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Creating Historic Districts - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Mar 29, 2024 - For more than 40 years, PEC has worked to create historic districts across its nine-county service area in an effort to bring communities together to think
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Video - The Piedmont Environmental Council
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https://www.pecva.org/resources/publications/annual-reports/
Annual Reports - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Sep 10, 2025 - PEC is a locally-based, donor-supported 501(c)(3) nonprofit and an accredited land trust. Read through recent annual reports for an in-depth look at
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https://www.pecva.org/work/energy-work/data-centers/virginia-data-center-reform-coalition/
Virginia Data Center Reform Coalition - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Oct 13, 2025 - This growing coalition is made up of more than 50 environmental, conservation, historic preservation, and climate advocacy groups, as well as representatives
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https://www.pecva.org/category/work/wildlife/
Restoring Wildlife Habitat - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Whether you live in urban, suburban or rural areas, you can make a positive impact on surrounding fish and wildlife populations. Our web resources are intended...
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https://www.pecva.org/submit-a-photo/
Submit a Photo - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Aug 15, 2023 - Do you have a photo that showcases the beauty and character of the Piedmont region? Email your image to pecnews@pecva.org for a chance to be featured in The
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https://www.pecva.org/category/region/albemarle-charlottesville-region/walk-bike/
Walk & Bike - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Bike and pedestrian connectivity are a great way to enhance quality of life and create healthy, thriving urban communities. The gains to a community are...
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https://www.pecva.org/greening-your-hoa/
Greening Your HOA - The Piedmont Environmental Council
PEC helps homeowners and homeowners associations create healthier communities by adopting environmentally and economically sustainable landscaping practices....
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https://www.pecva.org/our-region/greene-county/
Greene County - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Jun 5, 2024 - PEC serves as an asset to citizens in Greene who seek to protect this traditionally agricultural community from increasingly rapid development.
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Our Places - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Feb 7, 2024 - PEC has owned our headquarters office in Warrenton since 1993. And from time to time, when a conservation opportunity and community support has aligned, PEC
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https://www.pecva.org/resources/action-center/
Action Center - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Apr 3, 2026 - The Piedmont Environmental Council hosts advocacy campaigns on a variety of local, state and (sometimes) federal issues. We also let local residents know
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https://www.pecva.org/virginia-grassland-bird-initiative/
Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Dec 10, 2025 - A collaboration to support bird-friendly practices on working lands.
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https://www.pecva.org/region/loudoun/existing-and-proposed-data-centers-a-web-map/
Existing and Proposed Data Centers - A Web Map - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Mar 3, 2026 - How many data centers currently exist in Virginia? How many proposals are in the works? These are very good questions. It’s also extremely difficult to provide...
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https://www.pecva.org/transportation-solutions/albemarle-cville-greenways/
Albemarle/Cville Greenways - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Aug 13, 2025 - We're working with communities in the Charlottesville and Albemarle urban core to envision and implement a comprehensive network of bicycle and pedestrian
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https://www.pecva.org/category/region/
Our Region - The Piedmont Environmental Council
PEC focuses on nine counties and one city in the northern Piedmont of Virginia: Albemarle, Charlottesville, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun,...
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https://www.pecva.org/our-work/restoring-wildlife-habitat/
Wildlife Habitat - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Feb 13, 2024 - Whether you live in urban, suburban or rural areas, you can make a positive impact on native plants and wildlife. Help us boost biodiversity, productivity and
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https://www.pecva.org/category/land-conservation/managing-your-land/for-wildlife-and-fish-habitat/
For Wildlife & Fish Habitat - The Piedmont Environmental Council
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https://www.pecva.org/our-region/regional-state-and-national/
Regional, State and National - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Mar 8, 2024 - PEC joins with partner organizations to promote thriving communities and healthy natural resources in the Shenandoah Valley, the central Piedmont, the Journey
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https://www.pecva.org/category/work/transportation/
Transportation Solutions - The Piedmont Environmental Council
As high gas prices, traffic congestion, strain on the state budget and concerns about pollution prompt widespread calls for change, PEC supports a new...
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https://www.pecva.org/category/region/albemarle-charlottesville-region/
Albemarle County & the City of Charlottesville - The Piedmont Environmental Council
The staff in PEC's Charlottesville office works with citizens to solve the many land use and conservation challenges facing the Charlottesville and Albemarle...
