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PEC Annual Report for 2013

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The Piedmont Environmental Council
The Piedmont Environmental Council
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2013 ANNUAL REPORT
This past year, more than 11,500 acres were conserved in the Piedmont region—a number that represents more than 60 families making the decision to provide a substantial gift to the Commonwealth, each with an important story. Telling the bigger story of the successful partnership between landowners, their communities and the Commonwealth around land conservation has never been more important. Last year, PEC and partners around the state, led by our Vice President for Conservation and Rural Programs Heather Richards, assembled 100 stories of land conservation from across Virginia, published as For the Love of the Land. We hope that you will help us continue to communicate those stories and bring us additional ones that could be included in the online version, www.pecva.org/loveoftheland. As a holder of conservation easements, PEC makes a substantial commitment to steward the conservation values of the properties we protect in perpetuity. This role will become more and more important as we have transfers to next-generation landowners, who bring different experiences and new ideas to the community. Because our stewardship is integrated into our overall conservation program, with PEC staff in every county, we are prepared to fulfill this role now and in the future. As part of the community in Albemarle, we were confronted by the possibility of a golf course being constructed on land under a conservation easement donated to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. We also commented on proposals to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation for conservation easements that would allow for oil and gas drilling, including horizontal wells using hydraulic fracturing. We take these stewardship questions seriously and have prepared the organization for this role. This past year provided opportunities to participate in a national insurance pool known as Terra Firma as well as to secure funding for stewardship and our legal defense funds. The year also brought into focus the threat to conservation resources from big infrastructure decisions, particularly proposed highways. In the debate over the Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass, PEC helped draw attention to the impacts on important African-American cultural and historic resources. Our insistence and focus on the need to pursue alternatives appear to have paid off. In early 2014, the Federal Highway Administration directed VDOT to reevaluate the need for the project and reopen the examination of alternatives. The Board of Supervisors of Albemarle has also withdrawn their support for the project, sending a strong signal to Richmond that the project is not wanted. The push to build an Outer Beltway through Loudoun and Prince William has also slowed. In 2013, working with partner organizations and consultants, we put together a report that shows the Bi-County Parkway (an important piece of the Outer Beltway) would do little to ease congestion. The report listed the many alternative transportation projects that would actually improve transportation options for Northern Virginia residents and commuters. On the local land use side, the Piedmont continues to face major threats to the vision of a rural landscape with growth Dear Friends, ”Telling the bigger story of the successful partnership between landowners, their communities and the Commonwealth around land conser- vation has never been more important.” iiCOVER: EWE FLOCK GRAZING ON OVER JORDAN FARM IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY. Photo by Katherine Vance BARRED OWL AT MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK. Photo by Alison Sloop
MAP OF THE PIEDMONT 2 land conservation 4 clean air and water 6 history and beauty 8 better communities 10 sensible transportation 12 strong rural economies 14 habitat restoration 16 connecting people and nature 18 FOR THE LOVE OF THE LAND 20 THE PIEDMONT FOUNDATION 22 CONTRIBUTIONS 23 CONSERVATION EASEMENT DONORS 25 LEGACY GIFTS 26 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF 31 STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION 32 in designated service districts—a vision that is expressed in our counties’ comprehensive plans. With a relatively strong economy and increasing diversity of population, more and more landowners are experimenting with new land uses and activities that hope to bring visitors and business to the area. PEC continues to argue for a balance between a legitimate interest in encouraging innovative investment with the conservation of the culture, history, nature, and beauty of the Piedmont region. Despite the challenges, the region as a whole has retained the beauty and charm that long-time residents treasure. We hope you value the role PEC plays in our communities and view your financial support as a meaningful contribution. Please read more about current PEC programs in this Annual Report and our quarterly newsletter, the Piedmont View. Our website, www.pecva.org, is another great source for current information about all our programs. We thank you for your past support and wish you and your family a wonderful year. Sincerely, contents Chris Miller President Jean Perin Co-Chair of the Board George L. Ohrstrom II Co-Chair of the Board 1 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 CHAMAELIRIUM LUTEUM Photo by Bruce Jones
Charlottesville Orange Madison Culpeper Warrenton Leesburg Crozet Berryville Purcellville Washington Remington Lovettsville Middleburg The Plains Gordonsville Scottsville Stanardsville S h e n a n d o a h N ational Park Wash-Dulles Intl Airport RAPPAHANNOCK Fredericksburg Fairfax Winchester Front Royal Luray M A R Y L A N D V I R G I N I A W E S T V I R G I N I A V IR G I N I A W E S T £¤29 £¤33 £¤522 £¤250 £¤29 £¤29 £¤15 £¤522 £¤17 £¤211 £¤17 £¤17 £¤50 £¤50 £¤340 Waynesboro Marshall §¨¦64 §¨¦66 £¤15 £¤522 Quantico £¤211 Manassas O R A N G E A L B E M A R L E £¤29 G R E E N E MADIS O N C U L P E P E R F A U Q U I E R L O U D O U N C L A R K E Harrisonburg Richmond Alexandria Arlington Washington DC §¨¦66 §¨¦95 §¨¦81 §¨¦81 §¨¦64 §¨¦64 §¨¦495 Proposed Outer Beltway Proposed Outer Connector Proposed Charlottesville Bypass Trout Streams §¨¦270 ¬«1 §¨¦95 ¬«2 ¬«4 ¬«6 ¬«5¬«7 ¬«8 ¬«10 ¬«3 ¬«9 The Piedmont Region Selected Highlights from 2013 PEC Service Area W V K Y T N N C P A M DO H D C Proposed / Planned Road Projects Easements Recorded in 2013 PEC Held Easements PEC Owned Land Conservation Easements Publicly Owned Lands Civil War Battlefields Historic Districts Planned for Growth q 0 10 20 Miles Maps created by PEC for presentation purposes only. Data sources: County Governments, VDOT, VDCR, VDHR, VDGIF, and the American Battlefield Protection Program. Although efforts have been made to verify data, accuracy is not guaranteed.
Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £¤33 ¬«20 Barboursville £¤33 231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £¤340 £¤340 £¤17 £¤50 £¤17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY Winchester FAUQUIER Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H AN n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £¤29 n n Drinking Water Intake Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £¤29 £¤250£¤250 £¤29 Hollymead Fauquier Education Farm Stafford Connecto r Trail W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Warrenton Fauquier County Fairgrounds £¤29 £¤17 £¤15 £¤29 £¤17 £¤15 £¤29 £¤17 £¤15 FalmouthSt hirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £¤29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £¤15 £¤17Rappa hannock River ¬«1 Spout Run Water Quality Monitoring ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £¤15 £¤50 Mt Zion Church æ £¤50 £¤15 PEC Owned Future Park NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £¤15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £¤15 £¤33 £¤33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Intake Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 Hollymead Fauquier Education Farm Stafford Connecto r Trail W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Community College Warrenton Fauquier County Fairgrounds £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah River Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Intake Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 Hollymead Fauquier Education Farm Stafford Connecto r Trail W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton Fauquier County Fairgrounds £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn %Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Intake Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 Hollymead Fauquier Education Farm Stafford Connecto r Trail W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton Fauquier County Fairgrounds £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE ORANGE COUNTY 15 £33 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 0 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E CUL GREENE M A D I S O N WARREN ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNOCK n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Int Albemarle County a City of Charlottesv Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 Ho Fauqu Educa Far Stafford Connecto r Tra W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton Fauq Cou Fairgro £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬« ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Albemarle Coun City of Charlot Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 F Ed Stafford Connecto W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten s Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton F Fa £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Green Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Albemarle Coun City of Charlot Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 F Ed Stafford Connecto W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten s Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton F Fa £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Intake Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 Hollymead Fauquier Education Farm Stafford Connecto r Trail W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton Fauquier County Fairgrounds £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Intake Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 Hollymead Fauquier Education Farm Stafford Connecto r Trail W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton Fauquier County Fairgrounds £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Intake Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 Hollymead Fauquier Education Farm Stafford Connecto r Trail W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton Fauquier County Fairgrounds £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 £50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water I Albemarle Coun City of Charlotte Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 Fau Edu F Stafford Connecto r W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sio Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton Fa C Fair £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenw Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day 1 Spout Run Water Quality Monitoring See page 7 5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock See page 9 6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers See page 17 8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement 9 Annadale Conservation Easement See page 9 10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass See page 13 7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day See page 9 2 Gilbert’s Corner—Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun See page 5 3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration See page 17 4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension See page 11
VOLUNTARY ACTION • OUTSTANDING SUCCESS • SAVING PLACES PEOPLE LOVE land conservation LOOKING WEST ALONG ROUTE 50 NEAR GILBERTS CORNER Photo Courtesy of Sterling Rung and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 4
`` PEC published For the Love of the Land: 100 Conservation Stories from across Virginia (more on page 20). `` In 2013, PEC accepted easements on five properties. One of the easements will protect Red Cliff Farm, a 169- acre property in eastern Madison County owned by the Mahanes family for generations. Named after the distinctive red cliff outcropping on the property, this historic property contains an early African-American cemetery and is located along Great Run, a tributary of the Robinson River. PEC now holds a total of 51 easements, protecting 7,588 acres. `` In the spring, PEC received the Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for Land Conservation. The gateway to rural Loudoun 2013 Highlights County Acres protected in 2013 by Conservation Easements Total Acres protected by Conservation Easements Albemarle 2,819 90,100 Clarke 1,733 23,250 Culpeper 1,144 16,000 Fauquier 1,143 97,748 Greene 213 10,380 Loudoun 1,096 52,075 Madison 1,169 14,362 Orange 1,454 34,075 Rappahannock 826 31,250 PEC Region 11,598 369,240 11,598 Acres Protected in 2013 If you’re driving west on Route 50 in Loudoun, you’ll notice the suburban landscape change as you approach the intersection with Route 15 at Gilberts Corner. The pace slows down, and the history and beauty of the Piedmont become appar- ent. For two decades, PEC has been working with citizens, community groups and agencies to preserve this symbolic gateway to the rural Piedmont. Our efforts to preserve Gilberts Corner took a huge step forward during the past year. In November, PEC completed the sale of a 68-acre property near the northeast corner of Gilberts to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA). This land will be incorporated into Gilbert’s Corner Regional Park—creating a 155-acre conservation area along Route 50 where people will be able to explore trails that weave through the woods and open fields associated with the 1863 Battle of Aldie. NVRPA plans to open the park to the public in late 2014. Just as PEC was completing the sale of that property to NVRPA, PEC took ownership of another 141 acre property at Gilberts Corner. This acquisition was the result of a very generous gift from Roundabout Partners, a group of local residents who purchased the property and then donated it to PEC. Containing 57 acres of the Battle of Aldie, this acquisition saves a key conservation priority identified at a community planning and visioning process spearheaded by PEC in 2012. “What makes this area so unique is that I often hear from regular travelers along Route 50 that they breathe a sigh of relief when they see that scenic and historic landscape around Gilberts Corner open up before them,” says Michael Kane, PEC’s Land Conservation Officer for Loudoun County. “We want to conserve that landscape and preserve that experience.” CHRIS PARRISH, EASEMENT DONOR IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY. Photo by Don Loock `` Through the Piedmont Foundation, PEC manages focused on specific places within our region (see p. 22). In 2013, our Clarke County Land Conservation Fund helped to purchase an easement on the historic Chapman Farm along the Shenandoah River. `` PEC worked with The Nature Conservancy, the Civil War Trust, and Del. R. Lee Ware to write and introduce a bill that increases funding available for land conservation programs in Virginia. 5 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 land conservation nine land conservation funds
cleanair and water SAFE DRINKING SOURCES • CLEAR VIEWS • GOOD HEALTH • PLACES TO SWIM AND FISH BEAVER CREEK RESERVOIR IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY Photo by David Anhold 6
`` PEC and our allies helped organize a broad statewide alliance to maintain the Commonwealth’s ban on uranium mining and milling. We achieved a resounding victory when legislators withdrew bills to overturn the ban due to overwhelming opposition. Later in the year, Governor-elect McAuliffe stated unequivocal support for keeping the ban. `` A public education campaign organized by PEC helped lead to a reexamination of a policy that would have allowed hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on private conservation land in Virginia. The Virginia Outdoors Foundation, a public agency that is the state’s larg- est holder of conservation easements, decided to stop approving easements that permit oil and gas drilling until they’ve had time to review their policy. `` More than 40 miles of streams and rivers were protected by conservation easements in 2013, bringing the total to approximately 1,524 miles. Over 200 acres of wetlands were protected by conservation easements, bringing the total to approximately 9,000 acres. `` PEC is organizing and training a corps of “citizen scientists” to monitor water quality in Spout Run in Clarke County. PEC held three training sessions attended by 45 volunteers. Four volunteers have become certified monitors who are now qualified to be team leaders for the program. `` In September, more than 50 homeowners packed the Brookside Community Center for a backyard landscaping workshop near Warrenton sponsored by PEC. `` PEC teamed up with Trout Unlimited to launch a comprehensive survey of stream barriers to brook trout passage in the Rappahannock and James River Basin. (More on page 17.) `` PEC continued to organize and facilitate the Clarke Conservation Fair for 4th graders. PEC staffed two booths at this event to engage students in games that inform them about the impacts of soil erosion and potential mitigation measures. `` PEC continued its family and student-oriented educational events at the 12th Annual Family Stream Day in Loudoun. `` PEC worked with representatives from other environmental groups, the renewable industry and utilities on the Small Solar Working Group to try to reach common ground on legislation to advance clean power in Virginia. `` PEC continued to serve on the PJM Public Interest and Environmental Organization Users’ Group, monitoring transmission and generation projects in PJM’s 13-state region. clean air and water PEC has long been active in efforts to restore the health of our rivers and streams, all of which flow into the Chesapeake Bay. In fast growing Loudoun, we’ve been increasingly working with Home Owners’ Associations (HOAs) to help residents make the connections between everyday practices on their properties, local stream health and the water they drink. Since 2012, PEC has orga- nized seven neighborhood workshops throughout the county that show residents how changes in the main- tenance of their lawns and gardens can reduce water and fertilizer use and runoff. PEC partnered with local Master Gardeners, John Magee of Magee Designs, Clean Water Fund, and Loudoun County’s Stormwater Management Program to provide these workshops on beneficial practices including the why and how of stream-friendly landscaping. Use of native plants and trees are a key focus to draw interest and participation in the workshops. In post-workshop surveys, respondents indicated that they plan to change one or more of their landscaping practices. Now PEC is working with schools and HOAs to develop demonstration native habitat gardens in visible community spaces. Landscaping to make a difference for the Bay and local water quality 2013 Highlights 7 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013
history and beauty SENSE OF PLACE • SCENIC VIEWS • BATTLEFIELDS • HISTORIC DISTRICTS VIEW OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM JAMES MADISON’S MONTPELIER Photo by Teresa Cole 8
`` In early March, PEC and the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club hosted a free, public “Mountain Heritage Day” at the historic Edgar Meadows’ Cabin in Syria. The open house event was a great success—with over 250 people stopping by throughout the day. The event highlighted what life was like in Madison County’s mountain communities in the early 1900s. Those at the event could hike around the area, or just relax and enjoy the warm fire, good food, great local music and good company. `` Our annual Photo Contest provided a spotlight for stunning images from photographers across the region. More than 875 people voted for their favorite photographs. `` In partnership with community groups, historic preservation advocates, schools and others, PEC helped support a range of commemorative events marking the 150th Anniversary of Civil War battles including the 1863 Battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville, and the Battle of Jack’s Shop. `` More than 3,700 acres of Civil War battlefields were protected last year, including three properties along the Shenandoah River that encompass land where the 1864 Battle of Cool Spring was fought; portions of the 1863 Battle of Aldie in Gilberts Corner; and six properties along the Rappahannock River encompassing the Battles of Rappahannock Station, Brandy Station, Kelly’s Ford and Norman’s Ford. `` The establishment of the new Little River Rural Historic District, between The Plains and Middleburg, strengthens efforts to preserve the rural character of this swath of northern Fauquier. `` More than 25,528 acres were added to rural historic districts, for a total of approximately 118,128 acres in our region. `` More than 4,000 acres of land visible from the Appalachian Trail were protected last year for a total of approximately 110,131 acres. Reconnecting with the land Annadale Farm has long marked the gateway from the town of Gordonsville into rural Orange County. Lying within the Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District, the historic house and 244-acre property adjoins a block of more than 9,000 contiguous acres of protected land. A number of streams also flow through the property and join to form the South Anna River. In 2013, Philip and Merrill Strange placed Annadale under easement, ensuring that the area will retain its scenic rural qualities. The Strange family had long been associated with the Annadale Farm, but Strange’s aunt needed to scale down, and she decided to sell the property in 1996. Only a few years ago, Annadale was slated for a 291-unit subdivision. Then the economy weakened, and bank lenders foreclosed on the property. The Stranges stepped up, purchasing Annadale in 2013 and working with PEC and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation to conserve the historic farm. Merrill Strange is a long-time member of PEC’s Board of Directors, and she and Philip have embraced the opportunity to preserve Annadale and welcome the community. In September, they worked with PEC to host a farm-to-table dinner with local barbecue, bluegrass music, kids’ games and exhibits by over a dozen local farmers. “My father has vivid memories of planting all the cedar trees that line the drive into the farm as a boy,” says Philip. “Reconnecting with this land has given me, Merrill and our children a fresh sense of life. We are thrilled to return to Orange County, a place that has largely retained its unique, rural character.” history and beauty 2013 Highlights SACK RACES AT OUR 2013 “MEET THE FARMER” DINNER AT ANNADALE Photo by Carl Zitzmann 9 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013
better communities CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT • GREAT PLACES TO LIVE • MANAGING TRAFFIC AND TAXES Photo by Katherine Vance 10
