A series of short updates from around the PEC region.
Publications
The Piedmont Environmental Council produces a number of publications — follow the links below to view PDFs of our newsletters, annual reports, Buy Fresh Buy Local guides and more.
![Meet PEC: Fall 2023](https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/uploads/profiles_header_fall_2023-1024x512.webp)
Meet PEC: Fall 2023
Meet land use field representatives Sarah Parmelee and Rob McGinnis.
![Making Biscuit Run Park Available to Everyone](https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/uploads/1200px_biscuit_run_bridge_southwood_albemarle_2023_credit_hugh_kenny-07157-1024x683.webp)
Making Biscuit Run Park Available to Everyone
Biscuit Run Park is going to be a magnificent resource, and it wouldn’t be right for people of the Southwood community to be able to see the park, but not get to it easily.
![Stewarding the Land: Restoring Healthy Forests](https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/uploads/1200px_Ovoka_Timber_Harvest_November_2022_credit_Hugh_Kenny_PEC-01021-1024x683.webp)
Stewarding the Land: Restoring Healthy Forests
Stewardship means to look after the landscape with its ecological, scenic, economic, and cultural dimensions in mind.
![President’s Letter: We Need Your Support](https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/uploads/1200px_data_center_coalition_meeting_7-27-23_pec_office_warrenton_credit_hugh_kenny_pec-02829-1024x683.webp)
President’s Letter: We Need Your Support
The pressures on our region are real and growing and we must respond and deliver solutions that protect our natural resources while advancing Virginia’s clean energy future.
![The Environmental Footprint of the Digital Age](https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/uploads/1200px_data_center_asburn_loudoun_wod_trail_drone_4-10-23_credit_hugh_kenny_pec-33-1024x683.webp)
The Environmental Footprint of the Digital Age
Virginia is subsidizing billions of dollars in data center development on the backs of its ratepayers, without a full understanding of the long-term ramifications.
![On the Ground Updates – June 2023](https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/uploads/1000x_Robinson_River_Madison_County_10.19.22_drone_credit_Hugh_Kenny-20-jpg.webp)
On the Ground Updates – June 2023
A series of short updates from around the PEC region.
![President’s Letter: Reflections on Our Strategic Plan](https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/uploads/chris_miller_and_mother-1024x768.webp)
President’s Letter: Reflections on Our Strategic Plan
PEC values a thoughtful and holistic approach to addressing the complex issues facing our lands and our communities.
![Meet Ashish Kapoor, Senior Energy & Climate Policy Analyst](https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/uploads/ashish_kapoor_headshot_3-31-23_credit_Hugh_Kenny-00217-jpg.webp)
Meet Ashish Kapoor, Senior Energy & Climate Policy Analyst
Ashish Kapoor has joined the PEC staff to fill the important new role of Senior Energy & Climate Policy Analyst, and we sat down with him recently to learn more about how and why the transformation of our energy system is so important.
![Farming for the Future](https://www.pecva.org/wp-content/uploads/teddy_community_farm_credit_cindy_sabato-768x1024.webp)
Farming for the Future
Planted, literally and not accidentally, at the edge of rural and suburban Loudoun County, PEC’s Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows plays many important roles.