Is Conservation Part of Your County’s Comprehensive Plan?
When a landowner asks us about placing their property under a conservation easement with Capital Region Land Conservancy, we have to first find out whether […]
Member Network Feed
Here are the latest news posts drawn from the blogs and news pages of VaULT members. You can also see recent posts from each member on their profile page.
On the Ground Updates – March 2022
A series of short updates from around the PEC region – Albemarle & Charlottesville, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange & Rappahannock. Albemarle & […]
2021 Land Conservation Totals
In 2021, private landowners partnered with PEC and other conservation agencies to permanently protect 6,474 more acres of land in Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, […]
Spring Renewal – Letter from PEC’s President
The last few weeks of winter and the first weeks of spring are an amazing combination of both the opportunity for renewed life and the […]
President’s Letter – Spring 2022
The last few weeks of winter and the first weeks of spring are an amazing combination of both the opportunity for renewed life and the […]
Meet PEC: Spring 2022
Meet PEC’s Hallie Harriman and Laura O’Brien! The post Meet PEC: Spring 2022 appeared first on The Piedmont Environmental Council.
A Potential Superfund Site?
Last year, we told you about a developer’s proposal for a 2,602-acre development across from Lake of the Woods on Rt. 3 in Orange County […]
Protecting a Historic Landscape in Orange County
Within the nationally recognized Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District, near Barboursville in Orange County, William K. “Wik” Dove II partnered with The Piedmont Environmental Council to […]
Re-aligning Land and Nature at the Holden Farm in Loudoun County
In 2021, the Holdens partnered with The Piedmont Environmental Council to permanently conserve their rolling 35-acre farm just south of the historic Quaker village of […]
In the City or the Country—Public Access to Nature Matters
As the pandemic drove many Piedmont residents to seek respite and renewal in natural areas, parks, and trails like never before, it made one thing […]