`` More than 150 people attended PEC’s fall meeting, which featured a talk by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith on the importance of civic activism and workshops on topics ranging from African-American history in Thoroughfare Gap to the use of fire as a habitat management tool. `` PEC helped inform Orange County residents about the update of the county’s comprehensive plan. This often obscure process has enormous implications for communities, and Orange County’s original update called for major development on agriculturally zoned land. PEC helped generate a strong turn-out at an October public hearing, where more than 60 residents spoke and the vast majority stressed the need to preserve the county’s agricultural resources and limit growth areas. Despite this public outcry, the Orange County Board approved many of the harmful elements of the original plan. We will continue to work to ensure that the county manages growth to protect its rural and agricultural assets. `` PEC organized our second annual School and Community Gardens awards program, which honor gardens that celebrate the relationship between nature, food and community. $500 awards were given to Hillside Hawks Vegetable Garden in Loudoun, Belle Meade School Garden in Rappahannock and the Urban Agriculture Collective of Charlottesville. $300 awards were given to the Earlysville Forest Community Garden, the Millwood Community Garden and 4H Fox’s Garden. `` PEC’s seventh Annual Summer Fellowship program hosted twelve college and graduate level students from around the country for a seven-week experiential education program. Students were immersed in the environmental issues facing the Piedmont and worked with PEC and partner staff to complete practicum projects such as trail maps and a land use curriculum. `` PEC was excited to receive a geographic information systems (GIS) software and training grant from Earth Sciences Research Institute (ESRI) this spring—valued at more than $100,000. This grant provides a major upgrade to our current mapping system, and it will allow us to continue to innovate. `` The effort by Trump Virginia Acquisitions LLC to build a golf course on a conservation property in rural Albemarle met with vigorous opposition from numerous groups including PEC. PEC and several other organizations co- sponsored a film screening of “You’ve Been Trumped” that attracted more than 450 residents. We also helped educate policymakers and the public about the proposal’s inconsistency with local land use and conservation plans. A trail network in Warrenton The Warrenton Branch Greenway is a treasured community resource, and PEC has stepped up to help expand this historic rail-to-trail. Last year, after more than a decade of negotiations, Fauquier County obtained the right-of-way to add about a mile to the Greenway. This addition will connect downtown Warrenton to the Fauquier Education Farm, where it will meet the Stafford Trail to connect pedestrians and cyclists to Lord Fairfax Community College. This extension will create a single trail network over four miles long—from historic downtown Warrenton to Lord Fairfax Community College. PEC has committed to raise $30,000 in remaining funds needed to complete the trail over the next year. In August we kicked off a campaign to raise the funds, and we have received generous grants and donations from the Wise Foundation, Chipotle and individual donors. Fauquier’s Department of Parks and Recreation and the Fauquier Trails Coalition have long been leading efforts to build this seamless trail network, and we’ve been happy to do our part to make it happen. We look forward to engaging our neighbors and building additional partnerships in order to raise the remaining funds needed. better communities 2013 Highlights Photo courtesy of Fauquier County Parks Recreation Photo courtesy of 4H Fox’s Garden 11 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013
sensible transportation FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY • LESS SPRAWL • MORE OPTIONS DOWNTOWN TRANSIT STATION IN CHARLOTTESVILLE Photo by 2013 PEC Fellow Meredyth Sanders 12
`` PEC and the Coalition for Smarter Growth were active in the 2013 debate concerning new state transportation funding, advocating that transportation investments focus on where people already live and work, rather than new sprawl roads. `` PEC serves as the fiscal agent for the Coalition for Smarter Growth, one of the nation’s preeminent regional smart growth organizations. CSG had numerous victories in 2013, including securing the placement of a major new Maryland hospital at a Metro station instead of a greenfield location, and making an 81-mile Bus Rapid Transit Network one of the centerpieces of Montgomery County, Maryland’s transportation future. `` PEC staff began speaking out in late 2013 in response to a possible move to tear down the Waterloo Bridge, a historic bridge which has linked Culpeper and Fauquier counties since 1879. PEC is supporting local residents’ efforts to rehabilitate the bridge. For decades PEC has advocated for alterna- tives to two highway projects that would pave the way for sprawl and irreversibly damage the rural, historic landscape of the Piedmont: the Western Bypass near Charlottesville and the Outer Beltway in Northern Virginia. In 2013, we used every tool at our disposal to stop these highway projects, and our efforts seem to have paid off. PEC’s Jeff Werner led the way and worked with numerous local partners—the Southern Environmental Law Center, CATCO, Sierra Club, the local League of Woman Voters, among others— to expose the impacts of the Bypass on overlooked historic resources and educate Albemarle voters about the highway. Working with this coalition, PEC revealed to the community the facts about the project and the viability of alternatives; monitored every step in the project’s review process; and through the media, action alerts, and comments at public hearings exposed for the community the many flawed assumptions behind the project. At the same time, PEC and our allies continued to promote the smart growth Places29 transportation plan. Our insistence and focus on alternatives have caught on. In early 2014, the Federal Highway Administration directed VDOT to reopen the examination of alternatives like Places29 and reevaluate the project, and the County Board of Supervisors withdrew their support for the project. PEC and allies slow the march toward sprawl highways sensible transportation 2013 Highlights Meanwhile, in Northern Virginia, PEC and our allies led an effective campaign to convince citizens and public officials to take a second look at the Bi-County Parkway, an important piece of the Outer Beltway. We held community meetings that drew more than 250 residents, knocked on doors along the proposed road, sent out multiple action alerts, worked with numerous reporters and bloggers to get the real story of the Outer Beltway out, and advocated intensively with local, state and federal policymakers. PEC also co-authored the comprehensive report, Re-thinking the Bi-County Parkway. These efforts have helped educate citizens and elected leaders about the costs and impacts of the project, and about viable alternatives. Appendix B: Resume Smart Mobility, Inc.  Norwich, Vermont  www.smartmobility.com  802-649-5422 Rethinking the Bi-County Parkway Making Sound Transportation Investments in Prince William County and Loudoun County While Preserving Manassas National Battlefield Park Southern Environmental Law Center Coalition for Smarter Growth Piedmont Environmental Council National Trust for Historic Preservation National Parks Conservation Association Incorporating the Traffic Modeling Analysis of Smart Mobility, Inc. July 17, 2013 13 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013
strong rural economies THRIVING FARMS • LOCAL FOOD • INNOVATION • HEALTHY, WORKING LAND Photo by Patricia Temples 14
`` PEC’s “Meet the Farmer” Dinner Series celebrated and supported local farms throughout the Piedmont while increasing awareness about where and how local food is produced. The series kicked off in June with a dinner at Long Branch (Clarke), followed by a dinner at East Lynn Farm (Loudoun) featuring television chef Pati Jinich; a family-friendly BBQ at Moriah Farm (Fauquier) in August; and ended in early September with a beautiful dinner at the historic Annadale Farm (Orange). Proceeds from our event at Moriah Farm benefited the Fauquier Education Farm, which received more than $6,500 to be used toward its efforts to grow healthy local food that it donates to Fauquier Food Bank. `` With support from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, PEC started a pasture management demonstration project on a local farm to show how livestock diversity coupled with mob grazing practices can improve pasture health. `` PEC’s Buy Fresh Buy Local guides were mailed to every home in our region—about 260,000 homes altogether. Together, the guides for the Northern Piedmont, Loudoun County and the Charlottesville Area include nearly 600 listings where people can buy locally grown food—including markets, farms, orchards, wineries, restaurants and retailers. `` PEC hosted our sixth session of our Exploring the Small Farm Dream course. The intensive 4-week program helps aspiring farmers work through the steps needed to establish a successful farm-based business that matches their life goals, and decide whether farming is the right vocation for them. `` PEC is working with agriculture leaders to design a sustainable model for a Loudoun Incubator Farm where aspiring farmers can start their own farm-based businesses and launch successful careers. The group has created a business plan and is actively seeking a 50-100 acre site for the Incubator Farm. Buy Fresh Buy Local working groups— more than just talk It’s no secret that the local food movement has picked up momentum in Virginia’s Piedmont. Yet, there are still a number of challenges that local food producers and distributors face as they try to create a sustainable local food economy. PEC decided to try something new—we hosted our first-ever work session for our Buy Fresh Buy Local chapters in Loudoun, the Northern Piedmont, and the Charlottesville area. The goal was to provide a space in which local food providers could bring up a topic of interest, meet others who are interested in a similar issue, and then take part in constructive conversations and strategic planning centered around a plan of action. The nine action groups at the workshop each focused on a different topic, ranging from pasture management to social media marketing for farmers’ markets. Each group then generated an action plan to guide their work together over the next twelve months. A group working on non-GMO and organic grains has developed a new bulk purchasing arrangement for non-GMO feed, while another group focused on consumer education held a seminar series hosted by Rebecca’s Natural Foods in Charlottesville. strong rural economies PEC’S BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL WORK SESSION HELPED LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS TO COME TOGETHER AND DISCUSS CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS. Photo by Katherine Vance Photo by Katherine Vance 2013 Highlights Find Local Food, Join the Conversation www.facebook.com/BuyFreshBuyLocal.PEC CSAS (Community SuPPortEd AgriCuLturE) loudoun county 2013 Fo o d G u id e F r e s h F o o d s F rom L ou d ou n C ou n t y ’ s Fa m i Ly Fa r m s Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Charlottesville, VA Permit No. 232 Post Office Box 460 • Warrenton, VA 20188 www.pecva.org The Many Reasons To Buy LocaL!Buy LocaL!Buy LocaL! Buying local gives you freedom of choice for your family’s health and nutrition. Locally grown produced foods are exceptionally fresh, delicious abundant. Buying local protects the environment. Buying local supports endangered family farms and strengthens the local economy. Buying local protects open space and farmland. Celebrate the start of this year’s growing season! Don’t miss Loudoun’s 2013 Spring Farm Tour Don’t miss Loudoun’s 2013 spRing FaRM TouR Don’t miss Loudoun’s 2013 spRing FaRM TouR saturday, may 18th sunday, may 19th 10am – 4 pm www.loudounfarms.org PhotobyMollyPeterson Herban Avenues at the AHHA Ranch 38363 Stevens Road Lovettsville Laura Davimes (804) 320·0665 greatday@chooseherbs.com www.ChooseHerbs.com Sells online, CSA, LoudounFlavor.com, Purcellville Middleburg Farmers Markets Herbal Teas, Potted Herbs, Eggs, Body Care and Bath Products, Dried Fresh Cut Herbs/Flowers Mountain View Farm at Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship 11661 Harpers Ferry Road Purcellville Shawna DeWitt Attila Agoston (571) 271·2136 shawna_dewitt@yahoo.com www.mvforganics.com www.blueridgecenter.org CSA, sells on-site, DC Area Farmers Markets Certified Produce, Free Range Eggs, Pastured Pork Moutoux Orchard 15290 Purcellville Road Purcellville Rob Moutoux moutouxorchard@yahoo.com www.moutouxorchard.com Whole Diet CSA Peaches, Apples, Seasonal Vegetables, Whole Wheat and Spelt Flours, Pastured Eggs, Grass Fed Lamb Painted Sky Farm 18651 Trinity Church Road Purcellville Steven Kennedy (703) 470·3739 PaintedSkyFarmVA@gmail.com www.paintedskyfarm.com Sells on-site, CSA and at Purcellville, Hillsboro Ashburn Farmers Markets Seasonal Heirloom Produce, Culinary and Medicinal Herbs Chicama Run, LLC 14809 Purcellville Road Purcellville Joseph and Dana Sacco (540) 668·9828 dana@chicamarun.com www.chicamarun.com Sells On-Site (Tues Wed 10 am-2 pm, Sat 10 am-4 pm, Sun 11 am-4 pm) Free-Range Eggs; Pastured Chicken Pork; Grass-Fed Beef, Lamb Goat; Meat CSA; Fresh Milk Great Country Farms 18780 Foggy Bottom Road Bluemont Mark Kate Zurschmeide (540) 554·2073 CSA@greatcountryfarms.com www.greatcountryfarms.com PYO Farm market, CSA, Agritourism, Family Fun, School Tours, Birthday Parties, Corporate Picnics, Dog Park, Festivals Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, Peaches, Veggies, Apples, Pumpkins WhaT is a csa? When you join a CSA, you make a financial commitment to a farm (usually before the growing season begins) and receive a weekly basket of produce. Cheese Dairy Meat Poultry/ Eggs Specialty Products U-Pick Produce Quarter Branch Farm 40327 Quarter Branch Road Lovettsville Kevin Grove (540) 822·0123 kevin@quarterbranchfarm.com www.quarterbranchfarm.com CSA, Rockville Farmers Market, Leesburg Winter Farmers Market, Email Orders (see website for details) Carrot, Celery, Beet, Garlic, Squash, Tomato, Pepper, Onion, Salad, Cooking Greens, Sweet Potato, and Much More Potomac Vegetable Farm 15227 Berlin Turnpike Purcellville Stacey Carlberg (540) 882·3885 Stacey@potomacvegetablefarms.com www.potomacvegetablefarms.com CSA (on-farm pickup Leesburg drop), Farmstand (Tues-Sun, 10 am-6:30 pm), Leesburg Farmers Market. See website for all locations. Ecoganically Grown Vegetables, Herbs, Cut Flowers Stoneybrook Organic Farm and Market 37091 Charles Town Pike Hillsboro Matt Scott (540) 668·9067 matt@stoneybrookfarm.org www.stoneybrookfarm.org Sells on-site, roadside stand, CSA Farm: Certified Organic Produce. Farm Market: Produce, Eggs, Dairy, Meat, Cheese, Grains, Bulk Foods, Natural Foods, etc. Willowsford Farm 23595 Founders Drive Ashburn Mike Snow (571) 297·6900 info@willowsfordfarm.com www.willowsford.com/farm Sells at CSA and Farm Stand, Wednesdays Saturdays, May 11-Nov 23 Seasonal Produce, Strawberries, Honey, Eggs, Local Grass-Fed Meats, Dairy, Fruit, Baked Goods, Natural Foods 15 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013
habitat restoration WILDLIFE CORRIDORS • BIODIVERSITY • POLLINATORS • NATIVE PLANTS Photo by Katherine Vance 16
Teaming up to save the “brookie” PEC is working with Trout Unlimited to restore habitat for eastern brook trout—Virginia’s only native trout, and a key indicator species for stream health. Thanks to support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, PEC and Trout Unlimited are working with landowners along the headwaters of the Rappahannock and James Rivers near the Blue Ridge Mountains to analyze and mitigate stream barriers. Many culverts in the area are poorly designed and can prevent trout from moving upstream to cooler waters. They are also much more prone to fail in heavy storms, leading to bridge collapse, flooding, and higher costs for post-storm recovery. During the summer and fall of 2013, PEC staff got their hands dirty and boots wet to measure more than 110 crossings. The data was incorporated in GIS maps to help PEC and Trout Unlimited identify priority culverts for replacement. We are now working with other agencies to develop detailed engineering plans and acquire the funds needed to improve key crossings. At the same time, PEC has been working with landowners to plan riparian restoration efforts such as removing invasive plants and planting tree buffers, which will reduce runoff, increase native biodiversity, and help restore the stream banks to health. Working in tandem, all of these initiatives are moving in the right direction for eastern brook trout—and for the health of our ecosystem. habitat restoration `` PEC published our inaugural Go Native Go Local guide, which lists regional businesses that promote our native biodiversity— including nurseries, seed companies, landscape architects, invasive species management companies, and groups that work to manage and restore native wildlife. `` PEC worked with landowners in the Thumb Run watershed in western Fauquier to identify and plan land management strategies to bring back native wildlife and restore the health of this impaired waterway. PEC organized a variety of events including 18 landowner site visits, two open houses, and two tours of model properties for native habitat management, reaching more than 150 local residents. `` PEC organized four spring landowner tours of Board of Directors member Bruce Jones’s nature preserve in Rappahannock to show landowners best examples of habitat restoration. `` In March, we held a very well attended Thumb Run “Nest Structure and Live Raptor” workshop to show landowners examples of bird boxes and the birds that use them. 2013 Highlights EASTERN BROOK TROUT Photo by Chris Anderson `` PEC continues to implement our plan for restoring native habitat at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook. PEC is stewarding this 50-acre scenic property near Paris, VA with three main goals: to act as a memorial site for this region’s conservationists; to be a showcase and demonstration site for good habitat management practices; and to provide the public access to a spectacular overlook along the Appalachian Trail. In 2013 we held numerous public outreach events at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook: • A Winter Walk with JMU students to explore how invasive Tree of Heaven can be used as wood material. • A Langley Middle School Summer Camp on water quality monitoring and wildlife camera trapping • A rehabilitated barred owl release and field day with the Masters of the Orange County Hunt Youth Beagle Club Owl in partnership with Blue Ridge Wildlife Center • A Fall Natural and Human History hike to look at everything from Mosby’s Rangers to native meadow restoration from the Overlook. 17 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013
connecting people and nature OUTREACH • PARKS AND TRAILS • OUTDOOR EVENTS • NATURE AT HOME Photo by Bruce Jones 18
`` A donation by PEC of nine acres of land is making new nature and recreation activities possible for students at Grymes Memorial School in Orange. PEC worked with the school to transfer the land, with scenic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, so that it may be used as playing fields and an outdoor classroom. PEC received the donation of the 268-acre Andrewsia property in 2009 and placed most of the property under easement in 2013. `` Every summer, PEC sponsors Natural History Day Camps—opening doors for children to explore the natural world. `` Under the leadership of PEC’s Oya Simpson, the EarthDay@Loudoun Family Festival has become one of the largest Earth Day events in the region, attracting thousands of residents to the Broadlands community each April. For the 2013 event, more than 4,000 people flocked to Broadlands to enjoy hands- on educational activities, live music and family-friendly exhibits—everything from live raptors to the newest electric car. `` PEC is working with parents and teachers at Broadlands in Loudoun to create a native habitat garden. `` PEC’s wildlife habitat program helps people to cultivate vibrant natural areas on their own land, and organizes numerous public education activities to help people act on their love of the land. (See p. 17) Summer Safari Partnerships are essential to every nonprofit’s work, and PEC is no different. Over the years we have collaborated with dozens of organizations on specific campaigns and issues. Starting in 2011, we initiated a new collaborative effort that has become markedly successful in building support and awareness of conservation and habitat preservation: Our annual “Summer Safari,” an educational and fundraising event co-sponsored by PEC, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the Shenandoah National Park Trust. Hosted by the Smithsonian at its 3,100-acre facility in Front Royal, the event allows all three organizations to showcase our common objectives—whether it’s protecting imperiled species, controlling invasive plants, or monitoring how small changes in the way we manage land can encourage a diversity of birds, pollinators and plants to thrive in our region. Our third annual Summer Safari in June 2013 featured up- close views of clouded leopards, Brazilian Maned wolves, red pandas and other charismatic species - as well as presentations by scientists and conservation professionals from all three organizations. The night was topped off by a locally sourced dinner at spectacular Race Track Hill, where we honored Jocelyn Arundel Sladen for her life-long dedication to conservation, native plant restoration and mentorship to young people. Our organizations’ bonds go deeper than just this annual event. Year-round, we work together to help landowners incorporate biodiversity and native habitat into their land management plans, and on land conservation efforts. The Summer Safari celebrates the bonds that unite our work, and helps people realize that while conservation is a global issue, it starts locally. connecting people and nature 2013 Highlights Artwork by Ruth Anna Stolk 2013 PEC FELLOW TERRY CHEN HELPS SET UP A WILDLIFE CAMERA TRAP. Photo by Bri West PEC STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AT THE EARTHDAY@LOUDOUN FAMILY FESTIVAL. Photo by Bri West 19 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013
20 For the Love of the Land Land conservation is a Virginia tradition that goes back to the earliest days of the Commonwealth. Today, Virginians have protected more than 1 million acres of private land and 3.5 million acres of public land. The role of land conservation in protecting and enhancing our environment, communities and quality of life is so pervasive, we can easily take it for granted. PEC felt it was important to tell this story. In December 2013, PEC published For the Love of the Land: 100 Conservation Stories from Across Virginia. For the Love of the Land highlights the immense scope and diversity of conserved lands throughout the Commonwealth and the value these projects provide for all Virginians—from productive farmland, to water quality, to urban green space. We also released a companion website, which indexes all of the projects by geography and topical areas. This collaborative effort features one conservation project in each of the state’s 100 legislative districts. From a 29-mile cave to a beachfront park, from the headquarters of the great chief Powhatan to Virginia’s oldest plantation, from a working dairy farm to an urban bike trail, all of these lands offer significant benefits for Virginians. For every single project highlighted in the report, there is a story of leadership from landowners, farmers and community activists who worked hard to preserve and create these special places. The places featured in the book are protected in a variety of ways, through donated easements, purchased easements, public acquisition of land and gifts of land to the public. And the projects are supported by a number of sources such as federal, state, local and private funding. Whatever the means, the stewards who conserved the land have done a service to all Virginians. They have protected the essential resources we need for life—farmland to grow food, forests to provide wildlife habitat and wetlands to provide clean water. Land conservation is an issue that brings Virginians together, from all political perspectives and all walks of life. At a time when many of the special places in Virginia could easily be lost, these stories remind us why land conservation is so important. 100 Conservation Stories from Across Virginia For the Love of the Land Piedmont Environmental Council BROOKVIEW FARM, GOOCHLAND COUNTY. Photo by Rose Jenkins
