Free Native Tree Giveaways This Spring!
This spring, PEC is partnering with Friends of the Rappahannock to give away over 600 native trees in Leesburg and Aldie! These two tree giveaways […]
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.
Piedmont Environmental Council welcomes new board members from Charlottesville and Culpeper and Madison counties
The Piedmont Environmental Council Board of Directors has approved three new members this year: Jane Fisher of Charlottesville; Andrew Gutowski of Culpeper County; and Kemp […]
Bluebell Walk on Cedar Run April 13 to honor Mike Stevens
Each year in April, a spectacular display of thousands of bluebells appears on the banks of Cedar Run at Bonny Brook Farm. Sunday, April 13, […]
Conserving a Crown Jewel in Culpeper County
Western View Plantation in Culpeper County gets its name from the panoramic vista of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah National Park seen from its […]
Data Center Reform Campaign Continues
In the pre-dawn hours in a Haymarket parking lot, a few dozen people huddled in record cold temperatures as they made their way to the […]
PEC’s Big Year in Conservation
Last year, within The Piedmont Environmental Council’s nine-county region, landowners partnered with conservation organizations like ours to conserve 5,446 acres of lands and forever protect […]
Expanding a Piece of Heaven
As the warm sunlight stretches through the bare tree branches at The Piedmont Environmental Council’s Warrenton office, Hans and Anne Wachtmeister huddle in the yard […]
A Conservation Win in Loudoun County
The conservation of Beaver Dam Farm also marked an important milestone in protecting water quality, as conservation of the farm’s nearly half-mile of frontage along […]
Conservation Funds Protect Clarke County Property
Sometimes advancing conservation in our region means supporting another partner’s vision. This was the case last year, when The Piedmont Environmental Council contributed funds from […]
The Little Forest That Could
Deep within the center of a former 1,200-acre monoculture pine plantation-turned-utility-scale solar project lies a donut hole of amazing, permanently protected natural hardwood forest. It […]