PEC Annual Report (2017)
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This annual report from Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) summarizes their accomplishments in 2017. It discusses how PEC and local residents worked to conserve over 6,000 acres of land through conservation easements, protecting a total of over 400,000 acres. It also describes PEC's efforts to restore habitats and native plant species on their properties. PEC supported various community improvement projects focused on managing growth, improving parks and trails, and expanding transportation options.
PEC Annual Report (2017)
- 1. ANNUAL REPORT · 2017
- 2. “Do what you love.” It’s good advice for living a happy and rewarding life. It’s also a big part of the passion that drives PEC and our donors to protect and restore the Piedmont’s landscapes, historic communities and natural resources. Piedmont residents and groups have done extraordinary things out of love for this place we call home. They’ve conserved more than 400,000 acres of land, an area more than twice the size of Shenandoah National Park. They’ve convinced highway engineers and elected leaders to change transporta- tion plans to preserve historic roads and improve surrounding communities. In the face of intense speculative devel- opment pressures, local governments in the Piedmont have established and stuck with strong policies for managing growth. When a big project threatens, we are ready to stand up and fight. In 2017, more than 60 individuals and families acted on their love of the land by placing their properties under conservation easement. Residents acted on their love of the historic Waterloo Bridge to show up in force at public hearings and speak out for its rehabilitation. Landowners in the Blue Ridge Mountains have acted on a love for free-flowing streams and the fish who depend on them to migrate and spawn. In 2017, PEC completed our first two partnership projects with several of these land- owners, reconnecting more than 7 miles of native trout streams. Our native trout are an indicator species for clean, cold water. Our goal is to restore high quality streams throughout the headwaters of the Upper Rappahannock. When you love something, you’ll fight for it. We’re proud of how residents have come together to oppose new Outer Dear Friends, ”Piedmont residents and groups have done extraordinary things out of love for this place we call home“ ii COVER: FOREST PATH IN SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK. Photo by Jennifer Gonzalez A HORSE AT THE MIDDLEBURG AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION (MARE) CENTER. Photo by Paula Combs
- 3. Beltway bridges and highways, and protect the Loudoun Transition Area from sprawling development. We are glad to support the communities and organizations battling the impacts of gas pipelines and electric transmission lines. We are determined to stand by the conservation easements that have been donated to us. PEC exists to support, motivate and knit together this tapestry of individual and collective efforts—including landowners, private citizens, community groups and local governments. Increasingly, we’re finding that residents and their families want to connect directly with the region’s open spaces and to restore native habitats and wildlife. That’s as true of residents of Charlottesville and Loudoun as in rural Rappahannock County. That’s why we’re working to facilitate new greenway trails and expanding events and volunteer activities at our signature conservation properties at Roundabout Meadows and the Piedmont Memorial Overlook. Thank you for acting on your love of the Piedmont. Sincerely, MAP OF THE PIEDMONT 2 land conservation 4 habitat restoration 6 better communities 8 strong rural economies 10 restoring streams 12 standing up for Piedmont communities 14 history and beauty 16 clean water 18 THE PIEDMONT FOUNDATION 20 CONTRIBUTIONS 21 LEGACY GIFTS In memory of Frederick Prince 23 In memory of Gina Farrar 29 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF 31 STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION Inside back cover contents Chris Miller President Jean Perin Co-Chair, Board of Directors George L. Ohrstrom II Co-Chair, Board of Directors 1 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017 TAKING A WALK Photo by Jess Palmer
- 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 ation a l Park Wash-Dulles Intl Airport RAP PAH AN NO CK Fredericksburg Fairfax Winchester Front Royal Luray M A R Y L A N D V I R G I N IA 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 M A D I S 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 The Piedmont Region PEC Service Area W V K Y TN NC PA MD OH Pied m ont Ridge and V alley Blue R idg e CoastalPlain Appalachian Plateau Easements Recorded in 2017 Conservation Easements Publicly Owned Lands Civil War Battlefields Historic Districts Areas Designated for Development q Physiographic Regions of Virginia Data source: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Department of Historic Resources, County Governments, American Battlefield Protection Program, Virginia's northern Piedmont remains an exceptional place, despite development pressures. Residents have been strongly supportive of protecting its scenic beauty, agricultural economy, thriving communities, and unparalleled significance to America's history. W E V I R G 0 10 20 Miles