21 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 For the Love of the Land Cool Lawn Farm Owned by Ken Smith • 469 protected acres House District 88 • Senate District 27 Fauquier County “I just thought that people didn’t really appreciate a dairy farm’s value to the food chain unless you put a brand name to it, so you can say, ‘That’s Moo Thru’s milk and it came from the farm right up the road.’” —KEN SMITH “My land has trees on it. They see nothing but trees, and now it can never be developed, and I’m tickled to death. Way back I was offered as much as a million dollars for this land, and I turned them down. I said I’d rather have the trees.” —SUSAN BAILEY “‘You know Big Tom, he had a vision.’ And you can drive anywhere and there may be a Walmart parking lot, but it won’t be here.” —TOM BUCHANAN Gregory’s Pond Owned by the Bailey family • 13 protected acres House District 27 • Senate District 11 Chesterfield County Valley View Farms Owned by Tom Buchanan • 1,100 protected acres House District 6 • Senate District 38 Smyth County SUSAN BAILEY Photo by Rose Jenkins BEN AND KEN SMITH Photo by Rose Jenkins TOM BUCHANAN Photo by Rose Jenkins
22 The Piedmont Foundation Established to hold and manage special funds in support of PEC, the Piedmont Foundation assures PEC’s capacity to respond to key opportunities and challenges as they arise and to fulfill our core mission over the long term. A separate 501(c)(3) charitable organization governed by a six-member board, the Foundation accepts gifts of cash, securities, property and appreciated assets. The Foundation also offers opportunities for tax advantaged planned gifts including trusts, bequests and life income plans. Currently, the Piedmont Foundation manages funds in the following categories: `` Core Mission Endowment `` Conservation Stewardship Fund `` Legal Defense Fund `` Education and Outreach Fund `` Headquarters Expansion Fund `` Land Conservation Fund Within this fund, the following Regional Land Conservation Funds have been established: Albemarle County Land Conservation Fund Bull Run Mountains Land Conservation Fund Clarke County Land Conservation Fund Culpeper County Land Conservation Fund James M. Rowley Goose Creek Land Conservation Fund Julian Scheer Fauquier Land Conservation Fund Krebser Fund for Rappahannock County Conservation Madison County Land Conservation Fund Orange County Land Conservation Fund Piedmont Foundation Board of Directors Contributors to the Piedmont Foundation Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. William M. Backer Band Foundation Blue Ridge Foothills Conservancy Mr. and Mrs. David Crowe Mark and Elizabeth Epley Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. V. French Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Gerhardt Alton Keel Mr. and Mrs. Nathan K. Kotz Richard S. Lykes Estate Jacqueline B. Mars Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morency Stephanie Ridder and John Beardsley Robert F. Roberts Victor Rosenberg Suzanne H. Scheer Mr. and Mrs. William A. Schmidt Skyemare Foundation The Robert H. Smith Family Foundation Mary C. de Butts Spencer Ms. Beverly Stickles Mr. and Mrs.Philip C. Strange Mr. and Mrs. James Wofford Photo by Bette Hileman William M. Backer, President John H. Birdsall, III, Vice President Charles Akre George Ohrstrom, II Jean Perin Diana Prince John H. Snyder
contributions 23 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 With much gratitude, PEC presents the names of individuals, families, foundations, businesses and organizations that supported The Piedmont Environmental Council during 2013. Although we do not have the space to honor everyone, we are extremely grateful for the generosity of each of our members. We offer sincere thanks for your ongoing commitment to promoting and protecting the Piedmont region. Contributions Champions of the Piedmont $ 10,000 + Anonymous (4) Mrs. J.W. Abel Smith Agua Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Akre, Jr. Appalachian Stewardship Foundation The Marjorie Sale Arundel Fund For The Earth The William M. Backer Foundation Batten Family Fund Peter C. Bertone Birdsall Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. John H. Birdsall, III Black Dog Foundation Mrs. Cornelia Bonnie Benjamin and Antoinette Brewster Bull Run Preserve, Inc. Keith Campbell Foundation For The Environment, Inc. The Chichester duPont Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Cheek, III Mr. and Mrs. John Sheldon Clark Andrew and Leslie Cockburn Lynn R. Coleman and Sylvia de Leon Mr. and Mrs. Brian Conboy Mr. and Mrs. David Crowe Mr. and Mrs. George de Garmo Dominion Foundation Mrs. Frances Dulaney Dun Foundation Tim Dunn and Ellen Stofan Glenn and Natalie Epstein Greg and Candy Fazakerley Mr. and Mrs. H. Todd Flemming The Helen Clay Frick Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. V. French The Gale Foundation General Motors Foundation The Hearin-Chandler Foundation James L. Kleeblatt Memorial Foundation James R. Kleeblatt Janet Jones Stone Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Jones Mr. Scott F. Kasprowicz Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lamb The Lazar Foundation County of Loudoun Virginia Luck Companies Foundation Marpat Foundation Jacqueline B. Mars Michael and Jeanne Morency The New World Foundation Nimick Forbesway Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George L. Ohrstrom II George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Foundation Mrs. Jacqueline L. Ohrstrom Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Ohrstrom Ms. Jean Perin Nicole Perry and Andrew Stifler Marion K. Poynter Prince Charitable Trusts Dr. and Mrs. Jerold J. Principato Mrs. Marie W. Ridder Mr. Bill Rigg Sacharuna Foundation Mrs. Suzanne H. Scheer The Honorable and Mrs. S. Bruce Smart Mr. and Mrs. John H. Snyder Stonehall Farm Tara Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Treptow U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service VA Department of Conservation and Recreation The Volgenau Foundation Mary Frances and Bill Walde The Walden Trust The Wallace Genetic Foundation Wise Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Rene Woolcott Wrinkle In Time Foundation Alan and Irene Wurtzel Stewards of the Piedmont $ 5,000 - $ 9,999 Anonymous (3) Ms. Jocelyn L. Alexander Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band in the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Bonnie Barbara H. Chacour Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Chipotle Mexican Grill Commonwealth of Virginia Aileen B. Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Dungan Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Barry Hamilton The Hopewell Fund Indera Mills Company Dr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Jackson Dennis Kernahan and Jacob Price Patricia and Nicolaas Kortlandt Fund at the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Nathan K. Kotz The Ethel Cox Marden Charitable Foundation Jessica T. and Chuck Mathews Mr. and Mrs. James P. Mills, Jr. Caroline A. Moran Robert C. Musser and Barbara L. Francis Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Raytheon Mrs. Priscilla B. Rogers Roger W. and Vicki P. Sant Mr. and Mrs. Randy Soderquist USDA Specialty Agriculture Grant Program, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Ms. Laurie Volk Mr. and Mrs. David F. Williams Patrons of the Piedmont $ 1,000 - $ 4,999 Anonymous (2) Advance Capital County of Albemarle Mr. and Mrs. David S. Aldrich American Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Jack Bagley Mr. and Mrs. David H. Bass The Rev. and Mrs. George K. Beach Mr. and Mrs. Zohar Ben-Dov Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation Lucy Bernstein and Mitchell S. Diamond Donald and Alpine Bird Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Langhorne Bond Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Borger Susan R. Bowen Brookside Communities, LLC. Ms. Magalen O. Bryant John and Melisa Buckley Stephen Bullock Mr. and Mrs. Childs F. Burden The Honorable and Mrs. Robert Calhoun Mr. and Mrs. James M. Campbell, III Jack and Page Carter Catoctin Creek Distilling Company The Cedar Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Eric N. Chafin Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Chatfield-Taylor Mr. and Mrs. George M. Chester Jr. Citizens for Fauquier County Civil War Preservation Trust Mr. and Mrs. P. Hamilton Clark, III
24 Frank and Leslie Hartz Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Hasse Mr. and Mrs. Seth G. Heald Georgia H. Herbert Hillsdale Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Hitz Mr. Robert Humphris Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Irwin Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Iselin, III William S. and Alice M. Janes Pamela A. and John B. Jaske John and Dudley Mcfarlane Charitable Fund John W. Warner, IV. Foundation, Inc. Junior North American Field Hunter Championship Mr. and Mrs. David Kamenetzy Mr. Alton Keel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Don King Kohl’s Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Lamana Ms. Anna T. Lane Learning Tree International Lee Stephens Law, PLC Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey LeHew Hunter Lewis and Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristroff Joan Lewis Dale Lindsay and Ingrid Hinckley Lindsay LMAC Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lockhart Loudoun Valley Homegrown Market Cooperative The Luminescence Foundation, Inc. Lennart and Lena Scott Lundh Lykes Fund of Northern Piedmont Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Mackall, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Mackay-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Manaker The Frank Mangano Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Paul Massimiano Bonnie Mattingly Dr. and Mrs. Gregory May Sean McGuinness and Florence Keenan Rachel L. Mellon Mr. and Mrs. Robert Monk Monomoy Fund, Inc. Mr. George H. Morison Mountain Laurel Foundation Myers and Woods Appraisal Group Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nash National Trust for Historic Preservation The Nature Conservancy Norcross Wildlife Foundation, Inc. Deb and David Norman Norris Family Donor Advised Fund Mr. Robert J. Norton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Ohrstrom Dr. and Mrs. Edward H. Oldfield Over the Line Fund Ovoka Farm, LLC Peace Love and Joy Robert Pender Mr. and Mrs. David Perdue Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Petite Scott and Page Peyton Ms. Lucia Phinney Mrs. Evelyn M. Pope Mrs. S. Prentice Porter Trevor A. M. Potter Mr. and Mrs. William G. Prime Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Prince Mr. and Mrs. David Quanbeck Mrs. Georgia Ravitz Mr. James C. Rees Mrs. Lucy S. Rhame John and Margaret M. Richardson Mr. Jonathan Rintels Dr. and Mrs. David P. Rochester Dennis and Ann Rooker Rossetter-Cuthbert Fund David and Barbara Roux Mrs. Polly P. Rowley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Salley The Seilheimer Fund Mr. and Mrs. Arman Simone Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Mrs. Harold R. Spencer John R. Staelin and Elizabeth F. Locke Michael and Nadia Stanfield Mr. T. Garrick Steele Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stevens Ms. Beverly Stickles Stillfield Fund 1– CAC Foundation DOUG FABBIOLI OF FABBIOLI CELLARS IN LEESBURG WAS FEATURED IN OUR 2013 BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL GUIDES. Photo by Katherine Vance Clarke County Climatic Heating and Cooling Mr. and Mrs. John Coles Conservation Partners, LLC Countryside Organics Mr. and Mrs. James Craig Mr. and Mrs. Jesse C. Crawford Culpeper County Government Mr. and Mrs. James G. Davis, Jr. Robert and Adeline deButts Mr. and Mrs. William M. Dietel Dominion Virginia Power Virginia D. Dorkey Alan Dranitzke Dreaming Hand Foundation Ms. Thayer H. Drew DryHome Sun Solutions Dynalectric Company Mr. and Mrs. Scott Elliff Mark and Elizabeth Epley Mr. and Mrs. Tom Evans Fairfax County Water Authority Farm Credit of the Virginias, ACA County of Fauquier Fauquier County Farm Bureau, Inc. The Fauquier Hospital Federal Realty Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ferrari Diana Foster and Thomas Jones Mr. Keith Foster Ms. Nina L. Fout Mr. Edward A. Gamble Molly Daly Grosvenor Gerard Mark and Lisa Gerchick Rick and Hilary Gerhardt Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Gewirz Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gibbens Mr. and Mrs. Donald Glickman Peter Glubiak Mr. and Mrs. Peter Goltra Mr. Ed Gorski Mr. and Mrs. Porter J. Goss Mr. Steve M. Gotschi Terry Grant Grelen Nursery, Inc. The Guarriello Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. O. Bruce Gupton James Guzman
contributions 25 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 The Whitney and Anne Stone Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Strange Eric and Jackie Stromquist Page D. Styles Sumner Gerard Foundation Sweet Bay Farm Ms. Joanne Swift Donald G. and Linda R. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Taylor The Trust for Public Land Thomas Timmerman Tri-County Feeds, Etc. Mr. and Mrs. James Ukrop VA Conservation Credit Exchange, Inc. The Honorable Richard N. Viets Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Michael and Mary Ware Ms. Virginia S. Warner Mr. and Mrs. J. Frederick Warren Washington Fine Properties, LLC. Nicole Watson and Jason Paterniti Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Janet G. Whitehouse * Mr. and Mrs. James Wiley William M. Camp Foundation Mrs. John H. Wise, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William Wolf Loring Woodriff The Wyeth Foundation Supporters of the Piedmont $ 500 - $ 999 Lisa Abeel Drs. Arthur K. Allen and L. Rae Stone Ms. Judith A. Almquist Christopher and Laurie Ambrose Frederick and Christine Andreae Ashburn Sterling Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Ms. Peggy Augustus Andrew Aurbach Ms. Susanne Bachtel Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm F. Baldwin Mrs. Agatha S. Barclay Elizabeth Barratt-Brown and Bos Dewey William Baulhaus and Darrin Mollett Eric V. Blankenship Mr. and Mrs. Bradley J. Bondi Clifford Boyle and Debby Michelson-Boyle Dr. Cary Brown and Mr. Steven Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burn Mr. John F. Burridge Mr. and Ms. Harry Byrd, IV Mr. and Mrs. John Cheatham, III Bryan Mitchell and Connie Chamberlin Diana E. Conway Roger Courtenay Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Curran Drs. Joseph and Pamela Davis Mr. Dulaney F. deButts Mr. and Mrs. C. Stanley Dees Mr. and Mrs. John G. Dennis Mr. and Mrs. Guy O. Dove, III Mr. and Mrs. Robinson M. Duncan Mr. H. Stewart Dunn, Jr. Farm Credit of the Virginians, ACA Mr. and Mrs. C. Russell Fletcher, III Ms. Susan Gallagher Brandon Garrett John D. Gavitt Suzy Gehris Mr. and Mrs. W. Cabell Grayson, Jr. Mr. Franklin Green Grills Family Foundation Brian and Frankie Hall Mr. Clark B. Hall JIM AND SALLY MELLO OF OAK SHADE FARM, A BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL PARTICIPANT. Photo by Charlotte Rodina Virginia’s land is at the heart of what makes the Commonwealth and our Piedmont such a unique and wonderful place to live. We’d like to offer special thanks to the following contributors for their donation of a conservation easement or donation of property to PEC in 2013: Marion K. Poynter, Fauquier County Peter C. and Joyce G. Bertone, Albemarle County Judith G. Mahanes, Madison County Kai Dozier and Janis Spiers, Orange County Roundabout Partners, LLC, Loudoun County Photo by Patricia Temples Our whole community wins when thoughtful landowners protect their land in this way—protecting wildlife habitat, clean drinking water, scenic landscapes, recreational spaces, and productive agricultural lands.
26 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hallock Mr. and Mrs. David Hartley Mrs. Raymond Heatherton Sheryl B. Heckler J. Owen Hendley and Birgit Winther Michael Henke and Judy S. Campbell Mr. Albert P. Hinckley, Jr. Ken and Britton V. Horne Mr. Ray Humiston Ms. Mary Hutton Rose E. Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Oakley Johnson Judith K. Jones and William C. Rogers Katherine Kane and Olin L. West Joseph Kasputy and Vicky Van Mater David L. Kennell and Clare Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Kundrun Landmark Log Works Larkspur Services, Inc. Kurt Lawson Mr. Stephen Lemon Robert J. Levy and Jennie L. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Lindstrom Long Fence and Home Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum’s Laurin Mack and William Snyder Clifford B. Majersik Elizabeth Roessel Manierre Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marmet Jack Marshall and Cri Kars-Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. McIntosh Mr. Christopher L. McLean Sarah and Mac McNaught Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. McVeigh Charles and Sharon Medvitz Mr. Mrs. Robert Menuet Barbara B. Mercuro Miller Blackwell Construction Incorporated Mr. Bryan Mitchell and Mrs. Constance Chamberlin Modern Mechanical, LLC James C. Murray, II Mr. Joshua A. Muss Mrs. Linda D. Newton Charles and Theresa Niemeier Ms. Jill Norair Diana Norris Nova Medical Urgent Care Center NOVECnet Mr. Seth K. Oldham Mr. and Mrs. Mark Parreault Tom Glass and Phyllis Freedman John andMerrily Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Alexander H. Platt Potomac Vegetable Farm Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Potter Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Ramundo Rebecca’s Natural Food Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rice Rockley Foundation William D. Rogers Bradley and Pamela Ryder Samuel Goldberg Sons Foundation, Inc. Robert Sargent William and Eleanor Sawyer Catherine Scott and Jamie Resor James R. Sebastian, III Kenneth and Pam Smith Mr. and Mrs. Marion H. Smoak Mr. and Mrs. William Sommer Daniel Spethmann Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stanfield Thomas and Dagmar Stapleton Mr. and Mrs. Jon Stout Jefferson S. Strider Sustainable Design Group The Gingery Family The Thomas Jefferson Foundation The Wine Kitchen Hank Theiss Thomas and Talbot Real Estate, LC Mr. and Mrs. George R. Thompson, Jr. Mr. Mark Thompson John Rice and Babette Thorpe Ms. Michele Trufant Mr. and Mrs. Tony Vanderwarker Verizon Viviane M. Warren Washington Gas Light Company B. H. Weddle Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Wheeler, Jr. Mr. Robert D. Wilder Annie T. Williams Wolf Creek Farm Mr. and Mrs. Michael Youngblood Friends of the Piedmont $ 100 - $ 499 Anonymous (5) 3Degrees Group, Inc. A W A Family Foundation Hetty Abeles Mr. Paul Abugattas Mrs. Eleanor M. Adams Shirley Y. Adams Albert and Ann Albano Mr. and Mrs. William M. Albers Dr. Martin Albert Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Allen Mr. Mark Allen Mr. Roger Amato American Baby Box Ameritech Construction Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Andersen Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Bill Anderson Mr. John Anderson Paul and Doerte Anikis Animal Connection, LLC Dr. Miriam R. Anver Arbor Artist, Inc. K.T. and Jerry Archer The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC), lost a dear friend and dedicated supporter in January 2013 when Cornelia “Neil” Keller passed away. Neil’s passion for protecting the Piedmont will live on through her legacy gift to PEC. Legacy gifts are gifts made through a will or trust and allow PEC to preserve the natural resources, history, rural economy and beauty of the Virginia Piedmont for future generations. For information on our legacy program please contact Trish Carter, Director of Development, at P.O. Box 460 Warrenton, VA 20188 (540) 316-9980 or tcarter@pecva.org Photo by Katherine Vance
contributions 27 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 Mr. and Mrs. Howard Armfield Ms. Lesley Arnold Aspen Green Gasworks, LLC Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Atherton Mr. and Mrs. Mark Augenblick AWA Family Foundation Karen Baillie Mrs. E. Gray Baird Mr. John G. Ballenger Albert A. Barber and Lynn S. Grinna Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. D. Barros Gwen Bates Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bathon Mrs. C. McGhee Baxter Ms. Jill Beach Mr. and Mrs. Larry Beatty Nancy P. Beaver Ms. Katrina H. Becker Mr. Charles L. Bell Malcolm Bell Tony L. Bell Kaid Benfield Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Benham III Eleanor and Francis Biasiolli Big Wormz Enterprises Gem Bingol and Richard Fausnaught Ron E. Bird and Peter F. Stetson Sharon Bishop Clare Blackwell Mr. and Mrs. Keith Boi Mr. and Mrs. John J. Bonsee Elizabeth W. Boteler Ms. Louisa Bradford Mrs. Mary S. B. Braga Pen and Suzanne Bresee Janine Brown Mrs. Jean Brown Kate Brown Mr. and Mrs. Basel H. Brune Mrs. Linda Budreika Mr. Robert Burgoyne Marlene Burkgren Ms. Mary A. Burkhart William S. Burkland Russell Buss Mr. and Mrs. W. Patrick Butterfield Dr. and Mrs. John Buursink Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. Byergo Kristen Byers Perry Cabot John Cadwalader Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Cady Anne B. Caldwell and Peter Elzer Frank Calhoun Margaret Campbell Sarah Campbell Ms. Sarah C. Campbell Ms. Mary H. Caperton Mr. Michael A. Caplin Leo Carling Merrill and Tim Carrington Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Carter Mr. and Mrs. James R. Carter, III Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Carter Robert and Carol Carter Laura Laffer Cates Cedar Run Garden Club Elizabeth Chambers Kenneth and Carolyn Chapman Ms. Mary O. Chatfield-Taylor Mr. Jeffrey Christie Bill and Deirdre Clark Clarke County Farm Bureau C. Hunter Cloud David Cole Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Coleman, Jr. Dr. Bruce Collette Mr. and Mrs. John Colley Lindsay Conner Benjamin S. Cooper Mr. Herbert Cooper Cooper Vineyards Ms. Suzanne M. Corcoran The Covington Family Fund Dr. and Mrs. Reynolds Cowles Craft Indulgence Mr. and Mrs. Claiborn Crain Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Crampton Elizabeth Crawford The Creative Recycler Winfield P. Crigler and Timothy A. Harr Ms. and Mr. Joy A. Crompton Mr. Paul D. Cronin Steven Crutchfield Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Cultrera Mr. and Mrs. James S. Cumming Jay and Elizabeth C. Dalgliesh Elizabeth E. Daniel Liese D. Dart Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Dart Karen Davenport Mr. and Mrs. John V. Davidson Marjorie S. Davis Josephine de Give Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. deButts W. H. deButts Jr. Thomas and Karen Decker Miss Alice DeKany Dr. and Mrs. Wayne M. Derkac David and Barbara Dipietro Frannk and Bonnie Dixon Mr. and Mrs. John J. Donovan, Jr. Mr. Charles E. Dorkey Jr. Mrs. Sarah L. Douglass Mr. John Drum Katharine M. Dulaney Morgan Duncan Dr. and Mrs. William Duvall Mr. Roy Dye Dr. Robert F. Dyer and Ann-Marie Brisbois Dyer Earthworks Landscaping Company Wayne and Caren Eastham Mr. Robert Eckert Jr. Ms. Lisa S. Eden EDGE Energy Mr. Robert Ehinger Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eisele Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Eliot Mr. and Mrs. Craig Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Greg Ellison Lawrence K. Emerson Robert and Ann Emery Mr. Perry Epes and The Reverend Gail Epes Mr. and Mrs. David R. Evans The Fauquier Bank Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club THE DURRER FAMILY OF CULPEPER COUNTY PUT A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THEIR PROPERTY IN 2013. Photo courtesy of the Durrer family.
