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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Charlottesville Open House
DESCRIPTION:Update: Due to icy conditions\, PEC’s Charlottesville Open House on Monday\, Feb. 2 is postponed. We’ll keep you posted on a future date! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpdate: Due to icy conditions\, PEC’s Charlottesville Open House on Monday\, Feb. 2 is postponed. We’ll keep you posted on a future date! \n\n\n\nPlease join the Piedmont Environmental Council’s Charlottesville / Albemarle staff for an Open House on Monday\, February 2\, from 4 to 7 p.m. \n\n\n\nThis year\, our staff is focused on various land use issues\, like implementing the Albemarle Comprehensive Plan\, supporting conservation and protecting natural resources through conservation easements\, and expanding transportation and mobility connections throughout Charlottesville and Albemarle. \n\n\n\nOur location in the historic King Building\, off of the Downtown Mall\, serves as the home base for our work in the southern half of our nine-county region that extends north from Albemarle to Loudoun County. \n\n\n\n410 East Water Street\, Suite 700\, Charlottesville\, VA \n\n\n\nPlease RSVP. Drinks & light bites will be provided. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Montana L. Ruffner at mlanier@pecva.org or 540-677-0813 \n\n\n\n*** \n\n\n\nThe Piedmont Environmental Council works across a nine-county region to protect the lands and waters of the Virginia Piedmont\, while building stronger\, more sustainable communities. Follow the Piedmont Environmental Council on Instagram\, LinkedIn\, and Facebook and sign up for PEC email updates to stay up to date on Albemarle County and Charlottesville and our local- and state-wide work.
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/charlottesville-open-house/
LOCATION:Piedmont Environmental Council\, 410 East Water Street\, Charlottesville\, Virginia\, 22902
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SUMMARY:Virginia Conservation Network's Conservation Lobby Day
DESCRIPTION:PEC staff attend VCN’s 2024 Conservation Lobby Day in Richmond\, VA. (From left to right: Gem Bingol\, Don McCown\, Julie Bolthouse and Sarah Parmelee.) Credit Hugh Kenny/PEC.\n\n\n\nThe Virginia Conservation Network (VCN)’s annual Conservation Lobby Day\, taking place this year on Wednesday\, Feb. 4\, 2026\, is your chance to lobby with fellow advocates in your district for environmental action that matters most to you. \n\n\n\nThe event will kick off at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Richmond\, VA. You will attend lobby meetings with your legislators and fellow advocates throughout the morning. Finally\, you will wrap up at St. Paul’s with a recap and planning for next steps. \n\n\n\n\nMore info & register\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor any questions\, please reach out to jaime@vcnva.org \n\n\n\nThe Piedmont Environmental Council is proud to sponsor this event.
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/virginia-conservation-networks-conservation-lobby-day-2/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 815 E Grace St\, Richmond\, Virginia\, 23219\, United States
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SUMMARY:Data Center Reform Lobby Day
DESCRIPTION:PEC staff joined a coalition of organizations in Richmond to demonstrate support for data center reform\, February 2023. Photo by Hugh Kenny/PEC.\n\n\n\nThe Data Center Reform Coalition is excited to announce our 2026 Lobby Day slated for Monday\, Feb. 9\, 2026. \n\n\n\nTogether\, we are urging state lawmakers to take action on the unchecked\, exponential growth of data centers in Virginia.\n\n\n\nThis event is your chance to lobby with fellow advocates in your district for a smarter development approach to data centers in our state.  \n\n\n\nBackground: Virginia is home to the world’s largest concentration of data centers in the world\, dwarfing all other global markets. Each of these data centers consumes as much power as a small city\, creating a huge increase in future electricity infrastructure needs\, and their continued\, unfettered growth will have a disastrous impact on ratepayers\, our communities\, and the environment. \n\n\n\nSeveral pieces of legislation have been introduced for the 2026 General Assembly session that advocate for a smarter development approach and embrace our four main pillars of reform: \n\n\n\n\nEnhanced Transparency\n\n\n\nState Oversight\n\n\n\nProtections for Families and Businesses\n\n\n\nIncentives for Efficiency\n\n\n\n\nWe believe we can get legislation in place this year to bring about a smarter digital future for our state. Help us spread the word in February! \n\n\n\nHow it works: You will be led in your meetings by a lobbying expert and joined by others in your district\, so there is no need to be a seasoned advocate. Moreover\, the Coalition will host a prep meeting\, open to all who register\, to answer questions and go over what we are asking lawmakers to support. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Data Center Reform Coalition\n\n\n\nThe Data Center Reform Coalition is comprised of more than 50 environmental\, conservation\, historic preservation and climate advocacy groups\, we well as representatives from diverse communities and neighborhoods across the Commonwealth. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Jared Mummert\, PEC Senior Data Center Reform Campaign Coordinator\, at jmummert@pecva.org.
