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SUMMARY:Cville Bike Month: Pour It Forward Closing Party
DESCRIPTION:Help us close Bike Month out in style while raising money for a great cause! \n\n\n\nPlan to join us for the morning ride with Blue Ridge Cyclery’s Sunday Funday crew. The Bike valet will be on site afterwards so we can all take it easy and celebrate a wonderful May. This year we will announce the winners of the Bike Business Challenge at our Pour-it-Forward event with Random Row. \n\n\n\nThanks to Blue Ridge Cyclery anyone that brings a completed BIKE BINGO card will get a $20 coupon at their Downtown shop. There will also be a raffle and $2 for every beer and pizza sold will go to the iCanShine Adaptive bike camp this summer. \n\n\n\nSpread the word and make sure to check out all the great events happening this month on the BikeCville.com website! \n\n\n\n*** \n\n\n\nCharlottesville Bike Month is a joint effort of local government staff\, nonprofits\, and volunteer organizations. Find more events at bikecville.com.
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/cville-bike-month-pour-it-forward-closing-party/
LOCATION:Random Row Brewing\, 608 Preston Ave # A\, Charlottesville\, Virginia\, 22902
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SUMMARY:Solarize Virginia Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Thinking about going solar but not sure where to start? Join Solarize Virginia for a free informative and practical webinar designed to help homeowners and businesses understand the solar landscape in 2026. In this session\, we’ll break down what’s shaping solar energy today. You’ll learn how solar works\, what it costs\, how financing options have evolved\, and what to expect from installation to long-term savings.  \n\n\n\nWhether you’re just beginning to explore solar or ready to take the next step\, this webinar will give you the tools and confidence to make an informed decision. Attendees will also have the opportunity to ask questions and connect with trusted local resources. We hope to see you there! \n\n\n\nSolarize Virginia is a collaboration between the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP)\, nonprofit organizations like PEC\, and municipalities throughout Virginia.
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/solarize-virginia-webinar-series-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260618T180000
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SUMMARY:Canceled - Birding Walk at Roundabout Meadows
DESCRIPTION:This event has been canceled due to forecasted severe weather.  \n\n\n\nCheck back soon to sign up for our next Birding Walk at Roundabout Meadows on Thursday\, September 24\, 2026! \n\n\n\nJoin 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. \n\n\n\nThe walk will cover approximately 1 mile through rolling pastures and mowed trails\, so be sure to wear appropriate footwear and clothing for longer grass and uneven terrain. Participants should bring their own binoculars. This event is free but registration is required.
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/birding-walk-at-roundabout-meadows-7/
LOCATION:Mt. Zion Historic Park\, 40309 Little River Turnpike\, Aldie\, Virginia\, 20105
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T200000
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SUMMARY:White Hall Ruritan Club Conservation Presentation
DESCRIPTION:PEC will be presenting on the Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative and conservation easements to the White Hall Ruritan Club at their monthly meeting.
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/white-hall-ruritan-club-conservation-presentation/
LOCATION:White Hall Ruritans Club\, 2904 Browns Gap Turnpike\, Crozet\, Virginia\, 22932
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T110000
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SUMMARY:31st Annual Purple Martin Field Day
DESCRIPTION:The Lousia County day of birding programing will include speakers covering these topics: \n\n\n\n\nHow to attract Purple Martins and grow your colony\n\n\n\nAdvantages and disadvantages of different types of martin housing\n\n\n\nWhat martin housing is the safest?—gourds or houses?\n\n\n\nProtecting martins from snakes\, owls\, raccoons\, House Sparrows\, Starlings\, wind damage\, lightning\, etc.\n\n\n\nAdding Starling‑Resistant Entrance Holes (SREH’s) to martin gourds and houses\n\n\n\nWill martins eat all your mosquitoes?\n\n\n\n\nBring your lunch to eat while you listen to presentations\, enjoying watching dozens of Purple Martins soaring and feeding their nestlings. After the main program\, you can buy gourds/seeds\, and learn to grow gourds and modify them to create safe\, long‑lasting Purple Martin homes. You will receive free literature on martin attraction and management\, and catalogs for high‑quality martin equipment. \n\n\n\nBring: Lawn chairs\, binoculars\, camera\, notepad\, bag lunch/drink\, rain gear\, and shoes for walking in wet grass. PLEASE DO NOT BRING PETS. \n\n\n\nNo registration. Event is FREE\, but donations will be appreciated to help cover expenses. \n\n\n\nMore info: http://www.purplemartinfieldday.org/
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/31st-annual-purple-martin-field-day/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260630T093000
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SUMMARY:Piedmont Mobility Alliance: June Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 collaboratively on projects that none can accomplish alone. \n\n\n\nThe June (hybrid) meeting is being held at a new location: the Worrell Foundation\, which is located on Garrett Street in the Apex Building. Please enter from the northeast corner (near the ACAC walkway). \n\n\n\nAll are welcome but space is limited\, so RSVP (in-person or remote) is requested. [link to calendar event] \n\n\n\nAgenda/Notes here: tinyurl.com/PMAJun26  \n\n\n\nPlease submit agenda items to Peter Krebs (pkrebs@pecva.org) \n\n\n\n— \n\n\n\nZoom Meeting Info: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83485269758 \n\n\n\nMeeting chat link: https://us06web.zoom.us/launch/jc/83485269758 \n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 834 8526 9758 \n\n\n\nOne tap mobile+16469313860\,\,83485269758# US+19292056099\,\,83485269758# US (New York) \n\n\n\nJoin by SIP \n\n\n\n• 83485269758@zoomcrc.com \n\n\n\n[Join instructions]
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/piedmont-mobility-alliance-june-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Worrell Foundation\, 120 Garrett Street\, Suite 101\, Charlottesville\, Virginia\, 22902
