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  • Chesapeake Bay Day on Capitol Hill

    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

  • Winter Lecture: Bringing Back Virginia’s Grassland Birds

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    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
  • Bicycles standing in front of building in Charlottesville, Virginia.

    2025 Charlottesville / Albemarle Active Mobility Summit

    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.

  • Piedmont Mobility Alliance: March Meeting

    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 […]

  • Native Tree Giveaway at Orvis Leesburg

    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 […]

  • Best Practices for Solar Development

    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 […]

  • a patch of green and purple bluebells

    22nd Annual Bluebell Walk: In Tribute to Mike Stevens

    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

  • Northern Albemarle Conservation Speed Dating Workshop

    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

  • Cville Bike Month: Family Bike Day

    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.

  • Birding Walk at Roundabout Meadows

    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.

  • Spring Nature Walk at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

    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.

  • Solarize Virginia Webinar Series

    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.

  • Wildflower Walk at Roundabout Meadows

    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 […]

  • Solarize Virginia Webinar Series

    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.

  • Piedmont Mobility Alliance: June 2025 Meeting

    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.

  • Virginia Black Bear Festival

    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.

  • American Kestrel Ecology

    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 […]

  • a man crouches to take a photo of a meadow

    Grassland Bird Walk at Whisper Hill Farm

    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.

  • Birding Walk at Roundabout Meadows

    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.

  • Solarize Virginia Webinar Series

    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.

  • Healthy Streets Healthy People

    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 […]

  • Picnic & Paddle with PEC at Montfair Resort Farm

    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.

  • Birds and Breath: Grassland Meditation Session

    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.

  • Native Meadow Walk at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

    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!

  • PEC Presentation on Data Centers

    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.

  • Mobility Alliance Meeting + Social

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