The Virginia Piedmont is our home. We value the region’s people and lands, its history and culture, its beauty and its future.
Piedmont Environmental Council supports legal challenge to Orange County Wilderness Crossing rezoning
View the filing Warrenton, Va. – (May 26, 2023) - On May 24, 2023, the American Battlefield Trust, Central Virginia Battlefields Trust, Inc., Friends of Wilderness Battlefield, Inc., and a number of Orange County and Spotsylvania County residents filed a ...
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2022 Highlights
The Shenandoah River in Clarke County along Rt. 50. Photo by Hugh Kenny/PEC; flight thanks to Southwings For the last 50 years, PEC has worked to establish a better future for this region through sustainable growth and protection of the ...
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The Piedmont’s Beauty Is Not An Accident – Letter from PEC’s President
Dear Friends, I often say that the beauty of the Virginia Piedmont is not an accident. And over the course of 2022, PEC has been contemplating and celebrating 50 years of collective effort conserving and protecting this place we love ...
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PEC and the Aldie Assemblage – An Incredible Conservation Opportunity
The Aldie Assemblage is a 6.42-acre property located in the Village of Aldie that is currently owned by the County of Loudoun. It has many natural and culturally significant features worthy of conservation, including a historic tavern building, forested slopes ...
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Proposed Cell Tower at Mickie Gordon Memorial Park
The following text was sent out via email on July 21, 2022. Sign up for PEC email alerts → Update (09/12/2022): On July 26, the Loudoun Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposal to construct a 150-foot cell ...
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