Piedmont Environmental Council

The Piedmont Environmental Council works in Loudoun County as well as eight other counties in Virginia to safeguard the landscapes, communities and heritage of the Piedmont by involving citizens in related public policy and land conservation. In addition to providing resources such as the Loudoun Outdoors Guide and the Loudoun County Buy Fresh, Buy Local Guide, PEC focuses on the following issues:

Working Farms & Forestland

Farmland and forests produce the necessities of life and provide essential natural services. In PEC's nine county area, over 180,000 acres of farmland and 140,000 acres of forests are protected through private, voluntary land conservation.

Thriving Communities

PEC believes that the work of protecting natural resources and the work of building better communities are integral to each other.

Transportation Solutions

As high gas prices, traffic congestion, strain on the state budget and concerns about pollution prompt widespread calls for change, PEC supports a new transportation vision for Virginia.

Energy Solutions

PEC works toward energy solutions that emphasize efficiency first, use appropriate technologies for the 21st Century and respect the scenic and historic character of the Piedmont.

Clean Air and Water

Water flows through all of our land. To keep it plentiful and safe for drinking, swimming and fishing, we need clean air, expansive forests, responsible farms, wooded stream banks, and communities and individuals who make choices to avoid pollution.

Historic, Scenic Landscapes

The Piedmont's beautiful vistas also present some of America's most historic terrain-where visionaries, pioneers, farmers, generals, soldiers, slaves and Presidents lived and left their mark.

Wildlife Habitat

PEC works to protect fish and other aquatic creatures from pollution, conserve expanses of connected habitat and keep open the corridors needed by roaming or migrating animals.