28 John Feeney and Laura Kennedy Ms. Melanie Fein Mr. and Mrs. William A. Ferster Ms. Jane Fisher Mr. Jeremy Flachs Mike Flagg Sarah Uttech Flanagan The Fleecy Pocket Mason C. Fogg Charles Fortuna Merle Fossen Mr. Sam Fowler Mrs. Florence B. Fowlkes Ms. Christine Fox Karen Fox and Dirck Holscher Nick Frantz Susan W. Friend Paul Fry James T. Fuller, III and Catherine T. Porter Fursman Kennel LTD Drs. Prasad and Jyothi Gadde Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Gale Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Gale Ms. Megan Gallagher Karen Gardner Elizabeth H. Gemmill George Mason University Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. John H. Gibbons Mr. Hugh Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Gilges Judith Gilman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Glascock Teresa Glass Glen Ora Farm Mr. David Goetz Mrs. Betsy Good Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gookin Mr. Robert M. Gordon Cynthia and John Grano Sarah C. Greenblatt Miss Stuart T. Greene Otto and Debra Gutenson Mrs. Colleen Hahn Ms. Ellen Hahn Barbara Hamran Charles Harris Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Zeb M. Harry, Jr. Mrs. Suzanne K. Haslup Mr. James L. Hatcher, Jr. Mr. Juergen Hauber Dr. and Mrs. William H. Hay Healthy by Nature Dr. Jeanette Heath Mrs. Gertraud Hechl Janice N. Hedges Jeff Hedges Mark Heller Amelia and Douglas Hellman John L. Helmly and Caroline M. Nash Mrs. Achsah Henderson Mr. Joseph W. Henderson Kenneth Henson George and Susan Herbert Erika Heuel Jeanel and John Heyel David and Elizabeth Heyl Susan L Heytler Feroline Higginson Ms. Ellen Hill James S. Hiney Peter Hitchen Mr. Peter Hoagland Mr. John Hoel Ms. Carol Holden Peter M. Holloway Rick Honig and Dita Verheij Anthony I. Hooper Laura and Thomas Hopkins Mrs. George A. Horkan Jr. Mrs. Jeanne S. Huber Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Huddleston Mr. Sam Huff Ms. Linda C. Hunt Martha I. Hunt John and Elna Hunter Ms. Ginevra M. Hunter Hunting Creek Garden Club Mr. Kirby R. Hutto Ms. Linda Y. Ingram Mr. R. Philip Irwin Jr. Tim Jana Mark W. and Gail L. Jeffries Mr. and Mrs. T. Christopher Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Gene Jensen Mr. and Mrs. Dean H. Jewett Cynthia F. Johnson Gale Johnson Sara Johnson Barry Johnston Brian C. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Tommy L. Jones Ms. Tamara Jovovic Joyful Bath Co LLC Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kane Mr. David H. Kaplan Col. and Mrs. Robert L. Kaplan Fred Karns and Susan Winslow Neal Kassell Holly Keaton Mr. Rich Keeling Rachel Keen Laura Kennedy and John Feeney Jane Khoury Kelly and Diana Kincannon Nicholas Kingsland Robert Kirchner Mr. Garnett Kiser Bryant and Martha Kling Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth K. Knapp, Jr. Helen and Tom Knaus Marianne Schmidt and David Koritko Joe Korode Monica R. Kostreba Mr. and Mrs. Myron W. Krueger Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Kuttner Barbara Lamborne Claire Lamborne Mr. and Mrs. George R. Larie Catherine C. Larmore Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Larson Laurie Holladay Interiors, LLC Drs. Rekha Lawande Paul Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. T. Lawrence Aliene M. Laws Anna Lawson Mr. Robert Lee and Mrs. Sue Kellon Mr. Douglas H. Lees, Jr. Judith A. Lefferts Mrs. Monroe Leigh John Lewis William Lewis Lightyear Cleaning, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Graham Lilly Mr. and Mrs. Trowbridge T. Littleton Locke Store, LLC. Loudoun Soil Water Conservation District Ms. Allyson C. Louthan Yakir and Claire Lubowsky Brin Luther Mr. and Mrs. Talbot Mack Mr. and Mrs. Justin Mackay-Smith Heather MacMahon Maggi MacQuilliam PEC BOARD MEMBER PEGGY RICHARDSON AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER HAZEL LINTON TAKE IN A TALK BY PULITZER PRIZE WINNING JOURNALIST HEDRICK SMITH AT OUR FALL MEETING IN WARRENTON. Photo by Oya Simpson
contributions 29 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 OUR LOUDOUN FIELD OFFICER, GEM BINGOL, SHARES INFORMATION ON LOCAL WATER ISSUES AT FAMILY STREAM DAY IN ASHBURN. Photo by David Ward Made With Love Alysoun Mahoney Maid Brigade Mr. and Mrs. David W. Mailler Redmond L. Manierre Mary and Michael Manning Mr. B. Thomas Mansbach Thomas Mansmann Manuh Lindsay Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey Martin Mary Kay Cosmetics Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Matheson Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Matheson, III Orville C. Matthews and Andrea Supp Ms. Katherine Mattos Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mauzy Paul J. Mayer and Susan B. Southard Randall L. and Catherine D. Mayes Joann S. Mazzetta Richard Mazzucchelli Ms. Georgiana H. McCabe Dr. and Mrs. William H. McCormick Mr. and Mrs. James McDermott Ms. Marie H. McGlone McGraw Foundation Sandra McIntosh Ms. Nina C. McKee Katherine McLeod Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. McNear The Nelson Mead Fund Mr. Neil Means Howard and Candy Means Ms. Kymber Messersmith Mr. and Mrs. James B. Messick Ms. Elizabeth K. Meyer Michel Michel, LLC Mr. Leigh B. Middleditch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Saunders Midyette Mr. Bill Miller Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Miller, III Robert B. and Carol Miller Ellen Percy Miller and Tom Miller Mrs. Page Mitchell Monica Mock Mr. Jeffrey Modliszewski William Mohrman Eric L. Mokole Mr. and Mrs. John P. Moliere Montague-Betts Company Mr. and Mrs. Brian S. Montgomery Ed Moore Laurel Moore and James M. White James Moorman Ms. Maralyn D. Morency Thomas Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Morison, III Mr. Andrew Motion Mr. Michael G. Motion Motorola Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Mullen J. J. and Elizabeth Murray Matthew and Mary Murray Stephen and Merrick Murray Mr. and Mrs. John F. Myers, Jr. Mr. Norman Myers National Fruit Product Company, Inc. Cdr. and Mrs. Nathaniel P. Neblett Jan Nelsen David Neverman The New Dominion Bookshop The Newstead Dominion Mr. James W. Newman, Jr. Mrs. Jane M. Noland Norwex Nova Spray Foam Insulation LLC Nu Look Home Design Oak View National Bank Joy M. Oakes and Thomas J. Cassidy Mrs. Vibeke Ober Ward O’Brien Fuller and Cynthia O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. John Odenkirk Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Odenkirk Tim Ohlwiler Orange Madison Coop. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Osteen Ms. Gloria R. Ott Ms. Linda L. Pagelsen John and Joyce Palm Dr. and Mr. Helen S. Parker John R. Parks Monica Patty Scott Pearce and Rebecca Lindsay Gerald J. Pelarski Michael Perkins Margaret S. Perry Roger Pinette Elizabeth B. Plentovich Mr. and Mrs. William Plissner Cindy Polk Martha Polkey Trip Pollard and Elizabeth Outka Ridge Porter Potomac Falls Express Lube Plus Ms. Linda K. Pranke ProLawn Prospect Solar LLC Patti J. Psaris Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Purcell Jr. Mrs. Matilda Purnell Tim and Jane Radford Judy Rasmussen Mr. and Mrs. G. Carleton Ray Ed M. Reardon Mr. and Mrs. Forbes R. Reback Stots B. Reele Mr. Paul Reisler Gregory Reiter Kevin and Kyle Remillard Retreat Farm Dr. and Mrs. Frank H. Reuling, Jr. Mr. James E. Rich, Jr. Ms. Jeanne B. Rich Ms. Robina Rich-Bouffault Rider’s Backfield Farm Beef Ms. Raquel Rochlin Sam Rodgers Stephen Rodgers Felicia W. Rogan Mr. and Mrs. Stanley E. Rollison Barbara Rose Janet and Lee Rose Richard Rose Victor Rosenberg Mrs. Elsa S. Rosenthal Ms. Diane Rosin Andrea Rosse Virginia Rovnyak Mrs. Gar Royer Alan Rubin Richard and Evelyn Ruffin Mary K. Ruffner and Larry Conneen Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Rushford Richard Ryan Ms. Patricia Saltonstall Randall G. Salzman SandEnergy Mr. and Mrs. David Sarr Gina Schaecher Terry Schafer Susan Scheer Dr. Gregory Schmidt Mr. Jan Schoonmaker Mr. Donald L. Schupp Jr. Ms. Tia Schurecht Anne D. Schwartz Noel Schweiger Mrs. Francis P. Sears Second Chance Glass Dr. Thomas C. Sentz Serenity Glass Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Shackelford, III Maitland and Susan Sharpe Anne M. Shaw-Kennedy Mr. Matthew J. Sheedy
30 Mary Sherman Nicole and David Sheronas Mr. and Mrs. Stanwyn G. Shetler Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Shockey, Jr. Margaret and Sidney Silver Michael and Oya Simpson Mr. Maynard Sipe Skyemare Foundation Ms. Amy V. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Smith Jr. David and Marilyn Smith Farley Lord Smith George D Smith Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Smith Mr. and Mrs. Owen K. Smith Mr. Turner T. Smith Jr. Mr. J.R. Snider Dr. and Mrs. David M. Snyder Mr. Mark T. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. John Sodolski Solar4Leesburg LLC Mary C. D. B. Spencer Dr. Bruno F. Steinbruckner Anne Stelter Dr. Christopher Sten Mr. and Dr. Eric Steuer Ms. Doris Stimpson Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Strittmatter Mr. and Mrs. Reid P. Stuntz Mr. and Mrs. John F. Sullivan Ms. Patricia T. Sullivan Cita Suratgar Susan W. Davenport W. Edgar Spigle Fund in CACF Steve and Lucy Swartz Byron Swift and Valeria Merino Ms. Mary H. D. Swift John J. Taylor and Jeannette Walls Mr. Stewart F. Taylor Nelson and Christine Teague Tony and Holly Tedeschi Laura TeKrony Bob and Sara Templeman Ms. Julia D. Thieriot Mr. and Mrs. Phillip S. Thomas Ann Thompson and Christopher Cahill Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Thompson Lee Walker Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Thompson, Jr. Ann B. Thornton Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Thurston Ms. Kathleen Timberlake Toddz, Inc. Dorothy and Bill Tompkins Mr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Tompkins Mrs. and Mrs. Anita C. Tortorella Barbara Tourtelot and Lee Johnson Lili Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Paul Travesky Betty A. Trible Mr. John L. Trimmer Holder and Heather Trumbo Mrs. Maximilian Tufts Lewis Turner Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Twining Sherry Twining U.S. Aluminum Company, Inc. Ms. Ellen Ussery Mrs. Mario Valmarana Barbara Van Curen Theo Van Groll and Charlotte Black-Van Groll Mr. and Mrs. Michel Van Yahres Anita Vere Nicoll James and Rachel Vere Nicoll Virginia Society of Ornithology Ms. Lucie L. Vogel Mr. William von Raab Wagenburg Farm Mr. James P. Waite III Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Walker, Jr. Christopher Wall Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Wallach Mr. Mac Ward Mr. and Mrs. Mark Warren Warrenton Garden Club Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Warthen III William Warthen Mr. Birge S. Watkins Matthew and Katherine Weeden William Weinhold Madelyn Wessel and Anthony McCall Alice and Curtis West Brianna West Mr. and Mrs. George Y. Wheeler Mrs. Margaret White Ms. Carey C. Whitehead Ellen G. Wilbur Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Wilcox Serena Wiley Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Wilkins Elise H. Wilkins Andrea Wilkinson Debora Williams Richard Williams Mr. Stirling L. Williamson Jr. Jennifer Wills Dawn and Christopher Wilmot Adam Wilson Ms. Eileen A. Wilson Dr. Philip E. Wine and Mary V. Mochary Jeffrey Witte Mr. and Mrs. James Wofford Ms. Barbara D. Wolfson Winston S. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Jaffray Woodriff Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Woods Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Woolman, III Cooper Wright Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Wright Cate Wyatt Paula Yabar Mr. James Yarbrough Gregory M. Yates Michael and Cheryl Yermakov E.D. Yost Dr. Harold E. Young Deborah Younger Gary Younkin Mr. and Mrs. Jay D. Zeiler Ms. Krista Zember Anne and William Ziegler Mr. John F. Zugschwert Mr. Alan Zuschlag OUR MEMBERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, KAREN HUNSBERGER-ADAM, TABLING AT THE 2013 EARTHDAY@LOUDOUN FAMILY FESTIVAL FOR WHICH PEC IS THE FISCAL AGENT. Photo by Bri West
31 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 PEC board and staff PEC Staff FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: (FRONT ROW) Marco Sánchez, Tiffany Parker, Bri West, Douglas Larson, Karen Hunsberger-Adam, Gem Bingol, Kristie Kendall, James Barnes, Paula Combs, Mary Liles. (SECOND ROW) Mike Kane, Watsun Randolph, Dawn Wilmot, Tom Bolan, Trish Carter, Maggi MacQuilliam, Heather Richards, Douglas Stewart, Chris Miller, Jeff Werner. (THIRD ROW) Ed Gorski, Peter Hujik, Jonathan Marquisee, David Holtzman, Matthew Strickler, Don Loock, Rex Linville, Dan Holmes, Jay Clevenson. NOT PICTURED: Julie Bolthouse, Pam Covington, Tim Dunn, Diana Gebhart, Rob Marmet, Diana Norris, Jessica Palmer. PEC Board of Directors Officers George Ohrstrom, II CO-CHAIR Jean Perin CO-CHAIR David Crowe VICE-CHAIR Mark Ohrstrom VICE-CHAIR Jack Snyder VICE-CHAIR Alton Keel SECRETARY Barry Hamilton TREASURER * Denotes 2014 Executive Committee member This list includes Board members who served at any time between Jan 2013 and Jan 2014 Albemarle County John Birdsall, III * Antionette Brewster Scott Elliff Mary Buford Hitz Nora Seilheimer Tony Vanderwarker * Clarke County William “Jake” Dunning George Ohrstrom, II * Culpeper County Joceyln “Lili” Alexander Mark Allen Margaret “Meg” Campbell Seth Heald Linda “Boo” Ingram * Fauquier County Mimi Abel Smith * Lynn Coleman * Brian Conboy Virginia Dorkey * Barry Hamilton * James Kleeblatt * Steve Lamb Mark Ohrstrom * Jean Perin * Margaret “Peggy” Richardson * Marie Ridder * Lynn Wiley * Greene County Roy Dye * Alton Keel * Loudoun County Mitchell Diamond Karen Ficker Scott Kasprowicz Bonnie Mattingly Bruce Smart Su Webb * David Williams Madison County David Crowe * William von Raab Randy Soderquist Orange County Steven Brooks Frank Gillan John Jaske * Dennis Kernahan John H. “Jack” Snyder * Merrill Strange * Nancy Wiley Rappahannock County David Aldrich Leslie Cockburn * Bruce Jones David Massie Dan Spethmann
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PEC Annual Report for 2013

  • 2. This past year, more than 11,500 acres were conserved in the Piedmont region—a number that represents more than 60 families making the decision to provide a substantial gift to the Commonwealth, each with an important story. Telling the bigger story of the successful partnership between landowners, their communities and the Commonwealth around land conservation has never been more important. Last year, PEC and partners around the state, led by our Vice President for Conservation and Rural Programs Heather Richards, assembled 100 stories of land conservation from across Virginia, published as For the Love of the Land. We hope that you will help us continue to communicate those stories and bring us additional ones that could be included in the online version, www.pecva.org/loveoftheland. As a holder of conservation easements, PEC makes a substantial commitment to steward the conservation values of the properties we protect in perpetuity. This role will become more and more important as we have transfers to next-generation landowners, who bring different experiences and new ideas to the community. Because our stewardship is integrated into our overall conservation program, with PEC staff in every county, we are prepared to fulfill this role now and in the future. As part of the community in Albemarle, we were confronted by the possibility of a golf course being constructed on land under a conservation easement donated to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. We also commented on proposals to the Virginia Outdoors Foundation for conservation easements that would allow for oil and gas drilling, including horizontal wells using hydraulic fracturing. We take these stewardship questions seriously and have prepared the organization for this role. This past year provided opportunities to participate in a national insurance pool known as Terra Firma as well as to secure funding for stewardship and our legal defense funds. The year also brought into focus the threat to conservation resources from big infrastructure decisions, particularly proposed highways. In the debate over the Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass, PEC helped draw attention to the impacts on important African-American cultural and historic resources. Our insistence and focus on the need to pursue alternatives appear to have paid off. In early 2014, the Federal Highway Administration directed VDOT to reevaluate the need for the project and reopen the examination of alternatives. The Board of Supervisors of Albemarle has also withdrawn their support for the project, sending a strong signal to Richmond that the project is not wanted. The push to build an Outer Beltway through Loudoun and Prince William has also slowed. In 2013, working with partner organizations and consultants, we put together a report that shows the Bi-County Parkway (an important piece of the Outer Beltway) would do little to ease congestion. The report listed the many alternative transportation projects that would actually improve transportation options for Northern Virginia residents and commuters. On the local land use side, the Piedmont continues to face major threats to the vision of a rural landscape with growth Dear Friends, ”Telling the bigger story of the successful partnership between landowners, their communities and the Commonwealth around land conser- vation has never been more important.” iiCOVER: EWE FLOCK GRAZING ON OVER JORDAN FARM IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY. Photo by Katherine Vance BARRED OWL AT MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK. Photo by Alison Sloop
  • 3. MAP OF THE PIEDMONT 2 land conservation 4 clean air and water 6 history and beauty 8 better communities 10 sensible transportation 12 strong rural economies 14 habitat restoration 16 connecting people and nature 18 FOR THE LOVE OF THE LAND 20 THE PIEDMONT FOUNDATION 22 CONTRIBUTIONS 23 CONSERVATION EASEMENT DONORS 25 LEGACY GIFTS 26 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF 31 STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION 32 in designated service districts—a vision that is expressed in our counties’ comprehensive plans. With a relatively strong economy and increasing diversity of population, more and more landowners are experimenting with new land uses and activities that hope to bring visitors and business to the area. PEC continues to argue for a balance between a legitimate interest in encouraging innovative investment with the conservation of the culture, history, nature, and beauty of the Piedmont region. Despite the challenges, the region as a whole has retained the beauty and charm that long-time residents treasure. We hope you value the role PEC plays in our communities and view your financial support as a meaningful contribution. Please read more about current PEC programs in this Annual Report and our quarterly newsletter, the Piedmont View. Our website, www.pecva.org, is another great source for current information about all our programs. We thank you for your past support and wish you and your family a wonderful year. Sincerely, contents Chris Miller President Jean Perin Co-Chair of the Board George L. Ohrstrom II Co-Chair of the Board 1 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 CHAMAELIRIUM LUTEUM Photo by Bruce Jones
  • 4. Charlottesville Orange Madison Culpeper Warrenton Leesburg Crozet Berryville Purcellville Washington Remington Lovettsville Middleburg The Plains Gordonsville Scottsville Stanardsville S h e n a n d o a h N ational Park Wash-Dulles Intl Airport RAPPAHANNOCK Fredericksburg Fairfax Winchester Front Royal Luray M A R Y L A N D V I R G I N I A W E S T V I R G I N I A V IR G I N I A W E S T £¤29 £¤33 £¤522 £¤250 £¤29 £¤29 £¤15 £¤522 £¤17 £¤211 £¤17 £¤17 £¤50 £¤50 £¤340 Waynesboro Marshall §¨¦64 §¨¦66 £¤15 £¤522 Quantico £¤211 Manassas O R A N G E A L B E M A R L E £¤29 G R E E N E MADIS O N C U L P E P E R F A U Q U I E R L O U D O U N C L A R K E Harrisonburg Richmond Alexandria Arlington Washington DC §¨¦66 §¨¦95 §¨¦81 §¨¦81 §¨¦64 §¨¦64 §¨¦495 Proposed Outer Beltway Proposed Outer Connector Proposed Charlottesville Bypass Trout Streams §¨¦270 ¬«1 §¨¦95 ¬«2 ¬«4 ¬«6 ¬«5¬«7 ¬«8 ¬«10 ¬«3 ¬«9 The Piedmont Region Selected Highlights from 2013 PEC Service Area W V K Y T N N C P A M DO H D C Proposed / Planned Road Projects Easements Recorded in 2013 PEC Held Easements PEC Owned Land Conservation Easements Publicly Owned Lands Civil War Battlefields Historic Districts Planned for Growth q 0 10 20 Miles Maps created by PEC for presentation purposes only. Data sources: County Governments, VDOT, VDCR, VDHR, VDGIF, and the American Battlefield Protection Program. Although efforts have been made to verify data, accuracy is not guaranteed.
