…Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program Establishing the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Historic Preservation Fund Senate Bill 158 and House Bill 141 would formally create a new state…
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Histories Along the Blue Ridge: Digitization of Shenandoah National Park condemnation records in Madison County
…making. A crowd of more than 50 people filled the Madison County Administrative Auditorium for the occasion. When Shenandoah National Park was established in 1936, thousands of people in eight…
PEC Announces Annual Photo Contest Winners for 2022
Contact: Hugh Kenny, Multimedia Communications Specialist The Piedmont Environmental Council hkenny@pecva.org; 540-347-2334, ext. 7024 VIRGINIA PIEDMONT, VA (Nov. 22, 2022) – The Piedmont Environmental Council is pleased to announce its…
Wilderness Crossing: An In-Depth Look
…County Land Use Field Representative, Don McCown at dmccown@pecva.org or (434) 977-2033 ext. 7047. Our Concerns The proposed Wilderness Crossing development is huge: 2,600 acres, as many as 5,000 homes,…
Meet Ashish Kapoor, Senior Energy & Climate Policy Analyst
…be reached at akapoor@pecva.org. Q: Why is a focus on energy so important for PEC and for Virginia at this point in time? We are in unprecedented times. In light…
Community Farm
…watch tiny seedlings grow into full, thriving crops through the spring and summer. Knowing that everything goes to local families in need makes it feel truly meaningful. And the people…
6,315 acres conserved in nine-county region last year
Contact: Mike Kane, Director of Land Conservation The Piedmont Environmental Council mkane@pecva.org; 540-347-2334, x7063 PIEDMONT REGION, VA. (Mar. 8, 2024) – The Piedmont Environmental Council reports that in 2023, 6,315…
On the Ground Updates – March 2024
…of local groups like PEC and others holding elected officials accountable to the laws of Virginia and the people of their communities. Read our full press release at: pecva.org/resources/press/pec-lawsuit-confirms-abuse-of-foia-by-orange-county-for-the-benefit-of-amazon. PEC…
Presentations from the November 2012 Invasive Plant Symposium
…and would like to see you there! Below are a few of the presentations from that day. Find more resources on our Restoring Wildlife Habitat page. http://www.slideshare.net/pecva/bringing-nature-home http://www.slideshare.net/pecva/managing-invasive-plant-in-sensitive-ecologies https://www.slideshare.net/pecva/virginia-invasive-species-management-plan-2012 http://www.slideshare.net/pecva/mcshea-sacharuna2012…
Online Event: Plant Northern Piedmont Natives – Changing How We Think About Our Landscapes
…Go Native Go Local guide, which lists contractors and native plant nurseries (just a reminder that this hasn’t been updated in a few years): https://www.pecva.org/gonative Virginia Working Landscape’s recommendations for…