Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson
Media Strategistmogilviethompson@pecva.org540-347-2334 x7029 Born and raised in New York, Meredith started her career at Time, Inc before leaving for South Africa, where she worked as an agricultural and general finance reporter for the national business …
Nonprofit Events Intern
PEC is seeking to hire an Events Intern to help support our advancement team …
Virginia’s Digital and Energy Future is in the Hands of the SCC
I’m writing to you today to tell you about a critical opportunity to weigh in on fair energy prices and a sustainable future for Virginia. …
Free Native Tree Giveaways This Spring!
PEC staff at a previous tree giveaway. Photo by Susie Garneau. This spring, PEC is partnering with Friends of the Rappahannock to give away over 600 native trees in Leesburg and Aldie! These two tree …
Piedmont Environmental Council welcomes new board members from Charlottesville and Culpeper and Madison counties
The Piedmont Environmental Council Board of Directors has approved three new members this year: Jane Fisher of Charlottesville; Andrew Gutowski of Culpeper County; and Kemp Hill of Madison County …
Bluebell Walk on Cedar Run April 13 to honor Mike Stevens
Each year in April, a spectacular display of thousands of bluebells appears on the banks of Cedar Run at Bonny Brook Farm. Sunday, April 13, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. — rain or shine …
Conserving a Crown Jewel in Culpeper County
Western View Plantation in Culpeper County gets its name from the panoramic vista of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah National Park seen from its pastures and fields. This 700-acre working farm exemplifies the kind …
Data Center Reform Campaign Continues
In the pre-dawn hours in a Haymarket parking lot, a few dozen people huddled in record cold temperatures as they made their way to the warm glow of a charter bus. Their destination: Richmond. Their …
PEC’s Big Year in Conservation
Last year, within The Piedmont Environmental Council’s nine-county region, landowners partnered with conservation organizations like ours to conserve 5,446 acres of lands and forever protect the many public benefits they provide the region …
Expanding a Piece of Heaven
As the warm sunlight stretches through the bare tree branches at The Piedmont Environmental Council’s Warrenton office, Hans and Anne Wachtmeister huddle in the yard for a picture. With a smiling face, Hans holds up …