Join local environmental nonprofits The Piedmont Environmental Council and Friends of the Rappahannock from 7-8 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month for a free lecture at Culpeper County Library.

    Free
  • Wed 16

    Wild & Scenic Film Festival

    October 16, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Violet Crown Cinema 200 West Main Street, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

    Join us and the Living Earth School at the 3rd Annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival Oct. 16.

    $25
  • Wed 23

    Upper & Middle James Riparian Consortium: Buffer Summit and Celebration

    October 23, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

    Join the Upper & Middle James Riparian Consortium Wednesday, Oct. 23 to learn more about riparian buffers at the 6th Annual Buffer Summit & Celebration! 

  • Sun 27

    Halloween Bike Ride

    October 27, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Get your costume, scare up some friends and join the Piedmont Mobility Alliance for a free, fun, relaxed and social bicycle ride through the streets of Charlottesville!

  • Thu 31

    Land & Water Conservation: Carbon, Easements, & Cost-Share Workshop

    October 31, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
    PVCC Eugene Giuseppe Center 222 South Main Street, Standardsville, United States

    At this upcoming workshop in Greene County, landowners can learn from conservation professionals in our region about forest carbon, conservation easements, and other climate-smart conservation programs and opportunities available in our region. Rappahannock […]

  • November 2024

  • Fri 15
    group of people standing outside behind tables and a bike

    November Piedmont Mobility Alliance Meeting

    November 15, 2024 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am

    Join the Piedmont Mobility Alliance for it's upcoming November 15 meeting at TJPDC's Water Street Center.

  • December 2024

  • Sat 7

    2025 General Assembly Preview Watch Party

    December 7, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    PEC Warrenton Office 45 Horner St, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Get ready for the 2025 Virginia General Assembly session in January by tuning in for a state-wide sneak preview of environmental legislation. 

  • Thu 12

    Remington Community Meeting

    December 12, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    400 N CHURCH ROAD   +1 more

    Remington residents, conservation groups and others will explain how data center developments threaten quality of life and community-wide revitalization efforts.

    Free
  • January 2025

  • Mon 20

    Data Center Lobby Day

    January 20, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
    St Paul’s Episcopal Church 815 East Grace Street, Richmond, Virginia, United States

    The Data Center Reform Coalition is excited to announce our 2025 Lobby Day slated for January 20, 2025. Together, we are urging state lawmakers to take action on the unchecked, exponential growth of data centers in Virginia.

  • Wed 22
    a large group sits and stands outside a bus before sunrise

    Virginia Conservation Network’s Conservation Lobby Day

    January 22, 2025 @ 7:45 am - 2:00 pm
    St. Paul's Episcopal Church 815 E Grace St, Richmond, Virginia, United States

    The Virginia Conservation Network (VCN)'s annual Conservation Lobby Day is your chance to lobby with fellow advocates in your district for environmental action that matters most to you.

    $15 – $250
  • Wed 29

    Piedmont Mobility Alliance Winter 2025 Meeting

    January 29, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

    Join the Piedmont Mobility Alliance for it's upcoming January 29 meeting at TJPDC's Water Street Center.

  • February 2025

  • Mon 3

    Charlottesville Office Open House

    February 3, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Piedmont Environmental Council 410 East Water Street, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Brighten up a winter evening with drinks, light bites, and community conversations about PEC’s work at our Charlottesville Office's Open House. Our location in the historic King Building, off of the […]

  • Thu 13

    American Kestrels: Nest Box Monitoring and Banding

    February 13, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
    Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education 213 N King St, Shepherdstown, West Virginia

    The Potomac Valley Audubon Society welcomes October Greenfield, Wildlife Habitat Program Manager for The Piedmont Environmental Council and Co-coordinator of the Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative! This program is free and […]

  • Sat 22

    Woods & Wildlife Conference: Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program

    February 22, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
    Daniel Technology Center – Germanna Community College (Culpeper Campus) 18121 Technology Drive, Culpeper, Virginia

    Join PEC and other partners at the 21st Annual Landowner Woods & Wildlife Conference, Saturday, Feb. 22. The full day conference will provide information, tools, and personal contacts to help […]

  • Wed 26
    A room filled with people sitting across from each other at tables with maps in between them.