  • 5. Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £¤33 ¬«20 Barboursville £¤33 231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £¤340 £¤340 £¤17 £¤50 £¤17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY Winchester FAUQUIER Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H AN n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £¤29 n n Drinking Water Intake Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £¤29 £¤250£¤250 £¤29 Hollymead Fauquier Education Farm Stafford Connecto r Trail W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Warrenton Fauquier County Fairgrounds £¤29 £¤17 £¤15 £¤29 £¤17 £¤15 £¤29 £¤17 £¤15 FalmouthSt hirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £¤29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £¤15 £¤17Rappa hannock River ¬«1 Spout Run Water Quality Monitoring ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £¤15 £¤50 Mt Zion Church æ £¤50 £¤15 PEC Owned Future Park NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £¤15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £¤15 £¤33 £¤33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Intake Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 Hollymead Fauquier Education Farm Stafford Connecto r Trail W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Community College Warrenton Fauquier County Fairgrounds £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah River Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Intake Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 Hollymead Fauquier Education Farm Stafford Connecto r Trail W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton Fauquier County Fairgrounds £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn %Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Intake Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 Hollymead Fauquier Education Farm Stafford Connecto r Trail W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton Fauquier County Fairgrounds £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE ORANGE COUNTY 15 £33 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 0 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E CUL GREENE M A D I S O N WARREN ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNOCK n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Int Albemarle County a City of Charlottesv Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 Ho Fauqu Educa Far Stafford Connecto r Tra W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton Fauq Cou Fairgro £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬« ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Albemarle Coun City of Charlot Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 F Ed Stafford Connecto W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten s Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton F Fa £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Green Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Albemarle Coun City of Charlot Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 F Ed Stafford Connecto W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten s Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton F Fa £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Intake Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 Hollymead Fauquier Education Farm Stafford Connecto r Trail W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton Fauquier County Fairgrounds £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Intake Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 Hollymead Fauquier Education Farm Stafford Connecto r Trail W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton Fauquier County Fairgrounds £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water Intake Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 Hollymead Fauquier Education Farm Stafford Connecto r Trail W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sion Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton Fauquier County Fairgrounds £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 UV231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £33 ¬«20 Barboursville £33 UV231 ORANGE COUNTY ALBEMARLE Old Somerset ¬«20 Prince Mountain £340 £50 £340 £17 £50 £17 Shenandoah Riv er Spout Run Watershed Berryville Boyce CLARKE COUNTY FREDERICK COUNTY FAUQUIER RAPPAHANNOCK Warrenton CULPEPER Thumb Run Watershed WARREN ! Marshall ! Washington ! Front Royal ! Rappa hannockRiver PA G E GREENE M A D I S O N W ! ! ! ! ! Madison Stanardsville Washington LuraySurveyed Trout Streams ShenandoahNationalPark RAPP A H ANNO n n nn % Charlottesville Rivanna Reservoir £29 n n Drinking Water I Albemarle Coun City of Charlotte Proposed Bypass Sammons Farmstead and Cemetery Impacted Schools £29 £250£250 £29 Fau Edu F Stafford Connecto r W arrentonBranch G reenway Greenw ay Exten sio Lord Fairfax Communit Colle e Warrenton Fa C Fair £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 £29 £17 £15 FalmouthSt Shirley A ve Kelly's Ford Battlefield Remington 2013 Easements Phelps WMA £29 FAUQUIER Brandy Station Battlefield Rappahannock Station I II Battlefields CULPEPER £15 £17Rappa hannock River ¬«2 Gilber't Corner - Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun Gilberts Corner £15 £50 Mt Zion Church æ £50 £15 PEC Owned Future Park WatsonRoad NVRPA LandAcquired from PEC NVRPA Land Leesburg Haymarket Middleburg ¬«3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration ¬«4 Warrenton Branch Greenw Trail Extension ¬«5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock ¬«10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass ¬«6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers ¬«8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement Gordonsville SouthAnnaR Annadale Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District £15 UV231 ALBEMARLE COUNTY LOUISA COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY £15 £33 £33 231 ¬«9 Annadale Conservation Easement Rose River Edgar Meadows Cabin Shenandoah National Park Rapidan WMA Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Syria RobinsonRiver 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 1,600 ft 3,200 ft ¬«7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day 1 Spout Run Water Quality Monitoring See page 7 5 Battlefield Protection Along the Rappahannock See page 9 6 Trout Streams Surveyed for Brook Trout Barriers See page 17 8 Prince Mountain Conservation Easement 9 Annadale Conservation Easement See page 9 10 Proposed Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass See page 13 7 Madison Mountain Heritage Day See page 9 2 Gilbert’s Corner—Preserving the Gateway to Rural Loudoun See page 5 3 Thumb Run Watershed Habitat Restoration See page 17 4 Warrenton Branch Greenway Trail Extension See page 11
  • 6. VOLUNTARY ACTION • OUTSTANDING SUCCESS • SAVING PLACES PEOPLE LOVE land conservation LOOKING WEST ALONG ROUTE 50 NEAR GILBERTS CORNER Photo Courtesy of Sterling Rung and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 4
  • 7. `` PEC published For the Love of the Land: 100 Conservation Stories from across Virginia (more on page 20). `` In 2013, PEC accepted easements on five properties. One of the easements will protect Red Cliff Farm, a 169- acre property in eastern Madison County owned by the Mahanes family for generations. Named after the distinctive red cliff outcropping on the property, this historic property contains an early African-American cemetery and is located along Great Run, a tributary of the Robinson River. PEC now holds a total of 51 easements, protecting 7,588 acres. `` In the spring, PEC received the Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for Land Conservation. The gateway to rural Loudoun 2013 Highlights County Acres protected in 2013 by Conservation Easements Total Acres protected by Conservation Easements Albemarle 2,819 90,100 Clarke 1,733 23,250 Culpeper 1,144 16,000 Fauquier 1,143 97,748 Greene 213 10,380 Loudoun 1,096 52,075 Madison 1,169 14,362 Orange 1,454 34,075 Rappahannock 826 31,250 PEC Region 11,598 369,240 11,598 Acres Protected in 2013 If you’re driving west on Route 50 in Loudoun, you’ll notice the suburban landscape change as you approach the intersection with Route 15 at Gilberts Corner. The pace slows down, and the history and beauty of the Piedmont become appar- ent. For two decades, PEC has been working with citizens, community groups and agencies to preserve this symbolic gateway to the rural Piedmont. Our efforts to preserve Gilberts Corner took a huge step forward during the past year. In November, PEC completed the sale of a 68-acre property near the northeast corner of Gilberts to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA). This land will be incorporated into Gilbert’s Corner Regional Park—creating a 155-acre conservation area along Route 50 where people will be able to explore trails that weave through the woods and open fields associated with the 1863 Battle of Aldie. NVRPA plans to open the park to the public in late 2014. Just as PEC was completing the sale of that property to NVRPA, PEC took ownership of another 141 acre property at Gilberts Corner. This acquisition was the result of a very generous gift from Roundabout Partners, a group of local residents who purchased the property and then donated it to PEC. Containing 57 acres of the Battle of Aldie, this acquisition saves a key conservation priority identified at a community planning and visioning process spearheaded by PEC in 2012. “What makes this area so unique is that I often hear from regular travelers along Route 50 that they breathe a sigh of relief when they see that scenic and historic landscape around Gilberts Corner open up before them,” says Michael Kane, PEC’s Land Conservation Officer for Loudoun County. “We want to conserve that landscape and preserve that experience.” CHRIS PARRISH, EASEMENT DONOR IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY. Photo by Don Loock `` Through the Piedmont Foundation, PEC manages focused on specific places within our region (see p. 22). In 2013, our Clarke County Land Conservation Fund helped to purchase an easement on the historic Chapman Farm along the Shenandoah River. `` PEC worked with The Nature Conservancy, the Civil War Trust, and Del. R. Lee Ware to write and introduce a bill that increases funding available for land conservation programs in Virginia. 5 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 land conservation nine land conservation funds
  • 8. cleanair and water SAFE DRINKING SOURCES • CLEAR VIEWS • GOOD HEALTH • PLACES TO SWIM AND FISH BEAVER CREEK RESERVOIR IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY Photo by David Anhold 6
  • 9. `` PEC and our allies helped organize a broad statewide alliance to maintain the Commonwealth’s ban on uranium mining and milling. We achieved a resounding victory when legislators withdrew bills to overturn the ban due to overwhelming opposition. Later in the year, Governor-elect McAuliffe stated unequivocal support for keeping the ban. `` A public education campaign organized by PEC helped lead to a reexamination of a policy that would have allowed hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on private conservation land in Virginia. The Virginia Outdoors Foundation, a public agency that is the state’s larg- est holder of conservation easements, decided to stop approving easements that permit oil and gas drilling until they’ve had time to review their policy. `` More than 40 miles of streams and rivers were protected by conservation easements in 2013, bringing the total to approximately 1,524 miles. Over 200 acres of wetlands were protected by conservation easements, bringing the total to approximately 9,000 acres. `` PEC is organizing and training a corps of “citizen scientists” to monitor water quality in Spout Run in Clarke County. PEC held three training sessions attended by 45 volunteers. Four volunteers have become certified monitors who are now qualified to be team leaders for the program. `` In September, more than 50 homeowners packed the Brookside Community Center for a backyard landscaping workshop near Warrenton sponsored by PEC. `` PEC teamed up with Trout Unlimited to launch a comprehensive survey of stream barriers to brook trout passage in the Rappahannock and James River Basin. (More on page 17.) `` PEC continued to organize and facilitate the Clarke Conservation Fair for 4th graders. PEC staffed two booths at this event to engage students in games that inform them about the impacts of soil erosion and potential mitigation measures. `` PEC continued its family and student-oriented educational events at the 12th Annual Family Stream Day in Loudoun. `` PEC worked with representatives from other environmental groups, the renewable industry and utilities on the Small Solar Working Group to try to reach common ground on legislation to advance clean power in Virginia. `` PEC continued to serve on the PJM Public Interest and Environmental Organization Users’ Group, monitoring transmission and generation projects in PJM’s 13-state region. clean air and water PEC has long been active in efforts to restore the health of our rivers and streams, all of which flow into the Chesapeake Bay. In fast growing Loudoun, we’ve been increasingly working with Home Owners’ Associations (HOAs) to help residents make the connections between everyday practices on their properties, local stream health and the water they drink. Since 2012, PEC has orga- nized seven neighborhood workshops throughout the county that show residents how changes in the main- tenance of their lawns and gardens can reduce water and fertilizer use and runoff. PEC partnered with local Master Gardeners, John Magee of Magee Designs, Clean Water Fund, and Loudoun County’s Stormwater Management Program to provide these workshops on beneficial practices including the why and how of stream-friendly landscaping. Use of native plants and trees are a key focus to draw interest and participation in the workshops. In post-workshop surveys, respondents indicated that they plan to change one or more of their landscaping practices. Now PEC is working with schools and HOAs to develop demonstration native habitat gardens in visible community spaces. Landscaping to make a difference for the Bay and local water quality 2013 Highlights 7 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013
  • 10. history and beauty SENSE OF PLACE • SCENIC VIEWS • BATTLEFIELDS • HISTORIC DISTRICTS VIEW OF THE BLUE RIDGE FROM JAMES MADISON’S MONTPELIER Photo by Teresa Cole 8
  • 11. `` In early March, PEC and the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club hosted a free, public “Mountain Heritage Day” at the historic Edgar Meadows’ Cabin in Syria. The open house event was a great success—with over 250 people stopping by throughout the day. The event highlighted what life was like in Madison County’s mountain communities in the early 1900s. Those at the event could hike around the area, or just relax and enjoy the warm fire, good food, great local music and good company. `` Our annual Photo Contest provided a spotlight for stunning images from photographers across the region. More than 875 people voted for their favorite photographs. `` In partnership with community groups, historic preservation advocates, schools and others, PEC helped support a range of commemorative events marking the 150th Anniversary of Civil War battles including the 1863 Battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville, and the Battle of Jack’s Shop. `` More than 3,700 acres of Civil War battlefields were protected last year, including three properties along the Shenandoah River that encompass land where the 1864 Battle of Cool Spring was fought; portions of the 1863 Battle of Aldie in Gilberts Corner; and six properties along the Rappahannock River encompassing the Battles of Rappahannock Station, Brandy Station, Kelly’s Ford and Norman’s Ford. `` The establishment of the new Little River Rural Historic District, between The Plains and Middleburg, strengthens efforts to preserve the rural character of this swath of northern Fauquier. `` More than 25,528 acres were added to rural historic districts, for a total of approximately 118,128 acres in our region. `` More than 4,000 acres of land visible from the Appalachian Trail were protected last year for a total of approximately 110,131 acres. Reconnecting with the land Annadale Farm has long marked the gateway from the town of Gordonsville into rural Orange County. Lying within the Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District, the historic house and 244-acre property adjoins a block of more than 9,000 contiguous acres of protected land. A number of streams also flow through the property and join to form the South Anna River. In 2013, Philip and Merrill Strange placed Annadale under easement, ensuring that the area will retain its scenic rural qualities. The Strange family had long been associated with the Annadale Farm, but Strange’s aunt needed to scale down, and she decided to sell the property in 1996. Only a few years ago, Annadale was slated for a 291-unit subdivision. Then the economy weakened, and bank lenders foreclosed on the property. The Stranges stepped up, purchasing Annadale in 2013 and working with PEC and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation to conserve the historic farm. Merrill Strange is a long-time member of PEC’s Board of Directors, and she and Philip have embraced the opportunity to preserve Annadale and welcome the community. In September, they worked with PEC to host a farm-to-table dinner with local barbecue, bluegrass music, kids’ games and exhibits by over a dozen local farmers. “My father has vivid memories of planting all the cedar trees that line the drive into the farm as a boy,” says Philip. “Reconnecting with this land has given me, Merrill and our children a fresh sense of life. We are thrilled to return to Orange County, a place that has largely retained its unique, rural character.” history and beauty 2013 Highlights SACK RACES AT OUR 2013 “MEET THE FARMER” DINNER AT ANNADALE Photo by Carl Zitzmann 9 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013
  • 12. better communities CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT • GREAT PLACES TO LIVE • MANAGING TRAFFIC AND TAXES Photo by Katherine Vance 10
