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  • Impact of Data Center Boom on Virginia Communities

    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 of Land Use for The Piedmont Environmental Council. This event is sponsored by WISE, the Winchester-area Interfaith Stewards of the Earth, and all interested persons […]

  • Charlottesville Wild & Scenic Film Festival

    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 wonder of nature and the connections it brings. The program this year features adventurous documentaries and short films on nature with the theme: Earth Care, […]

    $15 – $25

  • Salubria’s Oktoberfest & History Faire

    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.

  • 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

    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.

  • Tree Planting at The EcoVillage of Loudoun County

    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!

  • Halloween Bike Ride

    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

    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

    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

    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 Grassland Bird Initiative and the Shenandoah National Park Trust. We hope to meet Etlan landowners and managers and share about the many resources and support […]

  • 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 community for walking, biking and other forms of active transportation in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. We gather every two months to share updates and work […]

  • General Assembly Preview & Watch Party

    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

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

  • 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

    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 historic district and an update on our work over the past several years toward a listing on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register […]

  • Basics of Land Conservation and Farm Grants

    Greene County Library 222 Main Street #101, Stanardsville, Virginia

    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 Piedmont Environmental Council's Conservation Program Manager, Kim Biasiolli, will talk about conservation easements, applicable grants, and additional conservation tools, opportunities and cost-share programs that landowners […]

  • 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 fun and informal gathering of folks who share a vision of a better-connected community for walking, biking and other forms of active transportation in Charlottesville […]

  • People planting trees in a field.

    Spring Tree Planting in Hume

    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

    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

    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!

  • SperryFest

    SperryFest is Sperryville, Virginia's largest and most vibrant annual celebration, centered on Main Street and the Schoolhouse Field.

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

    Bobolink Bird Walk at Whisper Hill Farm

    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

    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.

  • Piedmont Mobility Alliance: April 2026 Meeting

    Hybrid Event

    Sentara Martha Jefferson Community Health and Outreach Center920 E. High St. Suite 103 (Charlottesville) Hybrid Option: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9212099013?omn=86805988157 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 and Albemarle County. We gather every two […]

  • Birding Walk at Roundabout Meadows

    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