    Greene County Conservation Speed Dating Workshop

    February 26, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Join PEC Feb. 26 for a hands-on workshop involving one-on-one interaction with local technical service providers and conservation practitioners to discuss your interests, options, and next steps specific to your property.

  • March 2025

  • Wed 5

    Chesapeake Bay Day on Capitol Hill

    March 5, 2025

    You are invited to join the Choose Clean Water Coalition for our 14th Annual Chesapeake Bay Day on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, March 5.

    Free
  • Wed 5

    Winter Lecture: Bringing Back Virginia’s Grassland Birds

    March 5, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Bull Run Mountain Conservancy's Mountain House Headquarters 17405 Beverley Mill Dr, Broad Run, Virginia   +1 more

    Join PEC Wildlife Habitat Restoration Coordinator, October Greenfield, and Leopold's Preserve to learn more about the decline of grassland birds and the work of the Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative.

    Free
  • Thu 6

    2025 Charlottesville / Albemarle Active Mobility Summit

    March 6, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - March 7, 2025 @ 12:00 pm
    The Wool Factory 1837 Broadway Street, Charlottesville, Virginia

    The Charlottesville / Albemarle Active Mobility Summit invites you, whether you're a cyclist, walker, runner, or simply interested in promoting active lifestyles and access to the outdoors, to this fun and informative event!

    Get ready to be inspired and empowered to create positive change in the community.

  • Fri 14
    seated crowd listening to a woman give a powerpoint presentation about fencing streams from livestock

    Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District New Landowner Workshop

    March 14, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

    PEC will be on hand to talk about the Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative.

  • Mon 17

    “Virginia as a Hotspot for Data Centers”: Sierra Club/PEC Presentation

    March 17, 2025 @ 6:30 am - 8:00 pm
    Gordon Avenue Library 1500 Gordon Avenue, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Join Sierra Club and Piedmont Environmental Council Mar. 17 for a presentation on the state of data centers.

  • Mon 31

    Piedmont Mobility Alliance: March Meeting

    March 31, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
    Charlottesville Parks & Recreation 501 E Main Street, Charlottesville, Virginia

    The Piedmont Mobility Alliance (pecva.org/mobilityalliance) is a coalition of organizations, agencies, businesses and groups who share a vision of a better-connected community for walking, biking and other forms of active […]

  • April 2025

  • Sat 5

    Native Tree Giveaway at Orvis Leesburg

    April 5, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Orvis Store Leesburg 1614 Village Market Blvd SE #110, Leesburg, Virginia

    Pick up a tree on your next shopping trip to the Orvis store in Leesburg. We'll be giving away free native trees, courtesy of Piedmont Environmental Council and Friends of […]

  • Thu 10

    Best Practices for Solar Development

    April 10, 2025 @ 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
    Virginia Military Institute 500 Anderson Drive, Lexington, Va

    The Piedmont Environmental Council's Senior Energy and Climate Advisor, Ashish Kapoor, will join a panel on Best Practices for Solar Development at the Environment Virginia Symposium. There will be a […]

  • Sun 13
    a patch of green and purple bluebells

    22nd Annual Bluebell Walk: In Tribute to Mike Stevens

    April 13, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Bonny Brook Farm 8446 Old Dumfries Road, Catlett, Virginia, United States

    Join PEC's Julian W. Scheer Fauquier Land Conservation Fund for a walk along the banks of Cedar Run in tribute to Mike Stevens.

    Free
  • Wed 23

    Northern Albemarle Conservation Speed Dating Workshop

    April 23, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Montfair Resort Farm 2500 Bezaleel Drive, Crozet, Virginia

    Join us April 23 in Crozet, Va. to meet with people who can help facilitate your land management practice and conservation goals.

    Free
  • May 2025

  • Sat 3

    Native Tree Giveaway at Gilberts Corner Farmers Market

    May 3, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Gilberts Corner Farmers Market 39950 Little River Turnpike, Aldie, Virginia

    Get a free native tree May 3 from Gilberts Corner Farmers Market!

    Free
  • Sun 4

    Cville Bike Month: Family Bike Day

    May 4, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    McIntire Skate Park 151 McIntire Park Drive, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Looking for a chance to let your little ones explore the joy of cycling in a safe and positive environment? Family Bike Day will have it all May 4.

  • Fri 9

    Birding Walk at Roundabout Meadows

    May 9, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 pm
    Mt. Zion Historic Park 40309 Little River Turnpike, Aldie, Virginia

    Join PEC for a birding walk through the Roundabout Meadows pastures and meadows, Saturday, May 9.

