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From the Outer Beltway to the Occoquan Reservoir, and from Prince William Forest Park to Manassas National Battlefield, learn how proposed land use changes threaten our public drinking water and how you can affect change. Join us to learn more about how sprawl development and data centers in the Rural Crescent would affect us in the east, and what we can do to protect what we have and build a sustainable, socially just future.
Attend a virtual info session with the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) to learn more about how solar works and how you can join the movement in your community to go solar! Local installers will be on hand who can answer all of your questions.
Please join PEC and partners for a community conversation celebrating Culpeper's rich history and the State Park initiative.
Join PEC's Catoctin Creek Conservation Fund for an evening dedicated to conservation. Expect to leave knowing more about conservation easements, agricultural cost-share programs, and habitat restoration efforts within the Catoctin watershed.
Celebrate the Appalachian Trail this June with "hands on" activities and demos like trail cooking, nature art, hammock camping, and more!
This June, the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC), the Goose Creek Association (GCA), and John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District (JMSWCD) are hosting a joint event to share information and insights into Fauquier's available tree planting programs!
Join Lakota Ranch in Culpeper County for a field day on Thursday, June 16 from 4 to 7 p.m. for demonstrations on grazing management, fencing options, water system design and to explore conservation practices.
Come visit The Piedmont Environmental Council’s Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows in Gilberts Corner, between Routes 15 and 50. Tour the farm and learn more about its role providing healthy local produce to food-insecure families in Loudoun County. This family-friendly event will feature children's activities including face painting, a scavenger hunt and a pollinator habitat creation station, Happy Family Ranch and Divine Swine food trucks, and ice cream!
Join the Smithsonian on June 24 at Pen Druid Brewing in Sperryville, VA for the premiere screening of the new short documentary “Grass Roots." The film features scientists from Smithsonian's Virginia Working Landscapes and local farmers helping to study and conserve biodiversity on working lands. Meet the film’s featured farmers and learn about how this research is being used to help guide conservation efforts with local partners through the newly launched Piedmont Grassland Bird Initiative.
Join Fauquier County Parks & Recreation along with our partners The Clifton Institute, The Piedmont Environmental Council, and The Warrenton Garden Club on a Native Garden Tour in June. Tour begins at 9:00 a.m. at the WARF.
The Piedmont Mobility Alliance's Summer Meeting is an opportunity to share ideas and updates and to work on projects with collective benefit.