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T193000
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SUMMARY:Rescheduled to rain date (7/22/26): Evening Bat Walk at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook
DESCRIPTION:This event has been postponed to the rain date of Wednesday\, July 22\, 7:30 – 9 p.m. \n\n\n\nJoin The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) and Smithsonian’s Virginia Working Landscapes (VWL) for an evening exploring the bat diversity of Northern Virginia’s Piedmont region.  \n\n\n\nErin Shibley\, a wildlife biologist with the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute\, will present an interactive program about the behavior and ecological benefits of Virginia’s bats. Attendees will learn about conservation challenges to North American bat populations and how everyone can get involved to help support bats on their own properties.  \n\n\n\nIllustration by Nick Garnhart/Smithsonian. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBat echolocation. Illustration by Nick Garnhart/Smithsonian.\n\n\n\nTowards the conclusion of the program\, we’ll listen for bats in the meadow by using handheld echolocation recording devices. \n\n\n\nThere will be a short walk over uneven terrain from the parking area to the Overlook. The program will also include a short walk through the meadow on mowed trails.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis event is free but registration is required on Eventbrite. Space is limited. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Overlook\n\n\n\nThe Piedmont Memorial Overlook sits within a large block of privately and publicly protected land along the Blue Ridge Mountains that is a patchwork of forest\, livestock pasture\, and mountainous fields. The land was actively farmed from the late 18th century until the recent past\, and was heavily grazed by cattle. \n\n\n\nIn 2012\, PEC began an extensive restoration effort on the 50-acre parcel with funding from the USDA\, first eliminating fescue and other non-native plants from the pasture\, and then seeding native grasses and wildflowers. The property now serves as an active demonstration site for landowners who are interested in viewing habitat restoration practices. \n\n\n\nThe 15+ acre native meadow is home to songbirds\, butterflies\, raptors\, bees and black bears. It was planted with 16 native wildflower species that provide forage for pollinators and habitat for grassland and shrubland birds. PEC manages the meadow using prescribed fire\, late winter mowing\, and invasive species monitoring. \n\n\n\nEvent Details\n\n\n\nWeather: This event will be held rain or shine\, barring any adverse weather conditions. \n\n\n\nWhat to wear: We suggest wearing long pants and closed toed shoes! We will be walking through grass and tall vegetation. \n\n\n\nWhat to bring: Sturdy shoes\, bug spray\, a lawn chair and a flashlight or headlamp are recommended.  \n\n\n\n* Please note that there are no restroom facilities available at the Overlook.  \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact October Greenfield at ogreenfield@pecva.org or Linnea Sherman at lsherman@pecva.org.
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/evening-bat-walk/
LOCATION:Piedmont Memorial Overlook\, Paris\, Virginia\, 20130
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T170000
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SUMMARY:Canceled - Generation NEXT Legacy Planning Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Credit Hugh Kenny/PEC\n\n\n\nThis event has been canceled.\n\n\n\nPreparing for Generation NEXT is an award-winning nationally recognized educational workshop that will get you started on the right path. \n\n\n\nThis workshop provides free legal guidance and landowner stories about successful estate planning steps and strategies they have used. Speakers include legal and financial experts experienced in estate planning as well as natural resource professionals (including PEC staff) and landowners.  \n\n\n\nThese workshops are hosted by Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Department of Forestry. \n\n\n\nRegister for the upcoming June 24 (Friday @ 5-7:30 p.m.) & June 25 (Saturday @ 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.) workshop in Warrenton\, Va. \n\n\n\nCost: $90 for two family members; $10 per additional family member. Includes dinner\, light breakfast\, lunch and a 56-page workbook \n\n\n\ngeneration-next-warrenton-workshop-agenda-july-2026Download\n\n\n\nLearn more about Generation NEXT: https://sites.google.com/vt.edu/generationnext/home
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/generation-next-legacy-planning-workshop/
LOCATION:John Barton Payne Building\, 5 Waterloo St.\, Warrenton\, Virginia\, 20186\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T200000
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SUMMARY:Virginia Solar Social: Toast your Net Metering Win and Stop the NextEra Takeover
DESCRIPTION:Back in May\, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) sided with Virginia ratepayers over Dominion Energy by rejecting the company’s attempt to gut its net metering program. Dominion’s proposal would have made distributed solar far less accessible\, reduced solar jobs\, and increased energy costs for all Virginia families. A record number of public comments and 50+ in-person testimonies helped convince the SCC to protect this valuable resource and maintain the fair\, full retail value of net metering for Dominion Energy customers over a 12-month annual cycle. \n\n\n\nEarly this summer\, NextEra\, America’s largest investor-owned utility\, announced a $67 billion deal to acquire Dominion Energy. In Florida\, NextEra’s has long been known to prioritize profits over all else—the utility has a troubling track record of backbreaking rate hikes\, political corruption\, surveillance and manipulation of press\, and the co-optation of civil rights organizations. This proposed acquisition jeopardizes many of Virginia’s promising regulatory and legislative wins this year and threatens the Commonwealth’s capacity to build long-term energy affordability\, democracy\, and equity. \n\n\n\nJoin Solar United Neighbors\, the Piedmont Environmental Council and other partners to celebrate our regulatory win and unpack what’s at stake with Dominion and NextEra’s proposed acquisition! \n\n\n\nRegister as soon as you can as space is limited!