  • Sat 10

    Cville Bike Month: Free Bridge Lane Bikefest + Riverfest

    May 10, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Come explore the county’s newest car-free open space: Free Bridge Lane! It’s the perfect place for people of all ages to walk, bike or roll – especially for learners. Albemarle […]

  • Fri 16
    woman stands over bike

    Cville Bike Month: Bike2Work (or Anywhere!) Swag Appreciation Station

    May 16, 2025 @ 7:30 am - 9:30 am
    601 West Main Street Charlottesville

    Are you interested in biking to work – or maybe curious about it? Let us encourage you during your morning commute – or ride – with free swag, free snacks […]

  • Fri 16

    Spring Nature Walk at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

    May 16, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
    Piedmont Memorial Overlook Paris, Virginia

    Join us for a spring nature walk at PEC’s Piedmont Memorial Overlook to learn about native plant identification, pollinators, songbirds and meadow management! PEC’s Wildlife Habitat Restoration Coordinator, October Greenfield and Plantings for the Piedmont Program Coordinator Linnea Sherman will lead the walk.

  • Tue 20

    Solarize Virginia Webinar Series

    May 20, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Solarize Virginia 2025 runs from April 15 through July 15! This free informative webinar will discuss the benefits of solar, how our solar campaign works, and how we as a community can come together for a brighter future.

  • Sat 31

    Wildflower Walk at Roundabout Meadows

    May 31, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 10:30 am
    Mt. Zion Historic Park 40309 Little River Turnpike, Aldie, Virginia

    Join Dr. Andrea Weeks, Associate Professor and Director of the Ted R Bradley Herbarium at George Mason University, and Gilberts Corner Farm and Land Manager, Dana Melby, for a morning […]

  • June 2025

  • Mon 2

    Solarize Virginia Webinar Series

    June 2, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Solarize Virginia 2025 runs from April 15 through July 15! This free informative webinar will discuss the benefits of solar, how our solar campaign works, and how we as a community can come together for a brighter future.

  • Fri 6

    Piedmont Mobility Alliance: June 2025 Meeting

    June 6, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 9:45 am
    Sentara's Community Health and Outreach Center 920 E High Street, Suite 102, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Join the Piedmont Mobility Alliance's next meeting June 6 on East High Street in Charlottesville to work together to create a better-connected community.

  • Sat 7

    Virginia Black Bear Festival

    June 7, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Main Street Standardsville 40 Celt Road, Standardsville, Virginia

    The Virginia Black Bear Festival is a free community event celebrating nature and mountain outdoors in Greene County, Shenandoah National Park and the Appalachian Trail.

  • Sun 8

    Inspiring Conservation: PEC’s Annual Gathering at Eldon Farms

    Featured June 8, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 2:30 pm

    Join us on Sunday, June 8 for a fun, informative day at Eldon Farms, featuring keynote speaker Thomas Woltz.

    $40
  • Fri 13

    American Kestrel Ecology

    June 13, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Blandy Experimental Farm 400 Blandy Farm Lane, Boyce, Virginia, United States

    Join us to learn about conservation efforts to provide nesting habitat for American Kestrels across the Virginia Piedmont and Shenandoah Valley. October Greenfield, Wildlife Habitat Program Manager for The Piedmont […]

  • Sun 15
    a man crouches to take a photo of a meadow

    Grassland Bird Walk at Whisper Hill Farm

    June 15, 2025 @ 7:30 am - 9:30 am
    Whisper Hill Farm 7127 Maple Hill Farm, Scottsville, Virginia

    Join the Piedmont Environmental Council and the Piedmont Virginia Bird Club for a morning grassland bird walk Sunday, June 15 at Whisper Hill Farm in Scottsville, Va.

  • Fri 20

    Birding Walk at Roundabout Meadows

    June 20, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am
    Mt. Zion Historic Park 40309 Little River Turnpike, Aldie, Virginia

    Join PEC for a birding walk through the Roundabout Meadows pastures and meadows, Friday, June 20.

  • July 2025

  • Tue 1

    Solarize Virginia Webinar Series

    July 1, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Solarize Virginia Webinar

    Solarize Virginia 2025 runs from April 15 through July 15! This free informative webinar will discuss the benefits of solar, how our solar campaign works, and how we as a community can come together for a brighter future.

