PEC serves as an asset to citizens in Greene who seek to protect this traditionally agricultural community from increasingly rapid development.
Through creativity and collaboration, a Greene County farm stays in the family for the fourth generation
Dustin always wanted to carry on the tradition as the fourth-generation family member to own the farm. His great-grandfather bought the farm in 1939, and it had passed down to his grandfather …
On the Ground Updates – June 2026
Albemarle & Charlottesville Over the next three years, Albemarle County will implement the AC44 Comprehensive Plan focusing on four major initiatives: The Zoning Modernization project is a comprehensive update to the 40-year-old zoning ordinance to …
Greene County Summer Updates
Summer updates on PEC’s work on Greene County’s comprehensive plan, water supply planning and farmland protection …
Conservation Easement Enables Farm To Remain in Family for Fourth Generation
Thanks to creativity, collaboration, and a conservation solution put together by The Piedmont Environmental Council and American Farmland Trust, 226 acres of a cattle farm operated by Dustin Watson in Greene County will remain in …
On the Ground Updates – April 2026
A series of short updates from around the PEC region – Albemarle & Charlottesville, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange & Rappahannock …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for January 5, 2026
This week: Charlottesville to begin 2026 with two meetings, direction on affordable housing spending …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for December 8, 2025
This week: Charlottesville PC to hold public hearing on proposed $201.5 million capital budget; Albemarle PC to review how the county measures effectiveness of growth area …
Wild & Connected: Shenandoah Borderlands property conserved
Nestled on the eastern slope of Saddleback Mountain, a small cottage in the woods has been a family retreat for sisters Gayle and Cathy Soloe for decades, since their father first purchased the 89-acre parcel …
On the Ground Updates — December 2025
A series of short updates from around the PEC region – Albemarle & Charlottesville, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange & Rappahannock …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for October 27, 2025
This week: Greene Supervisors to hold work session on further restrictions on agritourism events …
