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Conserved Land Now Totals 401,200 Acres

Data compiled by The Piedmont Environmental Council shows a total of 401,200 acres have been protected in Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock Counties by landowners working together with land trusts …
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PEC Donates Land to National Park Service

PEC Donates Land to National Park Service

Shenandoah National Park just grew a little bigger and a little more beautiful. This past May, The Piedmont Environmental Council donated a 17.2-acre property it owned in Rappahannock County to the National Park Service. A forested …
Conservation Easement Enforcement Goes to the Virginia Supreme Court

Conservation Easement Enforcement Goes to the Virginia Supreme Court

Organizations Weigh In on Wetlands America Trust, Inc. v. White Cloud Nine Ventures, LLC — Six regional and national conservation groups petitioned the Virginia Supreme Court to allow them to weigh in on a case about conservation easements …
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Restoring Local Food Systems -- An educational seminar series in Charlottesville

Restoring Local Food Systems — An educational seminar series in Charlottesville

Though the local food movement has picked up momentum in our region, there are still a number of challenges that local food producers and distributors face as they try to create a sustainable local food …
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