  • Sat 12

    Healthy Streets Healthy People

    July 12, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
    Booker T. Washington Park 1001 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States   +1 more

    Stop by Booker T. Washington Park in Charlottesville to engage with more than 40 booths and activities featuring raffle prizes, music, field day games for children, cooking demonstrations, free trainings […]

  • Sat 12

    Picnic & Paddle with PEC at Montfair Resort Farm

    July 12, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Montfair Resort Farm 2500 Bezaleel Drive, Crozet, Virginia

    Join PEC at Montfair Resort Farm Saturday, July 12 from 12-5 p.m. for a unique summer day dedicated to enjoying the outdoors and learning about conservation work in the region – we’ll have a birding walk, informal chats about landscape-scale conservation and expanding public trails including the Three Notched Trail.

  • Sun 13

    Birds and Breath: Grassland Meditation Session

    July 13, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 11:00 am
    Panorama Natural Burial 3550 Reas Ford Ln, Earlysville, VA 22936, Earlysville, Virginia

    Join Piedmont Environmental Council's Virginia Grassland Bird Assistant Lauria McShane and Amber Ellis of Find Your Nature for a grassland meditation session at Panorama Natural Burial Sunday, July 13.

  • Fri 18

    Native Meadow Walk at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

    July 18, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am

    Join The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) and Smithsonian’s Virginia Working Landscapes (VWL) for a native meadow walk at PEC’s Piedmont Memorial Overlook to learn about native plant identification, pollinators, songbirds, and meadow management!

  • Wed 30

    PEC Presentation on Data Centers

    July 30, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Rappahannock County Library 4 Library Road, Washington, Virginia, United States

    RLEP invites you to hear from PEC President Chris Miller about the explosive data center boom in Northern Virginia and its potentially significant impact on Rappahannock County.

  • August 2025

  • Fri 8

    Mobility Alliance Meeting + Social

    August 8, 2025 @ 4:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Decipher Brewing 1740 Broadway Street, Charlottesville

    Gather at Decipher Brewing to talk walking, biking and getting outside with the Piedmont Mobility Alliance Friday, Aug. 8!

  • Fri 8

    Nature Photography Walk at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

    August 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Bring along your camera or smartphone for a collaborative photography walk and learn with PEC’s Hugh Kenny and October Greenfield. Hugh and October will guide participants in how to take their best nature photos while enjoying the beauty of the Piedmont Memorial Overlook.

  • Sat 9

    Bird Box Workshop

    August 9, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Building Goodness Foundation 128 Carlton Road, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Join Building Goodness Foundation to learn how to build a nest box and do your part to boost bluebird conservation efforts in Virginia. Attendees will be building the boxes to […]

  • Fri 15
    Two men stand in front of a barn, holding a sign that says "This property is permanently protected by a conservation easement"

    Generation NEXT Workshop: Landowner Legacy Planning

    August 15, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - August 16, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

    Generation NEXT, a program of the Virginia Department of Forestry and Virginia Cooperative Extension, exists to help landowners and their families engage in legacy planning for their rural land.

  • Wed 27

    Free Bridge Lane Workshop

    August 27, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
    Sentara Martha Jefferson Outpatient Care Center 920 East High Street, Charlottesville, Virginia

    The Free Bridge Lane Workgroup convenes monthly to coordinate implementation of the car-free promenade along the Rivanna River in Albemarle County.

  • September 2025

  • Thu 4
    a small brown bird perches on a leafy tree branch

    Nature Journaling Workshop

    September 4, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
    Montfair Resort Farm 2500 Bezaleel Drive, Crozet, Virginia

    Join the Piedmont Environmental Council and Botanical Artist Lara Call Gastinger at the Montfair Resort Farm Thursday, Sept. 4 for an nature journaling workshop.

  • Sat 13

    History Hike at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

    September 13, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

    Join The Piedmont Environmental Council and Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association (VPHAA) for a History Hike at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

  • Tue 16

    Albemarle Data Center Community Meeting

    September 16, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Boulevard, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Join us for a community meeting Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 6-8 p.m. to hear from Julie Bolthouse, PEC’s Director of Land Use and one of the leaders of the Virginia Data Center Reform Coalition, about data centers’ environmental impacts and how advocating for regulations at the state and local level and transparency can achieve better outcomes for communities.