  • 13. `` More than 150 people attended PEC’s fall meeting, which featured a talk by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hedrick Smith on the importance of civic activism and workshops on topics ranging from African-American history in Thoroughfare Gap to the use of fire as a habitat management tool. `` PEC helped inform Orange County residents about the update of the county’s comprehensive plan. This often obscure process has enormous implications for communities, and Orange County’s original update called for major development on agriculturally zoned land. PEC helped generate a strong turn-out at an October public hearing, where more than 60 residents spoke and the vast majority stressed the need to preserve the county’s agricultural resources and limit growth areas. Despite this public outcry, the Orange County Board approved many of the harmful elements of the original plan. We will continue to work to ensure that the county manages growth to protect its rural and agricultural assets. `` PEC organized our second annual School and Community Gardens awards program, which honor gardens that celebrate the relationship between nature, food and community. $500 awards were given to Hillside Hawks Vegetable Garden in Loudoun, Belle Meade School Garden in Rappahannock and the Urban Agriculture Collective of Charlottesville. $300 awards were given to the Earlysville Forest Community Garden, the Millwood Community Garden and 4H Fox’s Garden. `` PEC’s seventh Annual Summer Fellowship program hosted twelve college and graduate level students from around the country for a seven-week experiential education program. Students were immersed in the environmental issues facing the Piedmont and worked with PEC and partner staff to complete practicum projects such as trail maps and a land use curriculum. `` PEC was excited to receive a geographic information systems (GIS) software and training grant from Earth Sciences Research Institute (ESRI) this spring—valued at more than $100,000. This grant provides a major upgrade to our current mapping system, and it will allow us to continue to innovate. `` The effort by Trump Virginia Acquisitions LLC to build a golf course on a conservation property in rural Albemarle met with vigorous opposition from numerous groups including PEC. PEC and several other organizations co- sponsored a film screening of “You’ve Been Trumped” that attracted more than 450 residents. We also helped educate policymakers and the public about the proposal’s inconsistency with local land use and conservation plans. A trail network in Warrenton The Warrenton Branch Greenway is a treasured community resource, and PEC has stepped up to help expand this historic rail-to-trail. Last year, after more than a decade of negotiations, Fauquier County obtained the right-of-way to add about a mile to the Greenway. This addition will connect downtown Warrenton to the Fauquier Education Farm, where it will meet the Stafford Trail to connect pedestrians and cyclists to Lord Fairfax Community College. This extension will create a single trail network over four miles long—from historic downtown Warrenton to Lord Fairfax Community College. PEC has committed to raise $30,000 in remaining funds needed to complete the trail over the next year. In August we kicked off a campaign to raise the funds, and we have received generous grants and donations from the Wise Foundation, Chipotle and individual donors. Fauquier’s Department of Parks and Recreation and the Fauquier Trails Coalition have long been leading efforts to build this seamless trail network, and we’ve been happy to do our part to make it happen. We look forward to engaging our neighbors and building additional partnerships in order to raise the remaining funds needed. better communities 2013 Highlights Photo courtesy of Fauquier County Parks Recreation Photo courtesy of 4H Fox’s Garden 11 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013
  • 14. sensible transportation FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY • LESS SPRAWL • MORE OPTIONS DOWNTOWN TRANSIT STATION IN CHARLOTTESVILLE Photo by 2013 PEC Fellow Meredyth Sanders 12
  • 15. `` PEC and the Coalition for Smarter Growth were active in the 2013 debate concerning new state transportation funding, advocating that transportation investments focus on where people already live and work, rather than new sprawl roads. `` PEC serves as the fiscal agent for the Coalition for Smarter Growth, one of the nation’s preeminent regional smart growth organizations. CSG had numerous victories in 2013, including securing the placement of a major new Maryland hospital at a Metro station instead of a greenfield location, and making an 81-mile Bus Rapid Transit Network one of the centerpieces of Montgomery County, Maryland’s transportation future. `` PEC staff began speaking out in late 2013 in response to a possible move to tear down the Waterloo Bridge, a historic bridge which has linked Culpeper and Fauquier counties since 1879. PEC is supporting local residents’ efforts to rehabilitate the bridge. For decades PEC has advocated for alterna- tives to two highway projects that would pave the way for sprawl and irreversibly damage the rural, historic landscape of the Piedmont: the Western Bypass near Charlottesville and the Outer Beltway in Northern Virginia. In 2013, we used every tool at our disposal to stop these highway projects, and our efforts seem to have paid off. PEC’s Jeff Werner led the way and worked with numerous local partners—the Southern Environmental Law Center, CATCO, Sierra Club, the local League of Woman Voters, among others— to expose the impacts of the Bypass on overlooked historic resources and educate Albemarle voters about the highway. Working with this coalition, PEC revealed to the community the facts about the project and the viability of alternatives; monitored every step in the project’s review process; and through the media, action alerts, and comments at public hearings exposed for the community the many flawed assumptions behind the project. At the same time, PEC and our allies continued to promote the smart growth Places29 transportation plan. Our insistence and focus on alternatives have caught on. In early 2014, the Federal Highway Administration directed VDOT to reopen the examination of alternatives like Places29 and reevaluate the project, and the County Board of Supervisors withdrew their support for the project. PEC and allies slow the march toward sprawl highways sensible transportation 2013 Highlights Meanwhile, in Northern Virginia, PEC and our allies led an effective campaign to convince citizens and public officials to take a second look at the Bi-County Parkway, an important piece of the Outer Beltway. We held community meetings that drew more than 250 residents, knocked on doors along the proposed road, sent out multiple action alerts, worked with numerous reporters and bloggers to get the real story of the Outer Beltway out, and advocated intensively with local, state and federal policymakers. PEC also co-authored the comprehensive report, Re-thinking the Bi-County Parkway. These efforts have helped educate citizens and elected leaders about the costs and impacts of the project, and about viable alternatives. Appendix B: Resume Smart Mobility, Inc.  Norwich, Vermont  www.smartmobility.com  802-649-5422 Rethinking the Bi-County Parkway Making Sound Transportation Investments in Prince William County and Loudoun County While Preserving Manassas National Battlefield Park Southern Environmental Law Center Coalition for Smarter Growth Piedmont Environmental Council National Trust for Historic Preservation National Parks Conservation Association Incorporating the Traffic Modeling Analysis of Smart Mobility, Inc. July 17, 2013 13 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013
  • 16. strong rural economies THRIVING FARMS • LOCAL FOOD • INNOVATION • HEALTHY, WORKING LAND Photo by Patricia Temples 14
  • 17. `` PEC’s “Meet the Farmer” Dinner Series celebrated and supported local farms throughout the Piedmont while increasing awareness about where and how local food is produced. The series kicked off in June with a dinner at Long Branch (Clarke), followed by a dinner at East Lynn Farm (Loudoun) featuring television chef Pati Jinich; a family-friendly BBQ at Moriah Farm (Fauquier) in August; and ended in early September with a beautiful dinner at the historic Annadale Farm (Orange). Proceeds from our event at Moriah Farm benefited the Fauquier Education Farm, which received more than $6,500 to be used toward its efforts to grow healthy local food that it donates to Fauquier Food Bank. `` With support from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, PEC started a pasture management demonstration project on a local farm to show how livestock diversity coupled with mob grazing practices can improve pasture health. `` PEC’s Buy Fresh Buy Local guides were mailed to every home in our region—about 260,000 homes altogether. Together, the guides for the Northern Piedmont, Loudoun County and the Charlottesville Area include nearly 600 listings where people can buy locally grown food—including markets, farms, orchards, wineries, restaurants and retailers. `` PEC hosted our sixth session of our Exploring the Small Farm Dream course. The intensive 4-week program helps aspiring farmers work through the steps needed to establish a successful farm-based business that matches their life goals, and decide whether farming is the right vocation for them. `` PEC is working with agriculture leaders to design a sustainable model for a Loudoun Incubator Farm where aspiring farmers can start their own farm-based businesses and launch successful careers. The group has created a business plan and is actively seeking a 50-100 acre site for the Incubator Farm. Buy Fresh Buy Local working groups— more than just talk It’s no secret that the local food movement has picked up momentum in Virginia’s Piedmont. Yet, there are still a number of challenges that local food producers and distributors face as they try to create a sustainable local food economy. PEC decided to try something new—we hosted our first-ever work session for our Buy Fresh Buy Local chapters in Loudoun, the Northern Piedmont, and the Charlottesville area. The goal was to provide a space in which local food providers could bring up a topic of interest, meet others who are interested in a similar issue, and then take part in constructive conversations and strategic planning centered around a plan of action. The nine action groups at the workshop each focused on a different topic, ranging from pasture management to social media marketing for farmers’ markets. Each group then generated an action plan to guide their work together over the next twelve months. A group working on non-GMO and organic grains has developed a new bulk purchasing arrangement for non-GMO feed, while another group focused on consumer education held a seminar series hosted by Rebecca’s Natural Foods in Charlottesville. strong rural economies PEC’S BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL WORK SESSION HELPED LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS TO COME TOGETHER AND DISCUSS CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS. Photo by Katherine Vance Photo by Katherine Vance 2013 Highlights Find Local Food, Join the Conversation www.facebook.com/BuyFreshBuyLocal.PEC CSAS (Community SuPPortEd AgriCuLturE) loudoun county 2013 Fo o d G u id e F r e s h F o o d s F rom L ou d ou n C ou n t y ’ s Fa m i Ly Fa r m s Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Charlottesville, VA Permit No. 232 Post Office Box 460 • Warrenton, VA 20188 www.pecva.org The Many Reasons To Buy LocaL!Buy LocaL!Buy LocaL! Buying local gives you freedom of choice for your family’s health and nutrition. Locally grown produced foods are exceptionally fresh, delicious abundant. Buying local protects the environment. Buying local supports endangered family farms and strengthens the local economy. Buying local protects open space and farmland. Celebrate the start of this year’s growing season! Don’t miss Loudoun’s 2013 Spring Farm Tour Don’t miss Loudoun’s 2013 spRing FaRM TouR Don’t miss Loudoun’s 2013 spRing FaRM TouR saturday, may 18th sunday, may 19th 10am – 4 pm www.loudounfarms.org PhotobyMollyPeterson Herban Avenues at the AHHA Ranch 38363 Stevens Road Lovettsville Laura Davimes (804) 320·0665 greatday@chooseherbs.com www.ChooseHerbs.com Sells online, CSA, LoudounFlavor.com, Purcellville Middleburg Farmers Markets Herbal Teas, Potted Herbs, Eggs, Body Care and Bath Products, Dried Fresh Cut Herbs/Flowers Mountain View Farm at Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship 11661 Harpers Ferry Road Purcellville Shawna DeWitt Attila Agoston (571) 271·2136 shawna_dewitt@yahoo.com www.mvforganics.com www.blueridgecenter.org CSA, sells on-site, DC Area Farmers Markets Certified Produce, Free Range Eggs, Pastured Pork Moutoux Orchard 15290 Purcellville Road Purcellville Rob Moutoux moutouxorchard@yahoo.com www.moutouxorchard.com Whole Diet CSA Peaches, Apples, Seasonal Vegetables, Whole Wheat and Spelt Flours, Pastured Eggs, Grass Fed Lamb Painted Sky Farm 18651 Trinity Church Road Purcellville Steven Kennedy (703) 470·3739 PaintedSkyFarmVA@gmail.com www.paintedskyfarm.com Sells on-site, CSA and at Purcellville, Hillsboro Ashburn Farmers Markets Seasonal Heirloom Produce, Culinary and Medicinal Herbs Chicama Run, LLC 14809 Purcellville Road Purcellville Joseph and Dana Sacco (540) 668·9828 dana@chicamarun.com www.chicamarun.com Sells On-Site (Tues Wed 10 am-2 pm, Sat 10 am-4 pm, Sun 11 am-4 pm) Free-Range Eggs; Pastured Chicken Pork; Grass-Fed Beef, Lamb Goat; Meat CSA; Fresh Milk Great Country Farms 18780 Foggy Bottom Road Bluemont Mark Kate Zurschmeide (540) 554·2073 CSA@greatcountryfarms.com www.greatcountryfarms.com PYO Farm market, CSA, Agritourism, Family Fun, School Tours, Birthday Parties, Corporate Picnics, Dog Park, Festivals Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, Peaches, Veggies, Apples, Pumpkins WhaT is a csa? When you join a CSA, you make a financial commitment to a farm (usually before the growing season begins) and receive a weekly basket of produce. Cheese Dairy Meat Poultry/ Eggs Specialty Products U-Pick Produce Quarter Branch Farm 40327 Quarter Branch Road Lovettsville Kevin Grove (540) 822·0123 kevin@quarterbranchfarm.com www.quarterbranchfarm.com CSA, Rockville Farmers Market, Leesburg Winter Farmers Market, Email Orders (see website for details) Carrot, Celery, Beet, Garlic, Squash, Tomato, Pepper, Onion, Salad, Cooking Greens, Sweet Potato, and Much More Potomac Vegetable Farm 15227 Berlin Turnpike Purcellville Stacey Carlberg (540) 882·3885 Stacey@potomacvegetablefarms.com www.potomacvegetablefarms.com CSA (on-farm pickup Leesburg drop), Farmstand (Tues-Sun, 10 am-6:30 pm), Leesburg Farmers Market. See website for all locations. Ecoganically Grown Vegetables, Herbs, Cut Flowers Stoneybrook Organic Farm and Market 37091 Charles Town Pike Hillsboro Matt Scott (540) 668·9067 matt@stoneybrookfarm.org www.stoneybrookfarm.org Sells on-site, roadside stand, CSA Farm: Certified Organic Produce. Farm Market: Produce, Eggs, Dairy, Meat, Cheese, Grains, Bulk Foods, Natural Foods, etc. Willowsford Farm 23595 Founders Drive Ashburn Mike Snow (571) 297·6900 info@willowsfordfarm.com www.willowsford.com/farm Sells at CSA and Farm Stand, Wednesdays Saturdays, May 11-Nov 23 Seasonal Produce, Strawberries, Honey, Eggs, Local Grass-Fed Meats, Dairy, Fruit, Baked Goods, Natural Foods 15 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013
  • 19. Teaming up to save the “brookie” PEC is working with Trout Unlimited to restore habitat for eastern brook trout—Virginia’s only native trout, and a key indicator species for stream health. Thanks to support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, PEC and Trout Unlimited are working with landowners along the headwaters of the Rappahannock and James Rivers near the Blue Ridge Mountains to analyze and mitigate stream barriers. Many culverts in the area are poorly designed and can prevent trout from moving upstream to cooler waters. They are also much more prone to fail in heavy storms, leading to bridge collapse, flooding, and higher costs for post-storm recovery. During the summer and fall of 2013, PEC staff got their hands dirty and boots wet to measure more than 110 crossings. The data was incorporated in GIS maps to help PEC and Trout Unlimited identify priority culverts for replacement. We are now working with other agencies to develop detailed engineering plans and acquire the funds needed to improve key crossings. At the same time, PEC has been working with landowners to plan riparian restoration efforts such as removing invasive plants and planting tree buffers, which will reduce runoff, increase native biodiversity, and help restore the stream banks to health. Working in tandem, all of these initiatives are moving in the right direction for eastern brook trout—and for the health of our ecosystem. habitat restoration `` PEC published our inaugural Go Native Go Local guide, which lists regional businesses that promote our native biodiversity— including nurseries, seed companies, landscape architects, invasive species management companies, and groups that work to manage and restore native wildlife. `` PEC worked with landowners in the Thumb Run watershed in western Fauquier to identify and plan land management strategies to bring back native wildlife and restore the health of this impaired waterway. PEC organized a variety of events including 18 landowner site visits, two open houses, and two tours of model properties for native habitat management, reaching more than 150 local residents. `` PEC organized four spring landowner tours of Board of Directors member Bruce Jones’s nature preserve in Rappahannock to show landowners best examples of habitat restoration. `` In March, we held a very well attended Thumb Run “Nest Structure and Live Raptor” workshop to show landowners examples of bird boxes and the birds that use them. 2013 Highlights EASTERN BROOK TROUT Photo by Chris Anderson `` PEC continues to implement our plan for restoring native habitat at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook. PEC is stewarding this 50-acre scenic property near Paris, VA with three main goals: to act as a memorial site for this region’s conservationists; to be a showcase and demonstration site for good habitat management practices; and to provide the public access to a spectacular overlook along the Appalachian Trail. In 2013 we held numerous public outreach events at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook: • A Winter Walk with JMU students to explore how invasive Tree of Heaven can be used as wood material. • A Langley Middle School Summer Camp on water quality monitoring and wildlife camera trapping • A rehabilitated barred owl release and field day with the Masters of the Orange County Hunt Youth Beagle Club Owl in partnership with Blue Ridge Wildlife Center • A Fall Natural and Human History hike to look at everything from Mosby’s Rangers to native meadow restoration from the Overlook. 17 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013
  • 20. connecting people and nature OUTREACH • PARKS AND TRAILS • OUTDOOR EVENTS • NATURE AT HOME Photo by Bruce Jones 18
  • 21. `` A donation by PEC of nine acres of land is making new nature and recreation activities possible for students at Grymes Memorial School in Orange. PEC worked with the school to transfer the land, with scenic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, so that it may be used as playing fields and an outdoor classroom. PEC received the donation of the 268-acre Andrewsia property in 2009 and placed most of the property under easement in 2013. `` Every summer, PEC sponsors Natural History Day Camps—opening doors for children to explore the natural world. `` Under the leadership of PEC’s Oya Simpson, the EarthDay@Loudoun Family Festival has become one of the largest Earth Day events in the region, attracting thousands of residents to the Broadlands community each April. For the 2013 event, more than 4,000 people flocked to Broadlands to enjoy hands- on educational activities, live music and family-friendly exhibits—everything from live raptors to the newest electric car. `` PEC is working with parents and teachers at Broadlands in Loudoun to create a native habitat garden. `` PEC’s wildlife habitat program helps people to cultivate vibrant natural areas on their own land, and organizes numerous public education activities to help people act on their love of the land. (See p. 17) Summer Safari Partnerships are essential to every nonprofit’s work, and PEC is no different. Over the years we have collaborated with dozens of organizations on specific campaigns and issues. Starting in 2011, we initiated a new collaborative effort that has become markedly successful in building support and awareness of conservation and habitat preservation: Our annual “Summer Safari,” an educational and fundraising event co-sponsored by PEC, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the Shenandoah National Park Trust. Hosted by the Smithsonian at its 3,100-acre facility in Front Royal, the event allows all three organizations to showcase our common objectives—whether it’s protecting imperiled species, controlling invasive plants, or monitoring how small changes in the way we manage land can encourage a diversity of birds, pollinators and plants to thrive in our region. Our third annual Summer Safari in June 2013 featured up- close views of clouded leopards, Brazilian Maned wolves, red pandas and other charismatic species - as well as presentations by scientists and conservation professionals from all three organizations. The night was topped off by a locally sourced dinner at spectacular Race Track Hill, where we honored Jocelyn Arundel Sladen for her life-long dedication to conservation, native plant restoration and mentorship to young people. Our organizations’ bonds go deeper than just this annual event. Year-round, we work together to help landowners incorporate biodiversity and native habitat into their land management plans, and on land conservation efforts. The Summer Safari celebrates the bonds that unite our work, and helps people realize that while conservation is a global issue, it starts locally. connecting people and nature 2013 Highlights Artwork by Ruth Anna Stolk 2013 PEC FELLOW TERRY CHEN HELPS SET UP A WILDLIFE CAMERA TRAP. Photo by Bri West PEC STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AT THE EARTHDAY@LOUDOUN FAMILY FESTIVAL. Photo by Bri West 19 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013
