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  • Albemarle Data Center Community Meeting

    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.

  • Loop de Ville Trail Fest + 3 Mile Walk

    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 distances, including the full 20-mile loop or half-loop. All activities will begin and then conclude with a finish line celebration at the Rivanna River Company. […]

  • Piedmont Mobility Alliance Meeting / Social

    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.

  • Conservation Funding Workshop & Social

    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.

  • The WildRoots Festival

    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!

  • Tree Planting at Chancellors Rock Farm

    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.

  • 5th Annual Rappahannock River Symposium

    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 […]

  • Impact of Data Center Boom on Virginia Communities

    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 […]

  • Charlottesville Wild & Scenic Film Festival

    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

  • Salubria’s Oktoberfest & History Faire

    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.

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

    Fall Foliage Festival at Sky Meadows State Park

    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.

  • TEDxWarrenton: Unscripted Futures

    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

  • Tree Planting at Courts of St. Francis

    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.

  • Community Farm Heirloom Corn Grinding Demonstration

    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

  • Tree Planting at The EcoVillage of Loudoun County

    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. 

  • Corpse Botany Walk at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

    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!

  • Virginia Bluebird Society’s 2025 Annual Meeting & Program

    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.

  • Halloween Bike Ride

    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!

  • Chesapeake Watershed Forum

    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.

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

    Tree Planting at Rappahannock County Park

    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.  

  • Conservation Open House in Etlan

    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 […]

  • Piedmont Mobility Alliance: December 2025 Meeting

    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 […]

  • General Assembly Preview & Watch Party

    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

  • Virginia Outdoor Recreation Day

    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!

  • POSTPONED: Charlottesville Open House

    Piedmont Environmental Council 410 East Water Street, Charlottesville, Virginia

    THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS

  • Data Center Reform Lobby Day

    The Data Center Reform Coalition is excited to announce our 2026 Lobby Day slated for February 9, 2026. Together, we are urging state lawmakers to take action on the unchecked, exponential growth of data centers in Virginia.

  • Community Meeting: Rapidan River – Clark Mountain Rural Historic District

    Emmanuel Episcopal Church 28279 Rapidan Rd, Rapidan, Virginia, United States

    Join neighbors and friends to learn about the proposed Rapidan River – Clark Mountain Rural Historic District. The Piedmont Environmental Council will host this community meeting to explain the proposed […]

  • Basics of Land Conservation and Farm Grants

    Join us Monday, Feb. 23 evening to learn more about the various conservation tools available to landowners interested in protecting their land and the area's significant farm and forestland. The […]

  • A Night Under the Dark Sky at Maple Glen

    Gather with community members at Maple Glen in Madison County to learn about what we all can do personally and as a collective to protect dark skies along Shenandoah National Park, Thursday, Mar. 19.

  • Fifeville Trail Work Party

    The Fifeville Neighborhood Association, The Piedmont Environmental Council, and the Rivanna Trails Foundation invite you to help maintain and improve the Fifeville Community Trail Saturday, March 21.

  • A Northern Bobwhite sits in a shrub.

    Turkey Run Community Conservation Meeting

    Mount Ida Farm 6903 Blenheim Road, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Join the Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative for a presentation about how to make and maintain wildlife habitat across multiple properties, and discussion about collaboration with neighbors.

  • Early rays of sunshine painting the forest floor covered in Bluebells along the Shenandoah River, Cool Springs Battlefield, Clarke County, VA.

    23rd Annual Bluebell Walk on Cedar Run

    Bonny Brook Farm 8446 Old Dumfries Road, Catlett, Virginia, United States

    Join The Piedmont Environmental Council's Julian W. Scheer Fauquier Land Conservation Fund for a walk along the banks of Cedar Run.

    Free

  • Bike-In Film Festival & Piedmont Mobility Alliance Social

    Kardinal Hall 722 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville, Virginia

    Following the success of our Sixth Annual Active Mobility Summit, join us for the next Piedmont Mobility Alliance social in collaboration with the Rhoda Project’s Bike-In Film Festival for a […]

  • Filling glass with running water

    Loudoun Groundwater Community Meetings

    Join neighbors and friends at one of our upcoming community meetings to learn more and get involved in protecting groundwater resources in Loudoun County.

  • People planting trees in a field.

    Spring Tree Planting in Hume

    Andrews Property 6231 Park Place, Hume, Virginia, United States

    Help plant native trees and shrubs to enhance water quality and wildlife habitat as part of our Plantings for the Piedmont Program! 

  • drone photo of a river surrounded by trees and landscape with hills.

    Earth Day Cleanup & Tree Planting at Clermont Farm

    Clermont Farm 151 Clermont Ln., Berryville, Virginia, United States

    Let's roll up our sleeves on Earth Day.
    Volunteers are needed to help conduct maintenance activities to support native trees and shrubs along Dog Run to enhance water quality and wildlife habitat.

  • Group observing nature in meadow.

    Guided Hike to the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

    Sky Meadows State Park 11012 Edmonds Ln, Delaplane, Virginia, United States

    Celebrate Earth Week and Arbor Day with an unforgettable outdoor experience hosted by The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) in partnership with Sky Meadows State Park!

  • Arbor Day Tree Planting & Picnic at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve

    Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve 21085 The Woods Rd, Leesburg, Virginia, United States

    Bring the family out to Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve in Loudoun County for a special Arbor Day event honoring Virginia’s 250th anniversary with the planting of a commemorative Liberty Tree.

  • a group of young adults look at a bird identification book in a field

    Bobolink Bird Walk at Whisper Hill Farm

    Whisper Hill Farm 7127 Maple Hill Farm, Scottsville, Virginia

    Join The Piedmont Environmental Council and Piedmont Virginia Bird Club, for a morning birding walk through Whisper Hill Farm, Sunday, April 26.

  • Loudoun Student Environmental Action Showcase

    Academies of Loudoun 42075 Loudoun Academy Dr, Leesburg, Virginia, United States

    The Loudoun Student Environmental Action Showcase (SEAS) is an annual event where individual students, green/eco-action teams, environmental clubs and youth groups are invited to inspire their community by sharing their work.

  • Birding Walk at Roundabout Meadows

    Mt. Zion Historic Park 40309 Little River Turnpike, Aldie, Virginia

    Join PEC for a guided birding walk through the Roundabout Meadows pastures and meadows. Possible sightings may include eastern meadowlarks, field sparrows, indigo buntings, plus a variety of other grassland and shrubland species.

    Free