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2024 Photo Contest Winners

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“At PEC, we work to connect people to the landscapes and communities of Virginia’s Piedmont. The wonderful images that photographers submit to this contest help us tell important stories and allow folks to experience this beautiful place in exciting new ways,” said Hugh Kenny, PEC Multimedia Communications Specialist and contest coordinator.

Thank you to the 140 professional and amateur photographers who submitted more than 800 images of the beautiful Virginia Piedmont, from within Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock counties and the City of Charlottesville.

By public vote, the winners of PEC’s 2024 Annual Photo contest are:

Native Plants and Fungi

Mushrooms growing from a tree trunk with a dusting of snow on them.
“Snow-Capped Oyster Mushrooms” by Jim Emery in Loudoun County. Winner of the Native Plants and Fungi category of PEC’s 2024 Photo Contest.

Beautiful Landscapes

A beautiful view of the rolling foothills of Rappahannock County. The lower half of the scene is mostly grassy fields with a small church on the left side. The background is dominated by distant, forested mountains.
“Looking down from Red Oak Mountain” by Luke Christopher of Little Washington in Rappahannock. Winner of the Beautiful Landscapes and Streetscapes category of PEC’s 2024 Photo Contest

Wonderful Wildlife

One fox kit is curled up in a ball on the lower right side of the image. Another fox kit on the left side of the image is jumping from a ledge above the first fox, about to land on it and surprise it.
“Fool Me Once” by Dorothy Kray of The Plains in Fauquier County. Winner of the Wonderful Wildlife category of PEC’s 2024 Photo Contest

Youth Category

A drop of water sits on top of a green leaf.
“Rainy Nasturtium” by Alden Peterson. Winner of the Youth category of PEC’s 2024 Photo Contest.

This article appeared in the 2024 winter edition of The Piedmont Environmental Council’s member newsletter, The Piedmont View. If you’d like to become a PEC member or renew your membership, please visit pecva.org/join.

This May, Orvis Giveback Days Will Raise Money for The Piedmont Environmental Council’s Tree Planting Program

This May, Orvis Giveback Days Will Raise Money for The Piedmont Environmental Council’s Tree Planting Program

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During the month of September, when you shop at your local Orvis store in Arlington, Leesburg or Tysons Corner part of your purchase goes to support local land and water conservation efforts! For every purchase over $10, Orvis will donate $10 on your behalf to The Piedmont Environmental Council as a part of their Giveback Days campaign.

Growing healthy food and engaging volunteers at Roundabout Meadows

Growing healthy food and engaging volunteers at Roundabout Meadows

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During the past nine years, PEC has been managing our lands at Roundabout Meadows near Gilberts Corner to restore its soils and streams, connect residents to agriculture and promote the Piedmont’s rural economy. Our efforts continued to blossom in 2022 at the Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows.