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  • 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 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 […]

  • 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

  • Wed 4
    Four people wearing heavy winter coats standing in front of a white government building and lawn in Richmond, Virginia.

    Virginia Conservation Network’s Conservation Lobby Day

    February 4 @ 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 on Feb. 4, 2026 is your chance to lobby with fellow advocates for important environmental action.

    $25
  • Mon 9

    Data Center Reform Lobby Day

    February 9 @ 7:30 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 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.

  • Thu 19

    Community Meeting: Rapidan River – Clark Mountain Rural Historic District

    February 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    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 […]

  • Mon 23

    Basics of Land Conservation and Farm Grants

    February 23 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
    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 […]

  • March 2026

  • Thu 5

    6th Annual Active Mobility Summit

    March 5 @ 5:30 pm - March 6 @ 12:00 pm

    Join the Piedmont Mobility Alliance March 5 & 6, 2026 for the 6th Active Mobility Summit!

  • Thu 19

    A Night Under the Dark Sky at Graves Mill Farm

    February 19 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Gather with community members at Graves Mill Farm 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, Feb. 19.

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