- 5. 0 10 20 Miles DC V I R G INIA E ST G INIA PEC Service Area W E ST V I R G INIA M A R Y LAND Loudoun Clarke Fauquier Rappahannock Culpeper Madison Greene Orange Albemarle Land Use Policy as Seen from Space Data Source: NASA 2016 Earth at Night Map, County Governments Night sky images show Virginia's northern Piedmont continues to be predominantly rural. Contrasting with counties to the east, in the Piedmont, development is largely contained within the growth areas designated by each locality. Areas Designated for Development PEC Counties 0 10 20 Miles q
- 6. Photo by Will Parson, Chesapeake Bay Program VOLUNTARY ACTION • OUTSTANDING SUCCESS • SAVING PLACES PEOPLE LOVE land conservation 4
- 7. `` In 2017 PEC led efforts to protect full funding for the $75 million annually available through the Land Preservation Tax Credit, the most effective tool Virginia has to protect farm and forest land, clean air and water, and historic and scenic landscapes. The approved state budget also funded land conservation grant programs at $5.75 million, including funds for battlefield preservation and local farmland protection programs. `` PEC received the 2017 Conservation Partner award from the John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District in recognition of our collaborative land and water stewardship efforts in Fauquier County. Preserving farmland and history in Orange County 2017 Highlights County Acres protected in 2017 by Conservation Easements Total Acres protected by Conservation Easements Albemarle 775 99,574 Clarke 308 25,247 Culpeper 317 18,917 Fauquier 2,541 104,873 Greene 0 10,448 Loudoun 1,174 57,549 Madison 126 15,887 Orange 669 35,961 Rappahannock 327 32,744 PEC Region 6,237 401,200 “The land was here before I was here and it’s going to be here after I’m gone. There’s really very little we can do in this life, and no matter how much money you have or what you do, if you can’t make some tiny little stamp and preserve something, what’s the point?” remarked Charlotte Tieken, Somerset resident and owner of Waverly Farm. We worked with Ms. Tieken to put approximately 669 acres of her property in Orange County under conservation easement at the close of 2017. Down the road from James Madison’s Montpelier, the property is located within the Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District and has more than a mile of frontage on Constitution Highway. The district, known to have well-drained soils, rolling terrain and a mix of farms and forests, provides abundant open land. “It was my husband’s wishes to con- serve the farm, and after his passing I didn’t want to wait any longer,” said Ms. Tieken. “The partnership with PEC was very easy, and how everything was facilitated made the process seamless.” Ms. Tieken was one of more than 60 landowners in the Piedmont who per- manently conserved their land in 2017, raising the total land protected by con- servation easements in the PEC region to more than 400,000 acres. “Too many people have said to me too many times, ‘We’re too far away, sprawl will never happen.’ Well, 30 years ago, there was not a stop light between here and Charlottesville,” said Tieken. “If you believe in land and you believe in good stewardship, then it’s the right thing to do.” THE SUN SETS OVER CHARLOTTE TIEKEN’S PROPERTY IN SOMERSET, VA., WHICH WAS PUT UNDER CONSERVATION EASEMENT WITH PEC AT THE CLOSE OF 2017. Photo by Paula Combs FARMLAND RESTORATION FIELD WALK AT ROUNDABOUT MEADOWS. Photo by Oya Simpson 6,237 Acres Protected in 2017`` PEC expanded restoration and public education activities at our two signature conservation properties in the historic Route 50 corridor. At the 141-acre Roundabout Meadows property at Gilbert’s Corner, PEC cleared land and planted cover crops to lay the groundwork for the Roundabout Meadows Community Farm, and held field walks showcasing the property’s history and our efforts to restore soil and stream health. At the Piedmont Memorial Overlook near Paris, PEC hosted several events to promote conservation and restoration, including Public Lands Day on September 30 and a field walk that highlighted the habitat restoration and management practices on the property. 5 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017 land conservation
- 8. habitat restoration WILDLIFE CORRIDORS • BIODIVERSITY • POLLINATORS • NATIVE PLANTS THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY HELPED CONDUCT A PRESCRIBED BURN ON 5 ACRES OF PEC’S PIEDMONT MEMORIAL OVERLOOK AS PART OF AN ONGOING HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT. Photo by Marco Sanchez 6