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/data-center-reform-lobby-day/
LOCATION:St Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 815 East Grace Street\, Richmond\, Virginia\, 23219\, United States
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SUMMARY:Community Meeting: Rapidan River – Clark Mountain Rural Historic District
DESCRIPTION:Left: View of the Rapidan Mill by Hugh Kenny/PEC. Top right: Rapidan Freight Depot by Kipp Teague. Bottom Right: Bethel Baptist Church by Hugh Kenny/PEC.\n\n\n\nJoin neighbors and friends to learn about the proposed Rapidan River – Clark Mountain Rural Historic District. \n\n\n\nThe Piedmont Environmental Council will host this community meeting to explain the proposed historic district and an update on our work over the past several years toward a listing on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. \n\n\n\nStaff from The Piedmont Environmental Council\, along with The Fairfield Foundation and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources will lead a discussion about what a rural historic district is\, where we are in the listing process and the historical significance of the area. \n\n\n\nLight refreshments will be provided. There will be a presentation upfront\, followed by plenty of time for questions! \n\n\n\nThis event is free but space is limited. Please reserve your spot ahead of time. \n\n\n\n\nReserve Your Spot\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBackground:\n\n\n\nA rural historic district is a geographic area with a significant concentration of buildings\, structures\, roads and waterways\, cultural and historic landscapes and natural features\, which has been recognized for its historical significance by formal listing on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places. \n\n\n\nThe Rapidan River – Clark Mountain Rural Historic District is a nearly 40\,000-acre historic landscape in Orange County and parts of Madison and Culpeper Counties known for its high concentration of historic resources dating from the prehistoric period through the 1930s. \n\n\n\nA historic district creates more awareness about a community’s unique cultural\, historic and natural assets\, which often leads to a greater effort to preserve that history for future generations. It is honorary and does not impose any restrictions on private property owners. \n\n\n\nLearn more → \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Don McCown\, Land Use Field Representative for Madison and Orange Counties\, with any questions at dmccown@pecva.org. \n\n\n\nThe Piedmont Environmental Council works across a nine-county region to protect the lands and waters of the Virginia Piedmont\, while building stronger\, more sustainable communities.
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/community-meeting-rapidan-river-clark-mountain-rural-historic-district/
LOCATION:Emmanuel Episcopal Church\, 28279 Rapidan Rd\, Rapidan\, Virginia\, 22733\, United States
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SUMMARY:Basics of Land Conservation and Farm Grants
DESCRIPTION:Join us Monday\, Feb. 23 evening to learn more about the various conservation tools available to landowners interested in protecting their land and the area’s significant farm and forestland.  \n\n\n\nThe Piedmont Environmental Council‘s Conservation Program Manager\, Kim Biasiolli\, will talk about conservation easements\, applicable grants\, and additional conservation tools\, opportunities and cost-share programs that landowners can take advantage of.  \n\n\n\nWhere: Greene County Library (Senior Citizen Room)\, 222 Main Street\, Stanardsville\, VaWhen: Monday\, Feb. 23 @6:30-8 p.m. Who: You! Landowners and farm managers in Greene & Madison counties RSVP: Email preserveruralgreene@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming \n\n\n\nThis event is hosted by Preserve Rural Greene and the Blue Ridge Foothills Conservancy. Refreshments will be provided. This event is free.  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Highlight: Kim Biasiolli is a Conservation Program Manager for PEC.  She joined PEC in 2022 with over 20 years of experience working on biodiversity protection\, natural resources management\, and land conservation projects and initiatives. Prior to joining PEC\, Kim worked as the natural resources manager for Albemarle County\, and as a forest conservation specialist for the Virginia Department of Forestry\, where she managed the agency’s forestland conservation and stewardship efforts throughout the Piedmont region.In the early days of her career\, she worked as a rare plant botanist and vegetation ecologist with the Nature Conservancy and the National Park Service. Kim received a B.S. in Environmental Studies from the Evergreen State College and a M.S. in Natural Resources: Forest Ecology from the University of Vermont.  \n\n\n\n*** \n\n\n\nThe Piedmont Environmental Council works across a nine-county region to protect the lands and waters of the Virginia Piedmont\, while building stronger\, more sustainable communities. Follow the Piedmont Environmental Council on Instagram\, LinkedIn\, and Facebook and sign up for PEC email updates to stay up to date on Albemarle County and Charlottesville and our local- and state-wide work.
URL:https://www.pecva.org/event/basics-of-land-conservation-and-farm-grants/
LOCATION:Greene County Library\, 222 Main Street #101\, Stanardsville\, Virginia\, 22973
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