Wildflowers in bloom at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook
The native meadow at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook is in bloom and can be accessed via Sky Meadows State Park or the Appalachian Trail …
Communications Specialist
The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) is seeking to hire a communications specialist to promote PEC’s mission and programs through a mix of online and offline means …
Michaela Weglinski
Michaela Weglinski joined The Piedmont Environmental Council as the Stewardship Assistant in June 2024. Her work involves fulfilling the annual monitoring and stewardship responsibilities for PEC’s 90+ easement and fee simple properties across our nine-county …
Week Ahead for July 8, 2024: Albemarle County Planning Commission to get look at “refined” process for Comprehensive Plan update
Albemarle comp plan changes, Charlottesville’s Development Code, Fluvanna comp plan …
President’s Letter: The Fight is Worth It
Thanks to all for their work, day and night, to engage and mobilize our communities to fight for something better. It’s worth it …
Wilderness Lost?
Industrialization marches into Orange County, threatening historic battlefield and landscapes along Route 3 …
Partnership for the Ages
The Hellmanns are glad to know that their corner of the world will remain intact — a place where generations to come can enjoy the native wildflowers alongside Bear Trail, the hardwoods they plan to …
Community Events Help Us Think about Issues in New Ways
One of my favorite things about being a community planner is going to events and having conversations with people in informal settings, close to where they live. These gatherings tend to be a lot of …