- 9. Gaining ground and growing native Interest in native plants has grown dramati- cally in the last ten years. PEC is working to channel this enthusiasm into changes on the ground. In 2017, we completed three new demonstration gardens to engage and connect more residents with native habitat restoration. In Orlean in western Fauquier, PEC collaborated with the Orlean Community Trail System and Hill House Nursery to plant a pollinator garden at the Orlean Fire Hall. Made possible through a grant from The Volgenau Foundation for habitat restoration in the Thumb Run watershed, the half-acre demonstration garden includes a variety of native perennial shrubs, plants and grasses. In October, PEC worked with RappFLOW and Hill House Nursery to install a pollinator garden, with 14 species of native plants, near the walk- ing trail along the Thornton River in Sperryville. This project is a collaboration between PEC and the Endangered Species Coalition to raise awareness about the plight of the rusty-patched bumble bee, a federally endangered species. habitat restoration VOLUNTEERS INSTALL NATIVE PLANTS AT THORNTON RIVER PARK IN SPERRYVILLE. Photo by Celia Vuocolo NATIVE PLANTING IN DOWNTOWN WARRENTON. Photo by Paula Combs TAKING A TOUR OF A NATIVE PLANT GARDEN IN LOUDOUN COUNTY. Photo by Oya Simpson Sperryville’s sister garden was planted in November at the site of the new Warrenton Dog Park along the Warrenton Branch Greenway. Nineteen native plant species were provided by Piedmont Nursery. 7 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017 `` PEC’s office grounds in downtown Warrenton have gone native! We planted more than 60 species of native trees, shrubs and plants in our front, back and side yards. PEC’s front yard features a range of showy native plants and ground cover, while in back, native shrubs and trees weave around a new trail. The native habitat improvements will furnish a living laboratory for events at our office grounds, and encourage visitors to explore similar improvements at their properties. `` PEC worked with the Virginia Department of Forestry to conduct a prescribed burn on 5 acres of our native warm season grass meadow at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook, in order to give space for new growth. Just two months after the burn, the ground was once again covered with native vegetation. PEC plans to burn the remaining six acres in 2018. 2017 Highlights `` In Loudoun County, PEC organized two native habitat garden and landscape tours for Home Owner Association boards and property managers. The Broadlands and Sycamore Hill communities hosted the tours and answered questions about their experiences, challenges and lessons learned. `` In partnership with Virginia Working Landscapes and biologists from the Virginia Quail Initiative, PEC helped organize two sold-out showings of Bobwhites on the Brink, a documentary about shrinking quail habitat and ways that landowners can reverse the trend.
- 10. better communities CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT • GREAT PLACES TO LIVE • MANAGING TRAFFIC AND TAXES FAMILIES ENJOY THE RIVANNA TRAIL IN CHARLOTTESVILLE. Photo by Marco Sanchez 88
- 11. `` PEC serves as the fiscal sponsor for the Coalition for Smarter Growth, one of the nation’s preeminent smart growth organizations. In 2017, CSG won the Council of Governments' Regional Partnership Award, led a regional effort to increase funding for Metro, and campaigned for plans and projects to increase housing in mixed-use, transit-accessible locations. `` Twelve college students and recent graduates partici- pated in our 7-week Summer Fellowship, an immersion course in the conservation and environmental issues that inform PEC’s work. Students participated in seminars led by PEC staff and completed joint practicum projects that built their knowledge and professional skills. `` PEC organized a coalition of Loudoun civic and nonprofit groups to advocate for preservation of the Transition Policy Area in the County’s update of its comprehensive plan. The Transition Area Alliance has become a strong voice for keeping the current plan’s vision for managing growth, preserving open space, and protecting water in this critical part of Loudoun. `` PEC partnered with the Town of Gordonsville to begin revitalizing Verling Park in the downtown area. These ef- forts took a big step forward with the Town’s acquisition of a contiguous residential parcel, which will expand the park to an entire block and improve access for nearby residents. `` PEC and the Toole Design Group worked with the Town of Remington to create a plan to expand bicycling and walking connections in the downtown area and to the Rappahannock River. `` PEC launched our third Solarize Piedmont campaign in spring 2017 to stimulate more residential installation of solar through bulk purchasing. The three campaigns have resulted in more than $1.2 million in new solar invest- ments and 395 kW of new solar capacity. Connecting Charlottesville and Albemarle communities The Charlottesville area has many world-class natural and cultural resources, and long- standing plans to tie them together with biking and walking connections. PEC is working with Charlottesville and Albemarle communities to build support for the construction of a regional network of bicycle and pedestrian greenways. Thanks to a grant from the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, PEC collaborated with