Piedmont Environmental Council
Geographic Region: PEC focuses on nine counties and one city in the northern Piedmont of Virginia: Albemarle, Charlottesville, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock. PEC also teams with local organizations to promote thriving communities and healthy natural resources in a much larger region, including the Shenandoah Valley, the central Piedmont, the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Corridor and greater D.C.
Virginia’s northern Piedmont is an exceptional place. Located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Piedmont is beloved for its scenic beauty, unparalleled in its significance to America’s history, and valuable for its productive family farms, thriving communities and vibrant economy. Its forests, fields and wetlands provide clean water for the people of this region as well as those downstream, and they offer bountiful habitat for numerous species of wildlife and native plants. This splendid natural setting, together with its distinctive towns and cities, make the Piedmont a wonderful place to live, work and visit.
Recent News From This Member
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for November 25, 2024 November 26, 2024 - This week: Charlottesville’s draft capital improvement plan to go before city planning commission; Albemarle’s PC will review details of moving… Continue Reading Alumni Testimonials November 25, 2024 - Over 200 college-aged students have graduated from our Randal Fellowship Program. Hear what alumni had to say in their own… Continue Reading Video: Virginia’s Parks and Battlefields are at Risk November 25, 2024 - Virginia’s state and national parks, battlefields, and other historic and recreational sites are under threat from uncontrolled data center development.… Continue Reading Virginia Conservation Network’s Our 2025 Common Agenda Environmental Briefing Book November 25, 2024 - Our Common Agenda is your road map for state-based, pragmatic, policy solutions to address the environmental problems facing Virginia. Continue Reading Program Details November 25, 2024 - Learn about program eligibility and application requirements. Continue Reading
