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Piedmont Mobility Alliance Meeting / Social
September 30 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Piedmont Mobility Alliance Meeting / Social

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.

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5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Conservation Funding Workshop & Social
October 1 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Conservation Funding Workshop & Social

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.

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10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The WildRoots Festival
October 4 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The WildRoots Festival

Engage with nature through outdoor activities, wild edibles, foraging, hunting, and outdoor skills at this free event in Louisa, VA!

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9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Tree Planting at Chancellors Rock Farm
October 10 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Tree Planting at Chancellors Rock Farm

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.

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8:30 am - 4:00 pm
5th Annual Rappahannock River Symposium
October 15 @ 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
5th Annual Rappahannock River Symposium

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 event is open to a wide range of participants, including local government staff and elected officials, representatives from planning districts, soil and water conservation districts, […]

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Impact of Data Center Boom on Virginia Communities
October 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Impact of Data Center Boom on Virginia Communities

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 […]

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5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Charlottesville Wild & Scenic Film Festival
October 17 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Charlottesville Wild & Scenic Film Festival

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 wonder of nature and the connections it brings. The program this year features adventurous documentaries and short films on nature with the theme: Earth Care, […]

$15 – $25
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2025-10-18
Fall Foliage Festival at Sky Meadows State Park
Fall Foliage Festival at Sky Meadows State Park
Panoramic view of farmland, trees and mountains in Paris, VA.
October 18 @ 11:00 am - October 19 @ 4:00 pm
Fall Foliage Festival at Sky Meadows State Park

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.

10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Salubria’s Oktoberfest & History Faire
October 18 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Salubria’s Oktoberfest & History Faire

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.

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Fall Foliage Festival at Sky Meadows State Park
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6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Webinar: The Fight to Stop Dominion’s Attack on Small-Scale Solar
October 21 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Webinar: The Fight to Stop Dominion’s Attack on Small-Scale Solar

Learn more about Dominion Energy's proposal to severely limit a Virginia solar energy policy called net metering.

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9:00 am - 1:00 pm
TEDxWarrenton: Unscripted Futures
October 25 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
TEDxWarrenton: Unscripted Futures

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

9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Tree Planting at Courts of St. Francis
October 25 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Tree Planting at Courts of St. Francis

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.

11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Community Farm Heirloom Corn Grinding Demonstration
October 25 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Community Farm Heirloom Corn Grinding Demonstration

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.

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9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Tree Planting at The EcoVillage of Loudoun County
October 28 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Tree Planting at The EcoVillage of Loudoun County

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. 

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Corpse Botany Walk at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook
October 31 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Corpse Botany Walk at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

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!

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10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Virginia Bluebird Society’s 2025 Annual Meeting & Program
November 1 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Virginia Bluebird Society’s 2025 Annual Meeting & Program

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.

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3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Halloween Bike Ride
November 2 @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Halloween Bike Ride

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!

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September 30
September 30 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Piedmont Mobility Alliance Meeting / Social

October 1
October 1 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Conservation Funding Workshop & Social

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October 4
October 4 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

The WildRoots Festival

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October 10
October 10 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Tree Planting at Chancellors Rock Farm

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October 15
October 15 @ 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

5th Annual Rappahannock River Symposium

October 16
October 16 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Impact of Data Center Boom on Virginia Communities

October 17
October 17 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Charlottesville Wild & Scenic Film Festival

October 18
October 18 @ 11:00 am - October 19 @ 4:00 pm

Fall Foliage Festival at Sky Meadows State Park

October 18 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Salubria’s Oktoberfest & History Faire

October 18
October 18 @ 11:00 am - October 19 @ 4:00 pm

Fall Foliage Festival at Sky Meadows State Park

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October 21
October 21 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Webinar: The Fight to Stop Dominion’s Attack on Small-Scale Solar

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October 25
October 25 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

TEDxWarrenton: Unscripted Futures

October 25 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tree Planting at Courts of St. Francis

October 25 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Community Farm Heirloom Corn Grinding Demonstration

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October 28
October 28 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Tree Planting at The EcoVillage of Loudoun County

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October 31
October 31 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Corpse Botany Walk at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

November 1
November 1 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Virginia Bluebird Society’s 2025 Annual Meeting & Program

November 2
November 2 @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Halloween Bike Ride

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