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Please address general press inquiries to Cindy Sabato at csabato@pecva.org or 540-347-2334 x7021 — or to the point of contact listed in a specific press release. You can also get in touch with PEC on Twitter (@piedmontenviron).

Roundabout Meadows sign in front of a meadow

George Mason University students to survey Roundabout Meadows vegetation

George Mason University plant ecology students are helping The Piedmont Environmental Council measure the success of our wetlands restoration effort at Roundabout Meadows. With a grant from the Virginia Native Plant Society, the students are …
The Piedmont Environmental Council connects local beef farmers with local food pantries during pandemic shortage

The Piedmont Environmental Council connects local beef farmers with local food pantries during pandemic shortage

In partnership with American Farmland Trust, Seven Hills Food Co, and 4P Foods, The Piedmont Environmental Council is providing 800 pounds of beef to four food banks in Fauquier, Orange, Madison and Culpeper counties. PEC …
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Call for Volunteers for Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows’ Loudoun Hunger Relief Effort

Call for Volunteers for Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows’ Loudoun Hunger Relief Effort

Now that Virginia’s stay-at-home orders have been lifted, the Piedmont Environmental Council is calling for volunteers to help plant, cultivate and harvest 15,000 pounds of fresh produce at its Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows for …
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PEC Lauds New Woolen Mill Bridge Connection

PEC Lauds New Woolen Mill Bridge Connection

Today, the Piedmont Environmental Council is celebrating this morning’s installation of a new 140-foot pedestrian bridge over Moores Creek in Albemarle, which will soon provide pedestrian and bicycle access from The Wool Factory at the …
PEC connects local beef farmers with local food pantries during pandemic shortage

PEC connects local beef farmers with local food pantries during pandemic shortage

PEC, in partnership with Fauquier Community Food Bank and Lakota Ranch, which lies on the border of Culpeper and Fauquier counties, will pilot a new initiative connecting high-quality, locally-raised beef with local food pantries experiencing …
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In support of local dairies and the food-insecure, PEC connects local milk with local food pantries

In support of local dairies and the food-insecure, PEC connects local milk with local food pantries

At 9 a.m. on Friday, June 12, Maola Dairy will deliver 280 gallons of locally-produced milk to Blue Ridge Area Food Bank’s Thomas Jefferson Area Branch location at 1207 Harris Street in Charlottesville, for distribution …
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Historic Truss Bridges named among Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Places

Historic Truss Bridges named among Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Places

Virginia’s few remaining historic metal truss bridges, with their unique architectural qualities and irreplaceable role in the state’s heritage, is on Preservation Virginia’s list of Most Endangered Historic Places for 2020. Every year since 2005, …
A group of people stand outside a food bank.

Piedmont Environmental Council connects local dairy farm and food pantry needs

The Piedmont Environmental Council has found an innovative way to connect the milk produced at Remington’s Cool Lawn Farm, Fauquier County’s largest dairy farm, with two food pantries in Fauquier and Rappahannock counties …
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Local Land Conservation Surpasses 12,000 acres in 2019

Local Land Conservation Surpasses 12,000 acres in 2019

In 2019, private landowners, working together with land trusts and public agencies, protected 12,475 acres of land in Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock counties. The 2019 conservation easements bring the …
Roundabout Meadows sign in front of a meadow

George Mason University students to survey Roundabout Meadows vegetation

George Mason University plant ecology students are helping The Piedmont Environmental Council measure the success of our wetlands restoration effort at Roundabout Meadows. With a grant from the Virginia Native Plant Society, the students are …
The Piedmont Environmental Council connects local beef farmers with local food pantries during pandemic shortage

The Piedmont Environmental Council connects local beef farmers with local food pantries during pandemic shortage

In partnership with American Farmland Trust, Seven Hills Food Co, and 4P Foods, The Piedmont Environmental Council is providing 800 pounds of beef to four food banks in Fauquier, Orange, Madison and Culpeper counties. PEC …
| | Press Center
Call for Volunteers for Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows’ Loudoun Hunger Relief Effort

Call for Volunteers for Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows’ Loudoun Hunger Relief Effort

Now that Virginia’s stay-at-home orders have been lifted, the Piedmont Environmental Council is calling for volunteers to help plant, cultivate and harvest 15,000 pounds of fresh produce at its Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows for …
| | Press Center
PEC Lauds New Woolen Mill Bridge Connection

PEC Lauds New Woolen Mill Bridge Connection

Today, the Piedmont Environmental Council is celebrating this morning’s installation of a new 140-foot pedestrian bridge over Moores Creek in Albemarle, which will soon provide pedestrian and bicycle access from The Wool Factory at the …
PEC connects local beef farmers with local food pantries during pandemic shortage

PEC connects local beef farmers with local food pantries during pandemic shortage

PEC, in partnership with Fauquier Community Food Bank and Lakota Ranch, which lies on the border of Culpeper and Fauquier counties, will pilot a new initiative connecting high-quality, locally-raised beef with local food pantries experiencing …
| | Press Center
In support of local dairies and the food-insecure, PEC connects local milk with local food pantries

In support of local dairies and the food-insecure, PEC connects local milk with local food pantries

At 9 a.m. on Friday, June 12, Maola Dairy will deliver 280 gallons of locally-produced milk to Blue Ridge Area Food Bank’s Thomas Jefferson Area Branch location at 1207 Harris Street in Charlottesville, for distribution …
| | Press Center
Historic Truss Bridges named among Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Places

Historic Truss Bridges named among Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Places

Virginia’s few remaining historic metal truss bridges, with their unique architectural qualities and irreplaceable role in the state’s heritage, is on Preservation Virginia’s list of Most Endangered Historic Places for 2020. Every year since 2005, …
A group of people stand outside a food bank.

Piedmont Environmental Council connects local dairy farm and food pantry needs

The Piedmont Environmental Council has found an innovative way to connect the milk produced at Remington’s Cool Lawn Farm, Fauquier County’s largest dairy farm, with two food pantries in Fauquier and Rappahannock counties …
| | Press Center
Local Land Conservation Surpasses 12,000 acres in 2019

Local Land Conservation Surpasses 12,000 acres in 2019

In 2019, private landowners, working together with land trusts and public agencies, protected 12,475 acres of land in Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock counties. The 2019 conservation easements bring the …