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Join PEC for a volunteer tree planting at Long Branch Farm in Clarke County on Monday, October 31. Volunteers will be needed for two shifts, one from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and the other from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m., to help plant 270 native trees and shrubs along Long Branch to enhance water quality and wildlife habitat as part of our Potomac Planting Program!
Fall is here! Take a hike with Charlottesville Parks and Recreation staff, who are hosting a guided hike at Heyward Community Forest on Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Join Liz Dennison of Secret Garden Birds and Bees to follow our region’s four resident owls from winter through fall.
Join local community leaders to celebrate the opening of the Fifeville Trail, which creates new connections between Tonsler Park and surrounding neighborhoods in the heart of Charlottesville.
Join PEC for a volunteer tree planting at the Lane Property in Rappahannock County on Wednesday, November 9. Volunteers will be needed for two shifts, one from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and the other from 1:30 - 4 p.m., to help plant 330 native trees and shrubs along a tributary of Kilby's Creek to enhance water quality and wildlife habitat as part of our Headwater Stream Initiative!
Do you have trouble with pest control in your crops? Come to Fauquier Education Farm's workshop on farmscaping, where you can find out different land management techniques to create an ecosystem of beneficial organisms. Celia Vuocolo, Private Lands Biologist, and Jim Hankins, Executive Director, will discuss ways to promote insect biodiversity on the farm.
How do people get around in Charlottesville? Why don’t people walk, bike or use transit more often? What can we do about transportation in our area? Move2Health Equity’s neighborhood-based community survey provides new insight into these questions.
Join Virginia Bluebird Society on November 11 and 12 to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a social hour, dinner and remarks by keynote speaker Julie Zickefoose. Saturday’s events include an optional bird walk led by Phil Silas along Neabsco Creek Boardwalk, followed by a day of breakout sessions with such knowledgeable presenters as Bet Zimmerman Smith, Maureen Eiger, and Virginia DWR educator Jessica Ruthenberg, among others.
Join PEC for a volunteer tree planting at Clermont Farm in Clarke County on Saturday, November 12! Volunteers will be needed for two shifts, one from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and the other from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m., to help plant about 300 native trees and shrubs along Dog Run to enhance water quality and wildlife habitat as part of our Potomac Planting Program!
The Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection and the Sperryville Community Alliance are co-sponsoring a morning of invasives removal and cleanup along the Sperryville Trail Network on Saturday, November 12. We'll focus on a few portions of the trail in the vicinity of the Village along the Thornton River.
Join a free workshop on conservation easements sponsored by the Clarke County Conservation Easement Authority.
We invite the Front Royal and surrounding community to join us for a day of revegetating a section of Happy Creek's riparian buffer on Saturday, November 19, 2022, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The approximately four-mile ride will start and finish at Tonsler Park, follow low-stress streets and pay a visit to the new Fifeville Community Trail.
Join Virginia Forage and Grassland Council as we explore How Stockmanship, Infrastructure, and Forage Management can work together to work for you.
Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy to learn about one of Loudoun County’s biggest projects currently underway: the Zoning Ordinance rewrite.
Join hundreds of conservation and environmental advocates gathering across Virginia to learn about the significant environmental legislative action coming up in the 2023 General Assembly. The Piedmont Environmental Council hosting an in-person regional watch party through VCN, featuring speakers and breakfast.