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A small town with a lot to offer

A small town with a lot to offer

Creating a community park takes quite a bit of planning, which is why the historic railroad town of Remington is about to receive support for adding recreational space for its residents and visitors. Situated on …
Preserving History at Jack’s Shop and James City

Preserving History at Jack’s Shop and James City

PEC received a grant of $35,300 from the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program to research the history of two previously undocumented Civil War battles that occurred at Jack’s Shop and James City in …
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Renewed Accreditation

We are happy to announce our accreditation as a land trust was renewed in August 2016 — a mark of distinction in land conservation. Initially accredited in 2011, the renewal by the Land Trust Accreditation …
| | Conserving Your Land
Fenced in at Roundabout Meadows

Fenced in at Roundabout Meadows

Polluted water is not only bad for us and the environment, but it’s bad for livestock as well,” says Celia Vuocolo, habitat and stewardship specialist at PEC. A significant stewardship project is wrapping up this …
Opportunity to Help with Ailanthus Control

Opportunity to Help with Ailanthus Control

The following message went out by email from Rod Walker of Blue Ridge PRISM. As a stakeholder, PEC wanted to help spread the word: To landowners in Virginia’s Piedmont and Mountain Region, The Blue Ridge PRISM …
| | Restoring Wildlife Habitat
Barboursville Village Overlay District Needs More Public Input

Barboursville Village Overlay District Needs More Public Input

The following email alert was sent out on August 29, 2016 regarding proposed design standards for development in Barboursville: …
| | Orange County
Truck Stop Proposed in Markham

Truck Stop Proposed in Markham

The following email alert was sent out August 2016 regarding a proposal by VDOT to open a truck stop in Markham, VA: …
| | Fauquier County
When Mickey Came to Town

When Mickey Came to Town

If you enjoyed the Farming for the Future film series, you may also wish to screen When Mickey Came to Town, a 30-minute film about a campaign, waged more than twenty years ago, to stop …
| | Farming Film Series
Farming for the Future

Farming for the Future

What do you do when the next generation does not want to take over the family farm? How do you keep that land in production? These are the questions at the heart of Cliff Miller’s …
| | Farming Film Series
50 Years of Farming: For Love & Vegetables

50 Years of Farming: For Love & Vegetables

Tony Newcomb dreamed of farming and his partner Hiu followed him from Ohio to northern Virginia to rent land and start a farm. With Tony’s passing in 1984, Hiu continues to sow the seeds of …
| | Farming Film Series