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  • The Art of Making & The Science Behind Bird Nesting Boxes

    The Ivy Lodge 101 Chester Street, Front Royal, VA, United States

    Join the Warren Heritage Society and Virginia Working Landscape’s Justin Proctor on March 13 for a Handmade Workshop on Nesting Boxes. This program will provide attendees with locally sourced materials to construct a nesting box for native birds, specifically Tree Swallows and Eastern Bluebirds. Justin will also be providing useful information and advice on caring […]

    $15 – $20

  • PVAS Monthly Program – American Kestrels: Nest Box Monitoring and Banding

    Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education 213 N King St, Shepherdstown, WV, United States

    Join us learn about conservation efforts to provide nesting habitat for American Kestrels across the Virginia Piedmont and Shenandoah Valley. October Greenfield, Wildlife Habitat Program Manager for The Piedmont Environmental Council and Co-coordinator of the Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative, will present on American Kestrel ecology and conservation challenges, including how installing nest boxes can benefit […]

  • Northern Albemarle Conservation Speed Dating Workshop

    Montfair Resort Farm 2500 Bezaleel Dr, Crozet, VA, United States

    Join the Piedmont Environmental Council for a free workshop to learn about opportunities for landowners and producers to better manage their land in Albemarle County. Are you interested in… Learning about different conservation practices that can benefit your landscape and production goals? Learning about financial assistance available to help cover the cost of those practices? […]

  • Birding Walk at Roundabout Meadows

    Mt. Zion Historic Park 40309 Little River Turnpike, Aldie, VA, United States

    Join PEC Wildlife Habitat Program Manager, October Greenfield, for a birding walk through the Roundabout Meadows pastures and meadows. Possible sightings may include eastern meadowlarks, field sparrows, indigo buntings, plus a variety of other grassland and shrubland species. The walk will cover approximately 1.3 miles through rolling pastures and across a small creek, so be […]

  • Spring Nature Walk at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook

    The Piedmont Memorial Overlook Paris, VA 20130

    Join The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) for a spring nature walk at PEC’s Piedmont Memorial Overlook to learn about native plant identification, pollinators, songbirds and meadow management! About the Overlook The Piedmont Memorial Overlook sits adjacent to Sky Meadows State Park within a large block of privately and publicly protected land along the Blue Ridge […]

  • Grassland Bird Walk at Wisper Hill Farm

    Join the Piedmont Environmental Council and the Piedmont Virginia Bird Club for a grassland bird walk Sunday, June 15 at Whisper Hill Farm in Scottsville, Va. We'll give a short introduction of the Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative before heading out to bird watch and walk. What the walk will be like: We'll be walking in […]

  • Birding Walk at Roundabout Meadows

    Join PEC Wildlife Habitat Restoration Coordinator, October Greenfield, for a birding walk through the Roundabout Meadows pastures and meadows. Possible sightings may include eastern meadowlarks, field sparrows, indigo buntings, plus a variety of other grassland and shrubland species. The walk will cover approximately 1.3 miles through rolling pastures and across a small creek, so be […]

  • WILD Presence: American Kestrel

    Join Find Your Nature and special guests for WILD Presence, a virtual journey into stillness, creativity, and the lives of Earth’s Beings. From birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, insects, to fungi, each session will highlight a different species that call this Earth home. We will hear from experts and deepen our understanding of our inner […]

  • Bluebird Box Workshop

    128 Carlton Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22902

    We're excited to invite you to build bluebird boxes in partnership with Building Goodness Foundation (BGF), Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC), and the Virginia Bluebird Society (VBS)! Join us Saturday, August 9th at the Building Goodness Foundation office to learn how to assemble a bluebird nest box. No construction experience is required, and all tools and […]

  • Rappahannock River Symposium

    The Woolen Mill 203 Ford Street, Fredericksburg, VA, United States

    Join us at our fifth annual 2025 Rappahannock River Symposium! This excellent opportunity for partners of the Rappahannock River Roundtable to collaborate and share research, successes, program highlights, new projects, management tools, and more with others dedicated to clean water and environmentalism. All are invited including environmental scientists and researchers, local government officials, educators and […]

    $15 – $25

  • Annual Wildlife Webinar

    Are you a new landowner who doesn't know where to start in your conservation journey? Or, are you an experienced landowner looking to make changes that benefit wildlife? Join the Quail Forever biologists from Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia for an evening webinar to learn how you can promote wildlife conservation on your landscape! Register here! […]

  • Justin Proctor, VGBI Coordinator
    Smithsonian's Virginia Working Landscapes
    ProctorCJ@si.edu
    (607) 229-6255

    October Greenfield, VGBI Co-Coordinator
    The Piedmont Environmental Council
    OGreenfield@pecva.org
    (540) 347-2334 ext. 7051

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