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/virginia-solar-social-toast-your-net-metering-win-and-stop-the-nextera-takeover/
LOCATION:The James A. Buzzard River Education Center\, 2825 Dock St\, Richmond\, Virginia\, 23223
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260805T113000
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SUMMARY:Agrivoltaics Tours - Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows
DESCRIPTION:PEC’s agrivoltaics project at the Community Farm. in Aldie\, Virginia Credit Hugh Kenny/PEC.\n\n\n\nInterested in seeing crop production right next to energy production? Then sign up for a tour of our agrivoltaics project! Located in Aldie\, VA\, PEC’s crop-based agrivoltaics project is the first of its kind in Virginia. We grow crops that are donated to hunger relief organizations in the same place we generate solar energy to power our farm utilities.  \n\n\n\nWe have monthly tours available\, usually on the first Wednesday of the month. Tours are about 90 minutes long and include an introduction to the concept of agrivoltaics\, a tour of our project\, and the opportunity to questions. Open tours are limited to 15 people\, please contact us in advance if you would like to schedule a larger group.  \n\n\n\nPlease be courteous to fellow participants by being on time and filling out our waiver in advance. This is an active farming and energy production project\, so make sure to wear appropriate clothes\, sunscreen\, and bug spray if necessary. \n\n\n\n\nSign Up
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/agrivoltaics-tours-community-farm-at-roundabout-meadows-2/2026-08-05/
LOCATION:PEC’s Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows\, Howsers Branch Drive\, Aldie\, Virginia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T100000
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SUMMARY:Agrivoltaics Tours - Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows
DESCRIPTION:PEC’s agrivoltaics project at the Community Farm. in Aldie\, Virginia Credit Hugh Kenny/PEC.\n\n\n\nInterested in seeing crop production right next to energy production? Then sign up for a tour of our agrivoltaics project! Located in Aldie\, VA\, PEC’s crop-based agrivoltaics project is the first of its kind in Virginia. We grow crops that are donated to hunger relief organizations in the same place we generate solar energy to power our farm utilities.  \n\n\n\nWe have monthly tours available\, usually on the first Wednesday of the month. Tours are about 90 minutes long and include an introduction to the concept of agrivoltaics\, a tour of our project\, and the opportunity to questions. Open tours are limited to 15 people\, please contact us in advance if you would like to schedule a larger group.  \n\n\n\nPlease be courteous to fellow participants by being on time and filling out our waiver in advance. This is an active farming and energy production project\, so make sure to wear appropriate clothes\, sunscreen\, and bug spray if necessary. \n\n\n\n\nSign Up
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/agrivoltaics-tours-community-farm-at-roundabout-meadows-2/2026-09-02/
LOCATION:PEC’s Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows\, Howsers Branch Drive\, Aldie\, Virginia
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T100000
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SUMMARY:Agrivoltaics Tours - Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows
DESCRIPTION:PEC’s agrivoltaics project at the Community Farm. in Aldie\, Virginia Credit Hugh Kenny/PEC.\n\n\n\nInterested in seeing crop production right next to energy production? Then sign up for a tour of our agrivoltaics project! Located in Aldie\, VA\, PEC’s crop-based agrivoltaics project is the first of its kind in Virginia. We grow crops that are donated to hunger relief organizations in the same place we generate solar energy to power our farm utilities.  \n\n\n\nWe have monthly tours available\, usually on the first Wednesday of the month. Tours are about 90 minutes long and include an introduction to the concept of agrivoltaics\, a tour of our project\, and the opportunity to questions. Open tours are limited to 15 people\, please contact us in advance if you would like to schedule a larger group.  \n\n\n\nPlease be courteous to fellow participants by being on time and filling out our waiver in advance. This is an active farming and energy production project\, so make sure to wear appropriate clothes\, sunscreen\, and bug spray if necessary. \n\n\n\n\nSign Up
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/agrivoltaics-tours-community-farm-at-roundabout-meadows-2/2026-10-07/
LOCATION:PEC’s Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows\, Howsers Branch Drive\, Aldie\, Virginia
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