  • Sat 27

    Loop de Ville Trail Fest + 3 Mile Walk

    September 27, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Rivanna River Company 1520 East High Street, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Take part in the annual celebration of the beloved Rivanna Trail in Charlottesville (and National Public Lands Day). There are a wide-variety of hikes, runs, and bike rides of various […]

  • Sat 27

    PEC Farm-to-Table Dinner and Virtual Auction

    September 27, 2025 @ 6:00 pm
    Woodside Farm White Post, Virginia

    Save the date for PEC's annual farm-to-table event and virtual auction!

  • Tue 30

    Piedmont Mobility Alliance Meeting / Social

    September 30, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Three Notch'd Craft Kitchen & Brewery 520 2nd St SE, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Join the Piedmont Mobility Alliance at Three Notch'd in Charlottesville Sept. 30 for drinks and discussion about the Week Without Driving and next year's Active Mobility Summit.

  • October 2025

  • Wed 1

    Conservation Funding Workshop & Social

    October 1, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Powers Farm and Brewery 9269 Redemption Way, Midland, Virginia, United States

    You’re invited to this free workshop to learn more about sources of funding and technical assistance for conservation and land management! Join friends, neighbors and staff from the John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District, Fauquier County’s Department of Agricultural Development, the Natural Resource Conservation Service and The Piedmont Environmental Council for an evening at Powers Farm & Brewery.

  • Sat 4

    The WildRoots Festival

    October 4, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Forrest Green Farm 2317 Evergreen Rd., Louisa, Virginia, United States

    Engage with nature through outdoor activities, wild edibles, foraging, hunting, and outdoor skills at this free event in Louisa, VA!

  • Fri 10

    Tree Planting at Chancellors Rock Farm

    October 10, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
    Chancellors Rock Farm 2096 Jericho Road, Flint Hill, VA

    Together, we will plant approximately 275 native trees in support of this working farm's commitment to enhance the riparian buffers growing between pastureland and tributaries to the Rappahannock River.

  • Wed 15

    5th Annual Rappahannock River Symposium

    October 15, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

    This is an amazing opportunity to collaborate, learn, and connect with others who bring expertise in new research, funding opportunities, and a shared passion for promoting clean water and preserving our watershed. This […]

  • Thu 16

    Impact of Data Center Boom on Virginia Communities

    October 16, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Unitarian Universalist Church of the Shenandoah Valley 6380 Valley Pike, Stephens City, VA 22655

    Impact of the Data Center Boom on Virginia Communities is the subject of a live presentation to be given at UUCSV at 7:00 pm on Thursday October 16 by Julie Bolthouse, Director […]

  • Fri 17

    Charlottesville Wild & Scenic Film Festival

    October 17, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Piedmont Virginia Community College - Dickenson Fine Arts and Performance Center 501 College Drive, Charlottesville, Virginia

    The Living Earth School is hosting the Wild & Scenic Film Festival for the fourth year, bringing this call to environmental activism event to Charlottesville. Join us to celebrate the […]

    $15 – $25
  • Sat 18

    Salubria’s Oktoberfest & History Faire

    October 18, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Historic Salubria 19173 Salubria Ln, Stevensburg

    This festive event at Historic Salubria in Culpeper County, on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., will transform the scenic grounds into a lively celebration of Virginia’s past and present.

  • Sat 18
    Panoramic view of farmland, trees and mountains in Paris, VA.

    Fall Foliage Festival at Sky Meadows State Park

    October 18, 2025 @ 11:00 am - October 19, 2025 @ 4:00 pm
    Sky Meadows State Park 11012 Edmonds Ln, Delaplane, Virginia, United States

    Enjoy the beauty of fall in Virginia at the Fall Foliage Festival at Sky Meadows State Park in Paris, VA on October 18 and 19, 2025.

  • Tue 21

    Webinar: The Fight to Stop Dominion’s Attack on Small-Scale Solar

    October 21, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    This Event is Online

    Learn more about Dominion Energy's proposal to severely limit a Virginia solar energy policy called net metering.