  • 22. 20 For the Love of the Land Land conservation is a Virginia tradition that goes back to the earliest days of the Commonwealth. Today, Virginians have protected more than 1 million acres of private land and 3.5 million acres of public land. The role of land conservation in protecting and enhancing our environment, communities and quality of life is so pervasive, we can easily take it for granted. PEC felt it was important to tell this story. In December 2013, PEC published For the Love of the Land: 100 Conservation Stories from Across Virginia. For the Love of the Land highlights the immense scope and diversity of conserved lands throughout the Commonwealth and the value these projects provide for all Virginians—from productive farmland, to water quality, to urban green space. We also released a companion website, which indexes all of the projects by geography and topical areas. This collaborative effort features one conservation project in each of the state’s 100 legislative districts. From a 29-mile cave to a beachfront park, from the headquarters of the great chief Powhatan to Virginia’s oldest plantation, from a working dairy farm to an urban bike trail, all of these lands offer significant benefits for Virginians. For every single project highlighted in the report, there is a story of leadership from landowners, farmers and community activists who worked hard to preserve and create these special places. The places featured in the book are protected in a variety of ways, through donated easements, purchased easements, public acquisition of land and gifts of land to the public. And the projects are supported by a number of sources such as federal, state, local and private funding. Whatever the means, the stewards who conserved the land have done a service to all Virginians. They have protected the essential resources we need for life—farmland to grow food, forests to provide wildlife habitat and wetlands to provide clean water. Land conservation is an issue that brings Virginians together, from all political perspectives and all walks of life. At a time when many of the special places in Virginia could easily be lost, these stories remind us why land conservation is so important. 100 Conservation Stories from Across Virginia For the Love of the Land Piedmont Environmental Council BROOKVIEW FARM, GOOCHLAND COUNTY. Photo by Rose Jenkins
  • 23. 21 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 For the Love of the Land Cool Lawn Farm Owned by Ken Smith • 469 protected acres House District 88 • Senate District 27 Fauquier County “I just thought that people didn’t really appreciate a dairy farm’s value to the food chain unless you put a brand name to it, so you can say, ‘That’s Moo Thru’s milk and it came from the farm right up the road.’” —KEN SMITH “My land has trees on it. They see nothing but trees, and now it can never be developed, and I’m tickled to death. Way back I was offered as much as a million dollars for this land, and I turned them down. I said I’d rather have the trees.” —SUSAN BAILEY “‘You know Big Tom, he had a vision.’ And you can drive anywhere and there may be a Walmart parking lot, but it won’t be here.” —TOM BUCHANAN Gregory’s Pond Owned by the Bailey family • 13 protected acres House District 27 • Senate District 11 Chesterfield County Valley View Farms Owned by Tom Buchanan • 1,100 protected acres House District 6 • Senate District 38 Smyth County SUSAN BAILEY Photo by Rose Jenkins BEN AND KEN SMITH Photo by Rose Jenkins TOM BUCHANAN Photo by Rose Jenkins
  • 24. 22 The Piedmont Foundation Established to hold and manage special funds in support of PEC, the Piedmont Foundation assures PEC’s capacity to respond to key opportunities and challenges as they arise and to fulfill our core mission over the long term. A separate 501(c)(3) charitable organization governed by a six-member board, the Foundation accepts gifts of cash, securities, property and appreciated assets. The Foundation also offers opportunities for tax advantaged planned gifts including trusts, bequests and life income plans. Currently, the Piedmont Foundation manages funds in the following categories: `` Core Mission Endowment `` Conservation Stewardship Fund `` Legal Defense Fund `` Education and Outreach Fund `` Headquarters Expansion Fund `` Land Conservation Fund Within this fund, the following Regional Land Conservation Funds have been established: Albemarle County Land Conservation Fund Bull Run Mountains Land Conservation Fund Clarke County Land Conservation Fund Culpeper County Land Conservation Fund James M. Rowley Goose Creek Land Conservation Fund Julian Scheer Fauquier Land Conservation Fund Krebser Fund for Rappahannock County Conservation Madison County Land Conservation Fund Orange County Land Conservation Fund Piedmont Foundation Board of Directors Contributors to the Piedmont Foundation Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. William M. Backer Band Foundation Blue Ridge Foothills Conservancy Mr. and Mrs. David Crowe Mark and Elizabeth Epley Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. V. French Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Gerhardt Alton Keel Mr. and Mrs. Nathan K. Kotz Richard S. Lykes Estate Jacqueline B. Mars Mr. and Mrs. Michael Morency Stephanie Ridder and John Beardsley Robert F. Roberts Victor Rosenberg Suzanne H. Scheer Mr. and Mrs. William A. Schmidt Skyemare Foundation The Robert H. Smith Family Foundation Mary C. de Butts Spencer Ms. Beverly Stickles Mr. and Mrs.Philip C. Strange Mr. and Mrs. James Wofford Photo by Bette Hileman William M. Backer, President John H. Birdsall, III, Vice President Charles Akre George Ohrstrom, II Jean Perin Diana Prince John H. Snyder
  • 25. contributions 23 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 With much gratitude, PEC presents the names of individuals, families, foundations, businesses and organizations that supported The Piedmont Environmental Council during 2013. Although we do not have the space to honor everyone, we are extremely grateful for the generosity of each of our members. We offer sincere thanks for your ongoing commitment to promoting and protecting the Piedmont region. Contributions Champions of the Piedmont $ 10,000 + Anonymous (4) Mrs. J.W. Abel Smith Agua Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Akre, Jr. Appalachian Stewardship Foundation The Marjorie Sale Arundel Fund For The Earth The William M. Backer Foundation Batten Family Fund Peter C. Bertone Birdsall Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. John H. Birdsall, III Black Dog Foundation Mrs. Cornelia Bonnie Benjamin and Antoinette Brewster Bull Run Preserve, Inc. Keith Campbell Foundation For The Environment, Inc. The Chichester duPont Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Cheek, III Mr. and Mrs. John Sheldon Clark Andrew and Leslie Cockburn Lynn R. Coleman and Sylvia de Leon Mr. and Mrs. Brian Conboy Mr. and Mrs. David Crowe Mr. and Mrs. George de Garmo Dominion Foundation Mrs. Frances Dulaney Dun Foundation Tim Dunn and Ellen Stofan Glenn and Natalie Epstein Greg and Candy Fazakerley Mr. and Mrs. H. Todd Flemming The Helen Clay Frick Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. V. French The Gale Foundation General Motors Foundation The Hearin-Chandler Foundation James L. Kleeblatt Memorial Foundation James R. Kleeblatt Janet Jones Stone Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Jones Mr. Scott F. Kasprowicz Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lamb The Lazar Foundation County of Loudoun Virginia Luck Companies Foundation Marpat Foundation Jacqueline B. Mars Michael and Jeanne Morency The New World Foundation Nimick Forbesway Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George L. Ohrstrom II George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Foundation Mrs. Jacqueline L. Ohrstrom Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Ohrstrom Ms. Jean Perin Nicole Perry and Andrew Stifler Marion K. Poynter Prince Charitable Trusts Dr. and Mrs. Jerold J. Principato Mrs. Marie W. Ridder Mr. Bill Rigg Sacharuna Foundation Mrs. Suzanne H. Scheer The Honorable and Mrs. S. Bruce Smart Mr. and Mrs. John H. Snyder Stonehall Farm Tara Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Treptow U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service VA Department of Conservation and Recreation The Volgenau Foundation Mary Frances and Bill Walde The Walden Trust The Wallace Genetic Foundation Wise Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Rene Woolcott Wrinkle In Time Foundation Alan and Irene Wurtzel Stewards of the Piedmont $ 5,000 - $ 9,999 Anonymous (3) Ms. Jocelyn L. Alexander Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band in the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Bonnie Barbara H. Chacour Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Chipotle Mexican Grill Commonwealth of Virginia Aileen B. Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Dungan Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Barry Hamilton The Hopewell Fund Indera Mills Company Dr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Jackson Dennis Kernahan and Jacob Price Patricia and Nicolaas Kortlandt Fund at the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Nathan K. Kotz The Ethel Cox Marden Charitable Foundation Jessica T. and Chuck Mathews Mr. and Mrs. James P. Mills, Jr. Caroline A. Moran Robert C. Musser and Barbara L. Francis Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Raytheon Mrs. Priscilla B. Rogers Roger W. and Vicki P. Sant Mr. and Mrs. Randy Soderquist USDA Specialty Agriculture Grant Program, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Ms. Laurie Volk Mr. and Mrs. David F. Williams Patrons of the Piedmont $ 1,000 - $ 4,999 Anonymous (2) Advance Capital County of Albemarle Mr. and Mrs. David S. Aldrich American Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Jack Bagley Mr. and Mrs. David H. Bass The Rev. and Mrs. George K. Beach Mr. and Mrs. Zohar Ben-Dov Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation Lucy Bernstein and Mitchell S. Diamond Donald and Alpine Bird Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Langhorne Bond Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Borger Susan R. Bowen Brookside Communities, LLC. Ms. Magalen O. Bryant John and Melisa Buckley Stephen Bullock Mr. and Mrs. Childs F. Burden The Honorable and Mrs. Robert Calhoun Mr. and Mrs. James M. Campbell, III Jack and Page Carter Catoctin Creek Distilling Company The Cedar Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Eric N. Chafin Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Chatfield-Taylor Mr. and Mrs. George M. Chester Jr. Citizens for Fauquier County Civil War Preservation Trust Mr. and Mrs. P. Hamilton Clark, III
  • 26. 24 Frank and Leslie Hartz Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Hasse Mr. and Mrs. Seth G. Heald Georgia H. Herbert Hillsdale Fund, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Hitz Mr. Robert Humphris Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Irwin Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Iselin, III William S. and Alice M. Janes Pamela A. and John B. Jaske John and Dudley Mcfarlane Charitable Fund John W. Warner, IV. Foundation, Inc. Junior North American Field Hunter Championship Mr. and Mrs. David Kamenetzy Mr. Alton Keel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Don King Kohl’s Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Lamana Ms. Anna T. Lane Learning Tree International Lee Stephens Law, PLC Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey LeHew Hunter Lewis and Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristroff Joan Lewis Dale Lindsay and Ingrid Hinckley Lindsay LMAC Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lockhart Loudoun Valley Homegrown Market Cooperative The Luminescence Foundation, Inc. Lennart and Lena Scott Lundh Lykes Fund of Northern Piedmont Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Mackall, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Mackay-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Manaker The Frank Mangano Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Paul Massimiano Bonnie Mattingly Dr. and Mrs. Gregory May Sean McGuinness and Florence Keenan Rachel L. Mellon Mr. and Mrs. Robert Monk Monomoy Fund, Inc. Mr. George H. Morison Mountain Laurel Foundation Myers and Woods Appraisal Group Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nash National Trust for Historic Preservation The Nature Conservancy Norcross Wildlife Foundation, Inc. Deb and David Norman Norris Family Donor Advised Fund Mr. Robert J. Norton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Ohrstrom Dr. and Mrs. Edward H. Oldfield Over the Line Fund Ovoka Farm, LLC Peace Love and Joy Robert Pender Mr. and Mrs. David Perdue Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Petite Scott and Page Peyton Ms. Lucia Phinney Mrs. Evelyn M. Pope Mrs. S. Prentice Porter Trevor A. M. Potter Mr. and Mrs. William G. Prime Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Prince Mr. and Mrs. David Quanbeck Mrs. Georgia Ravitz Mr. James C. Rees Mrs. Lucy S. Rhame John and Margaret M. Richardson Mr. Jonathan Rintels Dr. and Mrs. David P. Rochester Dennis and Ann Rooker Rossetter-Cuthbert Fund David and Barbara Roux Mrs. Polly P. Rowley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Salley The Seilheimer Fund Mr. and Mrs. Arman Simone Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Mrs. Harold R. Spencer John R. Staelin and Elizabeth F. Locke Michael and Nadia Stanfield Mr. T. Garrick Steele Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stevens Ms. Beverly Stickles Stillfield Fund 1– CAC Foundation DOUG FABBIOLI OF FABBIOLI CELLARS IN LEESBURG WAS FEATURED IN OUR 2013 BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL GUIDES. Photo by Katherine Vance Clarke County Climatic Heating and Cooling Mr. and Mrs. John Coles Conservation Partners, LLC Countryside Organics Mr. and Mrs. James Craig Mr. and Mrs. Jesse C. Crawford Culpeper County Government Mr. and Mrs. James G. Davis, Jr. Robert and Adeline deButts Mr. and Mrs. William M. Dietel Dominion Virginia Power Virginia D. Dorkey Alan Dranitzke Dreaming Hand Foundation Ms. Thayer H. Drew DryHome Sun Solutions Dynalectric Company Mr. and Mrs. Scott Elliff Mark and Elizabeth Epley Mr. and Mrs. Tom Evans Fairfax County Water Authority Farm Credit of the Virginias, ACA County of Fauquier Fauquier County Farm Bureau, Inc. The Fauquier Hospital Federal Realty Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ferrari Diana Foster and Thomas Jones Mr. Keith Foster Ms. Nina L. Fout Mr. Edward A. Gamble Molly Daly Grosvenor Gerard Mark and Lisa Gerchick Rick and Hilary Gerhardt Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Gewirz Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gibbens Mr. and Mrs. Donald Glickman Peter Glubiak Mr. and Mrs. Peter Goltra Mr. Ed Gorski Mr. and Mrs. Porter J. Goss Mr. Steve M. Gotschi Terry Grant Grelen Nursery, Inc. The Guarriello Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. O. Bruce Gupton James Guzman
  • 27. contributions 25 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 The Whitney and Anne Stone Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Strange Eric and Jackie Stromquist Page D. Styles Sumner Gerard Foundation Sweet Bay Farm Ms. Joanne Swift Donald G. and Linda R. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Taylor The Trust for Public Land Thomas Timmerman Tri-County Feeds, Etc. Mr. and Mrs. James Ukrop VA Conservation Credit Exchange, Inc. The Honorable Richard N. Viets Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Michael and Mary Ware Ms. Virginia S. Warner Mr. and Mrs. J. Frederick Warren Washington Fine Properties, LLC. Nicole Watson and Jason Paterniti Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Janet G. Whitehouse * Mr. and Mrs. James Wiley William M. Camp Foundation Mrs. John H. Wise, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William Wolf Loring Woodriff The Wyeth Foundation Supporters of the Piedmont $ 500 - $ 999 Lisa Abeel Drs. Arthur K. Allen and L. Rae Stone Ms. Judith A. Almquist Christopher and Laurie Ambrose Frederick and Christine Andreae Ashburn Sterling Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Ms. Peggy Augustus Andrew Aurbach Ms. Susanne Bachtel Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm F. Baldwin Mrs. Agatha S. Barclay Elizabeth Barratt-Brown and Bos Dewey William Baulhaus and Darrin Mollett Eric V. Blankenship Mr. and Mrs. Bradley J. Bondi Clifford Boyle and Debby Michelson-Boyle Dr. Cary Brown and Mr. Steven Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burn Mr. John F. Burridge Mr. and Ms. Harry Byrd, IV Mr. and Mrs. John Cheatham, III Bryan Mitchell and Connie Chamberlin Diana E. Conway Roger Courtenay Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Curran Drs. Joseph and Pamela Davis Mr. Dulaney F. deButts Mr. and Mrs. C. Stanley Dees Mr. and Mrs. John G. Dennis Mr. and Mrs. Guy O. Dove, III Mr. and Mrs. Robinson M. Duncan Mr. H. Stewart Dunn, Jr. Farm Credit of the Virginians, ACA Mr. and Mrs. C. Russell Fletcher, III Ms. Susan Gallagher Brandon Garrett John D. Gavitt Suzy Gehris Mr. and Mrs. W. Cabell Grayson, Jr. Mr. Franklin Green Grills Family Foundation Brian and Frankie Hall Mr. Clark B. Hall JIM AND SALLY MELLO OF OAK SHADE FARM, A BUY FRESH BUY LOCAL PARTICIPANT. Photo by Charlotte Rodina Virginia’s land is at the heart of what makes the Commonwealth and our Piedmont such a unique and wonderful place to live. We’d like to offer special thanks to the following contributors for their donation of a conservation easement or donation of property to PEC in 2013: Marion K. Poynter, Fauquier County Peter C. and Joyce G. Bertone, Albemarle County Judith G. Mahanes, Madison County Kai Dozier and Janis Spiers, Orange County Roundabout Partners, LLC, Loudoun County Photo by Patricia Temples Our whole community wins when thoughtful landowners protect their land in this way—protecting wildlife habitat, clean drinking water, scenic landscapes, recreational spaces, and productive agricultural lands.