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https://www.pecva.org/our-work/clean-water/eliminating-barriers-and-disruptions/stream-restoration-fish-passage-projects/
Fish Passage Projects - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Feb 13, 2024 - The job of our rivers naturally is to move the mountains to the sea. Dams and other barriers like culverts and low-water crossing on public and private roads
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https://www.pecva.org/transportation-solutions/
Transportation Solutions - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Feb 13, 2024 - Land use policies are not just aspirations for the future; they translate into everyday experiences for residents. PEC believes that decisions about
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Publications - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Mar 17, 2025 - The Piedmont Environmental Council produces a number of publications, including our quarterly membership newsletter, The Piedmont View, annual
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https://www.pecva.org/our-region/culpeper-county/
Culpeper County - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Sep 18, 2025 - From the Rappahannock to the Rapidan, PEC works to protect Culpeper's rural character, environment and historic resources.
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https://www.pecva.org/our-region/madison-county/
Madison County - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Jun 5, 2024 - PEC's Madison County staff supports our land use and land conservation activities in the county. PEC is dedicated to promoting healthy communities and the
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https://www.pecva.org/our-work/
Our Work - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Aug 25, 2023 - The Piedmont Environmental Council strives to make the Virginia Piedmont a model and leader on conservation, restoration, smart growth and climate action. We
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Peter Krebs - The Piedmont Environmental Council
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https://www.pecva.org/about-us/staff-and-board-listing/
Staff & Board Listing - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Apr 30, 2026 - For general inquiries, call our main phone line, 540-347-2334, or email pec@pecva.org.
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https://www.pecva.org/region/regional-state-national-region/general-assembly/virginia-data-center-reform-coalition/
Virginia Data Center Reform Coalition - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Oct 13, 2025 - This growing coalition is made up of more than 50 environmental, conservation, historic preservation, and climate advocacy groups, as well as representatives
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https://www.pecva.org/region/albemarle-charlottesville-region/fifth-annual-mobility-summit-is-largest-yet/
Fifth Annual Mobility Summit is Largest Yet - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Mar 28, 2025 - By Peter Krebs, Charlottesville/Albemarle Community Advocacy Manager
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https://www.pecva.org/work/energy-work/meaningful-legislation-toward-a-clean-energy-future-for-virginia/
Meaningful clean energy legislation passed in 2026 - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Apr 24, 2026 - We are pleased to share the great news that 12 solution-oriented energy bills PEC either authored, informed, or advocated for in the General Assembly were...
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Fauquier County - The Piedmont Environmental Council
PEC works to help citizens in Fauquier build better communities and protect cherished resources--scenic views, working farms, historic heritage, clean water,...
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https://www.pecva.org/category/land-conservation/
Land Conservation - The Piedmont Environmental Council
PEC has helped landowners permanently protect over 430,000 acres of rural or natural land. Conservation Easements help ensure that the Virginia Piedmont is...
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https://www.pecva.org/work/video-orvis-giveback-days-for-bolton-branch/
Video: Orvis Giveback Days for Bolton Branch - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Jun 25, 2021 - In May, The Piedmont Environmental Council teamed up with Orvis to raise money to restore two miles of brook trout stream habitat on Bolton Branch in...
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https://www.pecva.org/our-region/albemarle-county-the-city-of-charlottesville/
Albemarle County & the City of Charlottesville - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Aug 13, 2025 - The staff in PEC's Charlottesville office work with residents and communities to address land use and conservation challenges and opportunities facing the
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https://www.pecva.org/region/albemarle-charlottesville-region/community-events-help-us-think-about-issues-in-new-ways/
Community Events Help Us Think about Issues in New Ways - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Jul 3, 2024 - One of my favorite things about being a community planner is going to events and having conversations with people in informal settings, close to where they
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https://www.pecva.org/our-work/clean-water/
Clean Water - The Piedmont Environmental Council
Feb 13, 2024 - Water is the lifeblood of our land, communities and economy. From the headwater streams of Shenandoah National Park to the Chesapeake Bay, water flows through
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Wildlife Habitat - The Piedmont Environmental Council
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