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PEC 2024 Annual Meeting: Inspiring Conservation with Dr. Travis Belote

PEC 2024 Annual Meeting: Inspiring Conservation with Dr. Travis Belote

Join PEC on June 1 for our 2024 Annual Meeting in the heart of Charlottesville’s historic Downtown Mall …
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Tell Congress: Support the Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act

The human and environmental costs of the data center industry are only predicted to worsen with the rise of cryptocurrency …
Stewardship Coordinator

Stewardship Coordinator

PEC is seeking a Stewardship Coordinator to play a lead role in fulfilling the organization’s land conservation monitoring obligations …
Fourth Annual Active Mobility Summit Celebrates Community Wins and Launches New Collaborative Efforts

Fourth Annual Active Mobility Summit Celebrates Community Wins and Launches New Collaborative Efforts

Fourth Annual Active Mobility Summit Celebrates Community Wins and Launches New Collaborative Efforts …
Data Center Reform Campaign Coordinator

Data Center Reform Campaign Coordinator

The Piedmont Environmental Council is hiring a Campaign Coordinator to organize and advance advocacy around data centers …
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6,315 acres conserved in nine-county region last year

The Piedmont Environmental Council reports that in 2023, 6,315 acres of land in Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, …

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Where We Work

Our staff cover nine counties and one city in Virginia’s northern Piedmont region: Albemarle, Charlottesville, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock.

Focus Areas

The Piedmont Environmental Council strives to make the Virginia Piedmont a model and leader on conservation, restoration, smart growth and climate action.

Contact Us

We have offices and staff throughout our nine-county region – email, give us a call or plan to stop by!

Warrenton Office

45 Horner Street
Warrenton, Virginia 20186
540.347.2334 

Charlottesville Office

410 East Water Street, Suite 700
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.977.2033

Orange Office

11395 Constitution Highway
PO Box 195 
Montpelier Station, VA 22957