Events
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Cville Bike Month: Bike to Work Appreciation Station
Celebrate National Bike to Work Week with cookies, coffee and tuneups available on West Main Street and 6th Street, across from Shenanigans, Wednesday, May 13.
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Scenic Virginia Value of a Viewshed Roundtable
James Madison's Montpelier 11350 Constitution Highway, Montpelier Station, VirginiaThis inaugural conversation on Wednesday, May 13 is designed to build a shared understanding of how we identify, recognize, and protect Virginia’s most treasured views.
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Cville Bike Month: Green Drinks
FIREFLY Restaurant + Game Room 1304 E. Market Street, Charlottesville, VirginiaJoin PEC for CHarlottesville Bike-Themed Green Drinks Wednesday, May 13 during Bike Month.
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Southwest Mountains Community Meeting
Keswick, VALearn more about the proposed Charlottesville-Gordonsville transmission line and it's impacts to resources.
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Coalition for Smarter Growth Livable Communities Leadership Awards & Reception
Join staff from the Coalition for Smarter Growth (CSG), a division of The Piedmont Environmental Council, for the Frederick and Diana Prince Livable Communities Leadership Award & Reception!
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Native Tree Giveaway at Gilberts Corner Market
Gilberts Corner Farmers Market 39950 Little River Turnpike, Aldie, VirginiaCome to the Gilberts Corner Farmers Market Saturday, April 25 or May 16 and take home a free native tree, courtesy of the Piedmont Environmental Council! Free growing advice with every tree!
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Securing the Future of Your Land: A Workshop on Land Transfer & Succession
John Barton Payne Building 5 Waterloo St., Warrenton, Virginia, United StatesPlanning the future of your land? Join us for a workshop on land transfer tools, financial resources, and real success stories.
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Be Lawyer Ready: Generation NEXT Workshop
This workshop will prepare you to meet with a lawyer for legacy planning, save time & money by preparing ahead of time and learn how to get the outcomes you want for you land and heirs.
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Solarize Virginia Webinar Series
Join Solarize Virginia for a free informative and practical webinar designed to help homeowners and businesses understand the solar landscape in 2026.
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Inspiring Conservation: PEC’s Annual Gathering at Longwood Farm
FeaturedLongwood Farm 8591 Longwood Lane, Warrenton, Virginia, United StatesThis year's annual gathering will take place at Longwood Farm in Fauquier County.
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Cville Bike Month: Pour It Forward Closing Party
Random Row Brewing 608 Preston Ave # A, Charlottesville, VirginiaHelp us close Bike Month out in style while raising money for a great cause!
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Solarize Virginia Webinar Series
Join Solarize Virginia for a free informative and practical webinar designed to help homeowners and businesses understand the solar landscape in 2026.
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Canceled – Birding Walk at Roundabout Meadows
Mt. Zion Historic Park 40309 Little River Turnpike, Aldie, VirginiaJoin 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.
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White Hall Ruritan Club Conservation Presentation
White Hall Ruritans Club 2904 Browns Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VirginiaPEC will be presenting on the Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative and conservation easements to the White Hall Ruritan Club at their monthly meeting.
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31st Annual Purple Martin Field Day
The Lousia County day of birding programing will include speakers covering these topics: Bring your lunch to eat while you listen to presentations, enjoying watching dozens of Purple Martins soaring and feeding […]
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Piedmont Mobility Alliance: June Meeting
Worrell Foundation 120 Garrett Street, Suite 101, Charlottesville, VirginiaThe 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 […]
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Rescheduled to rain date (7/22/26): Evening Bat Walk at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook
Piedmont Memorial Overlook Paris, VirginiaJoin 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.
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Canceled – Generation NEXT Legacy Planning Workshop
John Barton Payne Building 5 Waterloo St., Warrenton, Virginia, United StatesThis event has been canceled. Preparing for Generation NEXT is an award-winning nationally recognized educational workshop that will get you started on the right path. This workshop provides free legal guidance […]
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Virginia Solar Social: Toast your Net Metering Win and Stop the NextEra Takeover
The James A. Buzzard River Education Center 2825 Dock St, Richmond, VirginiaJoin Solar United Neighbors, the Piedmont Environmental Council and other partners to celebrate our net metering win and unpack what’s at stake with Dominion and NextEra’s proposed acquisition, Tuesday, August 4 in Richmond.
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Agrivoltaics Tours – Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows
PEC's Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows Howsers Branch Drive, Aldie, VirginiaInterested 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 […]
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Information Session on Data Centers in Virginia and Culpeper
Culpeper County Library 271 Southgate Shopping Center, Culpeper, United StatesJoin PEC's Sarah Parmelee at the Culpeper County Library to learn more about data centers; including their land use, air quality, water supply, and energy impacts.
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Piedmont Mobility Alliance: August 2026 Meeting
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.
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Agrivoltaics Tours – Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows
PEC's Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows Howsers Branch Drive, Aldie, VirginiaInterested 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 […]
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Clarke County Conservation Speed Dating Workshop
Blandy Library 400 Blandy Farm Ln, Boyce, VirginiaJoin us for a hands-on workshop targeting landowners and producers in Clarke County that provides one-on-one time with local technical service providers and conservation practitioners.
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2026 PEC Farm-to-Table Dinner & Virtual Auction
Historic Glen Ora 5290 Glen Ora Lane, The Plains, VA, Virginia, United StatesHonoring Jacqueline Badger Mars | Hosted by Paula and John Dowdy at Historic Glen Ora Farm | Save the date for PEC's annual farm-to-table event and virtual auction!
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Loop de ‘Ville Trailfest
Loop de 'Ville Fest is a full day of guided group hikes, walks, runs and bike rides on the Rivanna Trail. Register today for this Sunday, September 27 community event!
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2026 Rivanna River Basin Commission Annual Conference
The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Boulevard, Charlottesville, VirginiaThe Rivanna River Basin Commission invites you to their annual conference, exploring stewardship and access to the Rivanna Watershed, Wed., September 30.
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Bird Walk at Riverside Preserve
Join Fauquier County Parks & Recreation and The Piedmont Environmental Council’s October Greenfield on a walk at Riverside Preserve and learn more about native birds that nest and visit the park.
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Monarch Walk
Piedmont Memorial Overlook Paris, VirginiaJoin Fauquier County Parks & Recreation at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook for a meadow walk where we'll look for monarch butterflies on migration to their winter location in Mexico.
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Agrivoltaics Tours – Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows
PEC's Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows Howsers Branch Drive, Aldie, VirginiaInterested 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 […]
