To protect the water we drink, we need clean air, expansive forests, responsible farms, wooded stream banks, and communities and individuals who make choices to avoid pollution.
Conserving Water – By Reducing Impervious Surfaces
Land conservation and land use planning/advocacy are the primary ways that PEC works to reduce impervious surfaces ...
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Impoving Water Quality – Through Good Land Management
From rural to suburban to urban, there are best management practices (native plantings, livestock fencing) that make water cleaner ...
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Restoring Connections – By Eliminating Barriers
Culverts, low-water crossings and linear infrastructure (i.e. pipelines, highways) can serve as disruptions to healthy stream flow ...
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Measuring Success – Through Stream Monitoring
Monitoring water quality, biological populations, and physical features of stream habitat are all vital to understanding stream health ...
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The Latest
Video: Meadows Farm Tree Planting
This video was posted to our Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube accounts on 5/3/21. PEC staff and volunteers planted 300 trees at Meadows Farm in Fauquier County on Earth Day! The planting was part of our Headwater Stream Initiative, a joint effort with Friends of the Rappahannock to provide free technical ...
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Video: Free Flow
Photo courtesy of Will Parson, Chesapeake Bay Program. This video was posted to our Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube accounts on 4/21/2021. A must-watch!! We’re so excited to bring you this video about our largest trout stream restoration project to date, on Bolton Branch in Rappahannock County on the border of ...
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Video: Restoring Access to the Rivanna River
This video was posted to PEC's Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube accounts on 4/16/21. To help the public safely access the Rivanna River, PEC teamed up with the City of Charlottesville Parks and Recreation, Rivanna Conservation Alliance, and Rivanna River Co to update the boat landing at Riverview Park! The landing ...
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New Virginia Scenic River Signs Unveiled along Moormans River
Signs signify river’s natural, scenic, and historic importance MILLINGTON, VIRGINIA (Apr. 6, 2021) – On Monday, April 5, community members joined with Piedmont Environmental Council staff members under clear blue skies and warm sunshine to unveil new Virginia State Scenic River signs along the Moormans River in Albemarle County. Albemarle ...
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A Win for Goose Creek
The Loudoun Board of Supervisors voted to reject an intensive development proposal along Goose Creek, reversing a decision from earlier in the month. It’s a win for the public, the creek and drinking water protection! Over 30 speakers, volumes of letters and a petition with over 4,500 signatures (including 3000 ...
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