…positive. In addition, HJ 527 (Bulova), the study resolution we helped draft related to the sale of invasive plants, has cleared the House of Delegates with unanimous support and is now before the Senate Rules Committee. This committee meets at the call…
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Week Ahead for November 1, 2021: Council to get food security update; Site plan meeting for next public housing redevelopment project
…Electoral Board will continue their canvas at 9 a.m. at the City Hall Annex (meeting info) A conceptual plan for the solar panels at the Ivy Landfill Thursday, November 4, 2021 Invasive update The Spotted Lanternfly threatens a variety of…
On the Ground Updates – June 2022
…Racey Engineering to create a Master Plan and Invasive Species Management Plan for the Sperryville Trail Network along the Thornton River. Supported by funding from PEC’s Krebser Fund for Rappahannock County Conservation, these plans will guide future expansions of the…
PEC Comments on Loudoun’s draft Zoning Ordinance Rewrite
…for mature native trees and other native plants and eradicating invasives in existing vegetation with development. With new landscaping plans we suggest that a majority of plant materials (we say 80%) should be native and no non-native invasives. The ordinance…
2022 Highlights
…Conservation, the Sperryville Community Alliance is working to create a Master Plan and Invasive Species Management Plan for the Thornton River Trail. Plans will guide future expansions of the trail network to continue connecting residents across the village. Woolen Mills…
Piedmont Environmental Council’s Bluebell Walk on Cedar Run to be held April 7
…and Mike Stevens at their conserved property, Bonny Brook Farm in Catlett. Along the flat, one-mile walk, local naturalists will be available to talk about a wide range of topics including beavers, invasive plant species, and habitat restoration for birds,…
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for April 1, 2024
…tomorrow morning. (staff report) The meeting concludes with the State of the Forest from the Tree Commission. “Much of this presentation will relate to current trends in tree canopy and how City programs such as tree planting and invasive plant…
Linnea Sherman
…her interests in land management and biodiversity conservation. She volunteered and interned at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, VA. After graduate school, Linnea worked as an Appalachian Conservation Corps Individual Placement for the National Capital Area Invasive…
How Plants Fly
…Home. When Tallamy set about eradicating invasive plants on his land, he noticed that the leaves of the exotic species remained intact, while the leaves of the native plants were chewed full of holes. That was how he realized that…
Fall !
…(like maintaining trails and signage or clearing invasives), let me know. Upcoming Habitat Happenings Below are a few upcoming events and notices to put on your calendar: PEC Workshop: Prescribed Fire as a Habitat Management Tool (Saturday October 12th —…