Spring 2024 Piedmont View
In this issue: conservation stories from 2023; a legislative update from the General Assembly; meet PEC’s new board officers; land use highlights around the region; […]
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A Mixed Bag at the General Assembly
This has been a very busy, and challenging, legislative session. The post A Mixed Bag at the General Assembly appeared first on The Piedmont Environmental […]
Long Acre Farm: A Creative Solution for a Farming Conundrum
In Greene County, young Dustin Watson works the 274-acre cattle farm co-owned by two elder family members. The post Long Acre Farm: A Creative Solution […]
Conservation Stories Across the Region: Beth Plentovich and Howie Kelly, Protection through Perseverance
Beth Plentovich and Howie Kelly know the true importance of relentless incrementalism for achieving exponential results. The post Conservation Stories Across the Region: Beth Plentovich […]
Conservation Stories Across the Region: Anne & Dru Crawley, Filling in the Missing Piece
Walking along the gravel driveway of Anne and Dru Crawley’s property, five miles from the village of Amissville, I recognized immediately the significance of this […]
2023 Land Conservation Totals
In 2023, 6,315 acres of land in Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock counties were permanently protected with 52 conservation easements. […]
Conserving a Cultural Crossroads
On Oct. 27, 2023, Historic Germanna’s executive director, Jennifer Hurst Wender, and board president, Keith Hoffman, signed a perpetual open-space easement on Siegen Forest. The […]
A Conservation Journey in Madison County
Carolyn Smith’s Madison County property has been on quite the journey since her parents first purchased the former cattle operation in 1965. Donating a 129-acre […]
6,315 acres conserved in nine-county region last year
Contact: Mike Kane, Director of Land ConservationThe Piedmont Environmental Councilmkane@pecva.org; 540-347-2334, x7063 PIEDMONT REGION, VA. (Mar. 8, 2024) – The Piedmont Environmental Council reports that […]
Resources from the Loudoun Virtual Community Meeting on Data Centers and Energy Infrastructure – March 4, 2024
On March 4, 2024 PEC held a virtual community meeting about the explosive growth of data centers in Loudoun County and the surrounding region and […]