  • 28. 26 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hallock Mr. and Mrs. David Hartley Mrs. Raymond Heatherton Sheryl B. Heckler J. Owen Hendley and Birgit Winther Michael Henke and Judy S. Campbell Mr. Albert P. Hinckley, Jr. Ken and Britton V. Horne Mr. Ray Humiston Ms. Mary Hutton Rose E. Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Oakley Johnson Judith K. Jones and William C. Rogers Katherine Kane and Olin L. West Joseph Kasputy and Vicky Van Mater David L. Kennell and Clare Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Kundrun Landmark Log Works Larkspur Services, Inc. Kurt Lawson Mr. Stephen Lemon Robert J. Levy and Jennie L. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Lindstrom Long Fence and Home Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum’s Laurin Mack and William Snyder Clifford B. Majersik Elizabeth Roessel Manierre Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marmet Jack Marshall and Cri Kars-Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. McIntosh Mr. Christopher L. McLean Sarah and Mac McNaught Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. McVeigh Charles and Sharon Medvitz Mr. Mrs. Robert Menuet Barbara B. Mercuro Miller Blackwell Construction Incorporated Mr. Bryan Mitchell and Mrs. Constance Chamberlin Modern Mechanical, LLC James C. Murray, II Mr. Joshua A. Muss Mrs. Linda D. Newton Charles and Theresa Niemeier Ms. Jill Norair Diana Norris Nova Medical Urgent Care Center NOVECnet Mr. Seth K. Oldham Mr. and Mrs. Mark Parreault Tom Glass and Phyllis Freedman John andMerrily Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Alexander H. Platt Potomac Vegetable Farm Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Potter Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Ramundo Rebecca’s Natural Food Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rice Rockley Foundation William D. Rogers Bradley and Pamela Ryder Samuel Goldberg Sons Foundation, Inc. Robert Sargent William and Eleanor Sawyer Catherine Scott and Jamie Resor James R. Sebastian, III Kenneth and Pam Smith Mr. and Mrs. Marion H. Smoak Mr. and Mrs. William Sommer Daniel Spethmann Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stanfield Thomas and Dagmar Stapleton Mr. and Mrs. Jon Stout Jefferson S. Strider Sustainable Design Group The Gingery Family The Thomas Jefferson Foundation The Wine Kitchen Hank Theiss Thomas and Talbot Real Estate, LC Mr. and Mrs. George R. Thompson, Jr. Mr. Mark Thompson John Rice and Babette Thorpe Ms. Michele Trufant Mr. and Mrs. Tony Vanderwarker Verizon Viviane M. Warren Washington Gas Light Company B. H. Weddle Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Wheeler, Jr. Mr. Robert D. Wilder Annie T. Williams Wolf Creek Farm Mr. and Mrs. Michael Youngblood Friends of the Piedmont $ 100 - $ 499 Anonymous (5) 3Degrees Group, Inc. A W A Family Foundation Hetty Abeles Mr. Paul Abugattas Mrs. Eleanor M. Adams Shirley Y. Adams Albert and Ann Albano Mr. and Mrs. William M. Albers Dr. Martin Albert Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Allen Mr. Mark Allen Mr. Roger Amato American Baby Box Ameritech Construction Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Andersen Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Bill Anderson Mr. John Anderson Paul and Doerte Anikis Animal Connection, LLC Dr. Miriam R. Anver Arbor Artist, Inc. K.T. and Jerry Archer The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC), lost a dear friend and dedicated supporter in January 2013 when Cornelia “Neil” Keller passed away. Neil’s passion for protecting the Piedmont will live on through her legacy gift to PEC. Legacy gifts are gifts made through a will or trust and allow PEC to preserve the natural resources, history, rural economy and beauty of the Virginia Piedmont for future generations. For information on our legacy program please contact Trish Carter, Director of Development, at P.O. Box 460 Warrenton, VA 20188 (540) 316-9980 or tcarter@pecva.org Photo by Katherine Vance
  • 29. contributions 27 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 Mr. and Mrs. Howard Armfield Ms. Lesley Arnold Aspen Green Gasworks, LLC Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Atherton Mr. and Mrs. Mark Augenblick AWA Family Foundation Karen Baillie Mrs. E. Gray Baird Mr. John G. Ballenger Albert A. Barber and Lynn S. Grinna Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. D. Barros Gwen Bates Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bathon Mrs. C. McGhee Baxter Ms. Jill Beach Mr. and Mrs. Larry Beatty Nancy P. Beaver Ms. Katrina H. Becker Mr. Charles L. Bell Malcolm Bell Tony L. Bell Kaid Benfield Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Benham III Eleanor and Francis Biasiolli Big Wormz Enterprises Gem Bingol and Richard Fausnaught Ron E. Bird and Peter F. Stetson Sharon Bishop Clare Blackwell Mr. and Mrs. Keith Boi Mr. and Mrs. John J. Bonsee Elizabeth W. Boteler Ms. Louisa Bradford Mrs. Mary S. B. Braga Pen and Suzanne Bresee Janine Brown Mrs. Jean Brown Kate Brown Mr. and Mrs. Basel H. Brune Mrs. Linda Budreika Mr. Robert Burgoyne Marlene Burkgren Ms. Mary A. Burkhart William S. Burkland Russell Buss Mr. and Mrs. W. Patrick Butterfield Dr. and Mrs. John Buursink Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. Byergo Kristen Byers Perry Cabot John Cadwalader Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Cady Anne B. Caldwell and Peter Elzer Frank Calhoun Margaret Campbell Sarah Campbell Ms. Sarah C. Campbell Ms. Mary H. Caperton Mr. Michael A. Caplin Leo Carling Merrill and Tim Carrington Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Carter Mr. and Mrs. James R. Carter, III Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Carter Robert and Carol Carter Laura Laffer Cates Cedar Run Garden Club Elizabeth Chambers Kenneth and Carolyn Chapman Ms. Mary O. Chatfield-Taylor Mr. Jeffrey Christie Bill and Deirdre Clark Clarke County Farm Bureau C. Hunter Cloud David Cole Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Coleman, Jr. Dr. Bruce Collette Mr. and Mrs. John Colley Lindsay Conner Benjamin S. Cooper Mr. Herbert Cooper Cooper Vineyards Ms. Suzanne M. Corcoran The Covington Family Fund Dr. and Mrs. Reynolds Cowles Craft Indulgence Mr. and Mrs. Claiborn Crain Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Crampton Elizabeth Crawford The Creative Recycler Winfield P. Crigler and Timothy A. Harr Ms. and Mr. Joy A. Crompton Mr. Paul D. Cronin Steven Crutchfield Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Cultrera Mr. and Mrs. James S. Cumming Jay and Elizabeth C. Dalgliesh Elizabeth E. Daniel Liese D. Dart Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Dart Karen Davenport Mr. and Mrs. John V. Davidson Marjorie S. Davis Josephine de Give Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. deButts W. H. deButts Jr. Thomas and Karen Decker Miss Alice DeKany Dr. and Mrs. Wayne M. Derkac David and Barbara Dipietro Frannk and Bonnie Dixon Mr. and Mrs. John J. Donovan, Jr. Mr. Charles E. Dorkey Jr. Mrs. Sarah L. Douglass Mr. John Drum Katharine M. Dulaney Morgan Duncan Dr. and Mrs. William Duvall Mr. Roy Dye Dr. Robert F. Dyer and Ann-Marie Brisbois Dyer Earthworks Landscaping Company Wayne and Caren Eastham Mr. Robert Eckert Jr. Ms. Lisa S. Eden EDGE Energy Mr. Robert Ehinger Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eisele Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Eliot Mr. and Mrs. Craig Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Greg Ellison Lawrence K. Emerson Robert and Ann Emery Mr. Perry Epes and The Reverend Gail Epes Mr. and Mrs. David R. Evans The Fauquier Bank Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club THE DURRER FAMILY OF CULPEPER COUNTY PUT A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THEIR PROPERTY IN 2013. Photo courtesy of the Durrer family.
  • 30. 28 John Feeney and Laura Kennedy Ms. Melanie Fein Mr. and Mrs. William A. Ferster Ms. Jane Fisher Mr. Jeremy Flachs Mike Flagg Sarah Uttech Flanagan The Fleecy Pocket Mason C. Fogg Charles Fortuna Merle Fossen Mr. Sam Fowler Mrs. Florence B. Fowlkes Ms. Christine Fox Karen Fox and Dirck Holscher Nick Frantz Susan W. Friend Paul Fry James T. Fuller, III and Catherine T. Porter Fursman Kennel LTD Drs. Prasad and Jyothi Gadde Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Gale Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Gale Ms. Megan Gallagher Karen Gardner Elizabeth H. Gemmill George Mason University Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. John H. Gibbons Mr. Hugh Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Gilges Judith Gilman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Glascock Teresa Glass Glen Ora Farm Mr. David Goetz Mrs. Betsy Good Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gookin Mr. Robert M. Gordon Cynthia and John Grano Sarah C. Greenblatt Miss Stuart T. Greene Otto and Debra Gutenson Mrs. Colleen Hahn Ms. Ellen Hahn Barbara Hamran Charles Harris Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Zeb M. Harry, Jr. Mrs. Suzanne K. Haslup Mr. James L. Hatcher, Jr. Mr. Juergen Hauber Dr. and Mrs. William H. Hay Healthy by Nature Dr. Jeanette Heath Mrs. Gertraud Hechl Janice N. Hedges Jeff Hedges Mark Heller Amelia and Douglas Hellman John L. Helmly and Caroline M. Nash Mrs. Achsah Henderson Mr. Joseph W. Henderson Kenneth Henson George and Susan Herbert Erika Heuel Jeanel and John Heyel David and Elizabeth Heyl Susan L Heytler Feroline Higginson Ms. Ellen Hill James S. Hiney Peter Hitchen Mr. Peter Hoagland Mr. John Hoel Ms. Carol Holden Peter M. Holloway Rick Honig and Dita Verheij Anthony I. Hooper Laura and Thomas Hopkins Mrs. George A. Horkan Jr. Mrs. Jeanne S. Huber Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Huddleston Mr. Sam Huff Ms. Linda C. Hunt Martha I. Hunt John and Elna Hunter Ms. Ginevra M. Hunter Hunting Creek Garden Club Mr. Kirby R. Hutto Ms. Linda Y. Ingram Mr. R. Philip Irwin Jr. Tim Jana Mark W. and Gail L. Jeffries Mr. and Mrs. T. Christopher Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Gene Jensen Mr. and Mrs. Dean H. Jewett Cynthia F. Johnson Gale Johnson Sara Johnson Barry Johnston Brian C. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Tommy L. Jones Ms. Tamara Jovovic Joyful Bath Co LLC Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kane Mr. David H. Kaplan Col. and Mrs. Robert L. Kaplan Fred Karns and Susan Winslow Neal Kassell Holly Keaton Mr. Rich Keeling Rachel Keen Laura Kennedy and John Feeney Jane Khoury Kelly and Diana Kincannon Nicholas Kingsland Robert Kirchner Mr. Garnett Kiser Bryant and Martha Kling Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth K. Knapp, Jr. Helen and Tom Knaus Marianne Schmidt and David Koritko Joe Korode Monica R. Kostreba Mr. and Mrs. Myron W. Krueger Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Kuttner Barbara Lamborne Claire Lamborne Mr. and Mrs. George R. Larie Catherine C. Larmore Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Larson Laurie Holladay Interiors, LLC Drs. Rekha Lawande Paul Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. T. Lawrence Aliene M. Laws Anna Lawson Mr. Robert Lee and Mrs. Sue Kellon Mr. Douglas H. Lees, Jr. Judith A. Lefferts Mrs. Monroe Leigh John Lewis William Lewis Lightyear Cleaning, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Graham Lilly Mr. and Mrs. Trowbridge T. Littleton Locke Store, LLC. Loudoun Soil Water Conservation District Ms. Allyson C. Louthan Yakir and Claire Lubowsky Brin Luther Mr. and Mrs. Talbot Mack Mr. and Mrs. Justin Mackay-Smith Heather MacMahon Maggi MacQuilliam PEC BOARD MEMBER PEGGY RICHARDSON AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER HAZEL LINTON TAKE IN A TALK BY PULITZER PRIZE WINNING JOURNALIST HEDRICK SMITH AT OUR FALL MEETING IN WARRENTON. Photo by Oya Simpson
  • 31. contributions 29 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 OUR LOUDOUN FIELD OFFICER, GEM BINGOL, SHARES INFORMATION ON LOCAL WATER ISSUES AT FAMILY STREAM DAY IN ASHBURN. Photo by David Ward Made With Love Alysoun Mahoney Maid Brigade Mr. and Mrs. David W. Mailler Redmond L. Manierre Mary and Michael Manning Mr. B. Thomas Mansbach Thomas Mansmann Manuh Lindsay Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey Martin Mary Kay Cosmetics Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Matheson Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Matheson, III Orville C. Matthews and Andrea Supp Ms. Katherine Mattos Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mauzy Paul J. Mayer and Susan B. Southard Randall L. and Catherine D. Mayes Joann S. Mazzetta Richard Mazzucchelli Ms. Georgiana H. McCabe Dr. and Mrs. William H. McCormick Mr. and Mrs. James McDermott Ms. Marie H. McGlone McGraw Foundation Sandra McIntosh Ms. Nina C. McKee Katherine McLeod Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. McNear The Nelson Mead Fund Mr. Neil Means Howard and Candy Means Ms. Kymber Messersmith Mr. and Mrs. James B. Messick Ms. Elizabeth K. Meyer Michel Michel, LLC Mr. Leigh B. Middleditch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Saunders Midyette Mr. Bill Miller Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Miller, III Robert B. and Carol Miller Ellen Percy Miller and Tom Miller Mrs. Page Mitchell Monica Mock Mr. Jeffrey Modliszewski William Mohrman Eric L. Mokole Mr. and Mrs. John P. Moliere Montague-Betts Company Mr. and Mrs. Brian S. Montgomery Ed Moore Laurel Moore and James M. White James Moorman Ms. Maralyn D. Morency Thomas Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Morison, III Mr. Andrew Motion Mr. Michael G. Motion Motorola Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Mullen J. J. and Elizabeth Murray Matthew and Mary Murray Stephen and Merrick Murray Mr. and Mrs. John F. Myers, Jr. Mr. Norman Myers National Fruit Product Company, Inc. Cdr. and Mrs. Nathaniel P. Neblett Jan Nelsen David Neverman The New Dominion Bookshop The Newstead Dominion Mr. James W. Newman, Jr. Mrs. Jane M. Noland Norwex Nova Spray Foam Insulation LLC Nu Look Home Design Oak View National Bank Joy M. Oakes and Thomas J. Cassidy Mrs. Vibeke Ober Ward O’Brien Fuller and Cynthia O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. John Odenkirk Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Odenkirk Tim Ohlwiler Orange Madison Coop. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Osteen Ms. Gloria R. Ott Ms. Linda L. Pagelsen John and Joyce Palm Dr. and Mr. Helen S. Parker John R. Parks Monica Patty Scott Pearce and Rebecca Lindsay Gerald J. Pelarski Michael Perkins Margaret S. Perry Roger Pinette Elizabeth B. Plentovich Mr. and Mrs. William Plissner Cindy Polk Martha Polkey Trip Pollard and Elizabeth Outka Ridge Porter Potomac Falls Express Lube Plus Ms. Linda K. Pranke ProLawn Prospect Solar LLC Patti J. Psaris Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Purcell Jr. Mrs. Matilda Purnell Tim and Jane Radford Judy Rasmussen Mr. and Mrs. G. Carleton Ray Ed M. Reardon Mr. and Mrs. Forbes R. Reback Stots B. Reele Mr. Paul Reisler Gregory Reiter Kevin and Kyle Remillard Retreat Farm Dr. and Mrs. Frank H. Reuling, Jr. Mr. James E. Rich, Jr. Ms. Jeanne B. Rich Ms. Robina Rich-Bouffault Rider’s Backfield Farm Beef Ms. Raquel Rochlin Sam Rodgers Stephen Rodgers Felicia W. Rogan Mr. and Mrs. Stanley E. Rollison Barbara Rose Janet and Lee Rose Richard Rose Victor Rosenberg Mrs. Elsa S. Rosenthal Ms. Diane Rosin Andrea Rosse Virginia Rovnyak Mrs. Gar Royer Alan Rubin Richard and Evelyn Ruffin Mary K. Ruffner and Larry Conneen Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Rushford Richard Ryan Ms. Patricia Saltonstall Randall G. Salzman SandEnergy Mr. and Mrs. David Sarr Gina Schaecher Terry Schafer Susan Scheer Dr. Gregory Schmidt Mr. Jan Schoonmaker Mr. Donald L. Schupp Jr. Ms. Tia Schurecht Anne D. Schwartz Noel Schweiger Mrs. Francis P. Sears Second Chance Glass Dr. Thomas C. Sentz Serenity Glass Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Shackelford, III Maitland and Susan Sharpe Anne M. Shaw-Kennedy Mr. Matthew J. Sheedy
  • 32. 30 Mary Sherman Nicole and David Sheronas Mr. and Mrs. Stanwyn G. Shetler Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Shockey, Jr. Margaret and Sidney Silver Michael and Oya Simpson Mr. Maynard Sipe Skyemare Foundation Ms. Amy V. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Smith Jr. David and Marilyn Smith Farley Lord Smith George D Smith Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Smith Mr. and Mrs. Owen K. Smith Mr. Turner T. Smith Jr. Mr. J.R. Snider Dr. and Mrs. David M. Snyder Mr. Mark T. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. John Sodolski Solar4Leesburg LLC Mary C. D. B. Spencer Dr. Bruno F. Steinbruckner Anne Stelter Dr. Christopher Sten Mr. and Dr. Eric Steuer Ms. Doris Stimpson Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Strittmatter Mr. and Mrs. Reid P. Stuntz Mr. and Mrs. John F. Sullivan Ms. Patricia T. Sullivan Cita Suratgar Susan W. Davenport W. Edgar Spigle Fund in CACF Steve and Lucy Swartz Byron Swift and Valeria Merino Ms. Mary H. D. Swift John J. Taylor and Jeannette Walls Mr. Stewart F. Taylor Nelson and Christine Teague Tony and Holly Tedeschi Laura TeKrony Bob and Sara Templeman Ms. Julia D. Thieriot Mr. and Mrs. Phillip S. Thomas Ann Thompson and Christopher Cahill Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Thompson Lee Walker Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Thompson, Jr. Ann B. Thornton Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Thurston Ms. Kathleen Timberlake Toddz, Inc. Dorothy and Bill Tompkins Mr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Tompkins Mrs. and Mrs. Anita C. Tortorella Barbara Tourtelot and Lee Johnson Lili Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Paul Travesky Betty A. Trible Mr. John L. Trimmer Holder and Heather Trumbo Mrs. Maximilian Tufts Lewis Turner Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Twining Sherry Twining U.S. Aluminum Company, Inc. Ms. Ellen Ussery Mrs. Mario Valmarana Barbara Van Curen Theo Van Groll and Charlotte Black-Van Groll Mr. and Mrs. Michel Van Yahres Anita Vere Nicoll James and Rachel Vere Nicoll Virginia Society of Ornithology Ms. Lucie L. Vogel Mr. William von Raab Wagenburg Farm Mr. James P. Waite III Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Walker, Jr. Christopher Wall Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Wallach Mr. Mac Ward Mr. and Mrs. Mark Warren Warrenton Garden Club Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Warthen III William Warthen Mr. Birge S. Watkins Matthew and Katherine Weeden William Weinhold Madelyn Wessel and Anthony McCall Alice and Curtis West Brianna West Mr. and Mrs. George Y. Wheeler Mrs. Margaret White Ms. Carey C. Whitehead Ellen G. Wilbur Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Wilcox Serena Wiley Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Wilkins Elise H. Wilkins Andrea Wilkinson Debora Williams Richard Williams Mr. Stirling L. Williamson Jr. Jennifer Wills Dawn and Christopher Wilmot Adam Wilson Ms. Eileen A. Wilson Dr. Philip E. Wine and Mary V. Mochary Jeffrey Witte Mr. and Mrs. James Wofford Ms. Barbara D. Wolfson Winston S. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Jaffray Woodriff Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Woods Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Woolman, III Cooper Wright Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Wright Cate Wyatt Paula Yabar Mr. James Yarbrough Gregory M. Yates Michael and Cheryl Yermakov E.D. Yost Dr. Harold E. Young Deborah Younger Gary Younkin Mr. and Mrs. Jay D. Zeiler Ms. Krista Zember Anne and William Ziegler Mr. John F. Zugschwert Mr. Alan Zuschlag OUR MEMBERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, KAREN HUNSBERGER-ADAM, TABLING AT THE 2013 EARTHDAY@LOUDOUN FAMILY FESTIVAL FOR WHICH PEC IS THE FISCAL AGENT. Photo by Bri West
  • 33. 31 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2013 PEC board and staff PEC Staff FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: (FRONT ROW) Marco Sánchez, Tiffany Parker, Bri West, Douglas Larson, Karen Hunsberger-Adam, Gem Bingol, Kristie Kendall, James Barnes, Paula Combs, Mary Liles. (SECOND ROW) Mike Kane, Watsun Randolph, Dawn Wilmot, Tom Bolan, Trish Carter, Maggi MacQuilliam, Heather Richards, Douglas Stewart, Chris Miller, Jeff Werner. (THIRD ROW) Ed Gorski, Peter Hujik, Jonathan Marquisee, David Holtzman, Matthew Strickler, Don Loock, Rex Linville, Dan Holmes, Jay Clevenson. NOT PICTURED: Julie Bolthouse, Pam Covington, Tim Dunn, Diana Gebhart, Rob Marmet, Diana Norris, Jessica Palmer. PEC Board of Directors Officers George Ohrstrom, II CO-CHAIR Jean Perin CO-CHAIR David Crowe VICE-CHAIR Mark Ohrstrom VICE-CHAIR Jack Snyder VICE-CHAIR Alton Keel SECRETARY Barry Hamilton TREASURER * Denotes 2014 Executive Committee member This list includes Board members who served at any time between Jan 2013 and Jan 2014 Albemarle County John Birdsall, III * Antionette Brewster Scott Elliff Mary Buford Hitz Nora Seilheimer Tony Vanderwarker * Clarke County William “Jake” Dunning George Ohrstrom, II * Culpeper County Joceyln “Lili” Alexander Mark Allen Margaret “Meg” Campbell Seth Heald Linda “Boo” Ingram * Fauquier County Mimi Abel Smith * Lynn Coleman * Brian Conboy Virginia Dorkey * Barry Hamilton * James Kleeblatt * Steve Lamb Mark Ohrstrom * Jean Perin * Margaret “Peggy” Richardson * Marie Ridder * Lynn Wiley * Greene County Roy Dye * Alton Keel * Loudoun County Mitchell Diamond Karen Ficker Scott Kasprowicz Bonnie Mattingly Bruce Smart Su Webb * David Williams Madison County David Crowe * William von Raab Randy Soderquist Orange County Steven Brooks Frank Gillan John Jaske * Dennis Kernahan John H. “Jack” Snyder * Merrill Strange * Nancy Wiley Rappahannock County David Aldrich Leslie Cockburn * Bruce Jones David Massie Dan Spethmann