  • Sat 25

    TEDxWarrenton: Unscripted Futures

    October 25, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

    PEC's Senior Energy & Climate Policy Advisor Ashish Kapoor will be speaking at this year's TEDx event. Topic: Real Change Begins in the Radical Middle

  • Sat 25

    Tree Planting at Courts of St. Francis

    October 25, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Courts of St. Francis St. Francis Court, Purcellville, VA

    Together, we will plant approximately 75 native trees and shrubs in support of this residential community's commitment to protect the Purcellville waterways that flow into the Potomac Watershed and ultimately to the Chesapeake Bay.

  • Sat 25

    Community Farm Heirloom Corn Grinding Demonstration

    October 25, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Burwell Morgan Mill 15 Tannery Ln., Millwood, Virginia, United States

    Join PEC at the Burwell Morgan Mill as we grind our heirloom Hopi Blue Corn, grown at PEC's Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows, into cornmeal and grits.

    Free
  • Tue 28

    Tree Planting at The EcoVillage of Loudoun County

    October 28, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
    The EcoVillage of Loudoun County Hickory Shade Lane, Lovettsville, VA

    Together, we will plant approximately 220 native trees and shrubs to enhance the "common land" stewarded by this rural community just a few miles from the Potomac River. 

  • Fri 31

    Corpse Botany Walk at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

    October 31, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

    Join The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC), Smithsonian’s Virginia Working Landscapes (VWL), and Sustainability Matters for a corpse botany walk at PEC’s Piedmont Memorial Overlook to learn about native plant identification after meadow species have gone to seed!

  • November 2025

  • Sat 1

    Virginia Bluebird Society’s 2025 Annual Meeting & Program

    November 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Boulevard, Charlottesville, Virginia

    The Virginia Bluebird Society will hold its Annual Meeting on Saturday, Nov. 1 in person in at The Center at Belvedere in Charlotteville and via Zoom.

  • Sun 2

    Halloween Bike Ride

    November 2, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
    Charlottesville Community Bikes 917 #D Preston Avenue, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Get your costume, scare up some friends and join the Piedmont Mobility Alliance for a free, fun, relaxed and social bicycle ride through the streets of Charlottesville!

  • Fri 7

    Chesapeake Watershed Forum

    November 7, 2025 @ 10:30 am - November 8, 2025 @ 7:30 pm
    National Conservation Training Center 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States

    PEC's October Greenfield and Linnea Sherman will be speaking about opportunities for expanding the conservation toolbox.

  • Fri 14
    Two male volunteers smiling at camera while planting trees on a hillside.

    Tree Planting at Rappahannock County Park

    November 14, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
    Rappahannock County Park 7 Park Ln, Washington, Virginia, United States

    Together, we will plant approximately 150 native trees and shrubs to enhance the riparian buffer along the Rush River, a tributary of the Rappahannock River watershed.  

  • Fri 21

    Conservation Open House in Etlan

    November 21, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Ducard Vineyard 40 Gibson Hollow Lane, Etlan, Virginia

    The community is invited to a free, open house at Ducard Vineyards to mingle with each other and conservation practitioners in the area including the Piedmont Environmental Council, the Virginia […]

  • December 2025

  • Fri 5

    Piedmont Mobility Alliance: December 2025 Meeting

    December 5, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am

    UPDATE: This meeting will be virtual only. Join Zoom Meeting:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83587010922?pwd=yVpSMVXs8PZEuBQjX1gwF7Bow4Wi4N.1&jst=2 The Piedmont Mobility Alliance is a coalition of organizations, agencies, businesses and groups who share a vision of a better-connected […]

  • Sat 6

    General Assembly Preview & Watch Party

    December 6, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    PEC Warrenton Office 45 Horner St, Warrenton, VA, United States

    Learn what issues we expect to come up during the 2026 General Assembly session! This is your best chance to hear about anticipated environmental legislation from statewide environmental experts ahead of Virginia's legislative session.

    $20
  • January 2026

  • Fri 9

    Virginia Trails Alliance January 2026 Meeting

    January 9 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

    PEC is hosting the January meeting of the Virginia Trails Alliance (VTA).

  • Wed 28

    Virginia Outdoor Recreation Day

    January 28 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    General Assembly Building 201 North 9th Street, Richmond, Virginia

    Show up and show your support for Virginia's great outdoors at the inaugural Outdoor Recreation Day, January 28, 2026!

  • February 2026

  • Mon 2

    POSTPONED: Charlottesville Open House

    February 2 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Piedmont Environmental Council 410 East Water Street, Charlottesville, Virginia

    THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS

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