the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) to launch the Charlottesville-Albemarle greenway initiative. Together, we are engaging a wide range of residents and community leaders to envision and implement a comprehensive bik- ing and walking transportation network in the Charlottesville-Albemarle urban core. The initiative kicked off in November with an event at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. More than 150 attendees got insights about regional greenway efforts from trail leaders Chuck Flink and Max Hepp-Buchanan, and had the oppor- tunity to share their own vision for how to enhance connectivity in the region. Soon after, PEC teamed up with the Imagination Foundation of CACF and Cypherways to engage more than 70 people in an evening of facilitated discussion — with a beat. Spoken-word artists rapped a freestyle improv to get the creative juices flowing and generate new ideas. “The warm-up got me thinking of issues in an entirely new way,” said one attendee. PEC and TJPDC are organizing a range of other com- munity gatherings and small-group discussions, and meeting people where they are. This community feedback and input will directly inform the updated Jefferson Area Bike and Pedestrian Plan that the TJPDC expects to have completed by the autumn of 2018. When the regional transportation board adopts the plan, the community will be poised to turn the lines on a map to realities on the ground. better communities 2017 Highlights STREET LIFE IN DOWNTOWN LEESBURG Photo by Marco Sanchez MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE GREENWAYS KICK-OFF EVENT. Photo by Marco Sanchez 9 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017
- 12. strong rural economies THRIVING FARMS • LOCAL FOOD • INNOVATION • HEALTHY, WORKING LAND HARVESTING GARLIC AT TREE AND LEAF FARM IN PURCELLVILLE. Photo by Marco Sanchez 10
- 13. `` PEC completed a feasibility study for the Roundabout Meadows Community Farm at Gilbert’s Corner, based on extensive research, interviews and discussion. The study covers future development of a 20-acre section of Roundabout Meadows as a community farm where volunteers will plant, harvest and pack fruits and vegetables for donation to food-insecure residents. Finding a place to grow Access to affordable farmland and pasture is one of the primary barriers for next-generation farmers in the Piedmont. PEC is building relationships between landowners and land-seeking farmers in the Piedmont in order to encourage farmland leasing partnerships. In 2017, PEC held four farm- land leasing events to connect farmers with landowners interested in farmland leas- ing. Representatives from the Virginia Farm Link program, Virginia Cooperative Extension and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service were on hand to answer ques- tions and share resources on land linking opportunities and cost-share programs. More than 60 landowners and land seekers participated in the workshops and networking events. At our Roundabout Meadows property at Gilbert’s Corner, we are using our farm lease with local livestock operators to docu- ment our shared stewardship goals over the next five years, which focus on improving soil health through sustainable graz- ing practices. The cattle farmers have already started work imple- menting the grazing plan in the lease, and have adjusted herd volumes to minimize overgraz- ing. PEC is actively monitoring the new grazing plan and is tracking changes in soil health over time. These new prac- tices complement the stream exclusion fencing and alterna- tive watering systems PEC installed in 2016, which will increase farm productivity and improve stewardship of land and water resources. 2017 Highlights LANDOWNERS AND FARMLAND SEEKERS CHAT AT A NETWORKING EVENT PEC HOSTED AT WARTHOG BREWERY IN WARRENTON, VA. Photo by Marco Sanchez FARMER-CHEF NETWORKING EVENT IN CULPEPER, VA. Photo by Marco Sanchez strong rural economies `` At PEC’s livestock farm at Roundabout Meadows, PEC is testing the soils across a variety of parameters to measure the impact of improved pasture management regimes, following the lessons learned from the protocols learned from PEC’s partnership with Mike Sands at Bean Hollow Grassfed at Over Jordan Farm in Rappahannock County. `` PEC hosted a Farmer-Chef Social Happy Hour in Culpeper on November 6th, to connect Piedmont farmers to food retailers and expand markets for local food. 11 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017
- 14. 12 Restoring Streams and Connecting Habitat Robinson River Headwater streams of the Rappahannock River are home to much of Virginia’s remaining native east- ern brook trout. Well-designed road-stream crossings that allow aquatic organisms to move up and downstream are essential to a healthy brook trout population and good water quality. They also pre- vent flooding and property damage after severe weather—meaning lower costs to landowners and the state. PEC is working to reconnect brook trout habitat by removing or replacing road-stream crossings that restrict aquatic organism passage on Rappahannock headwater streams with more fish-friendly versions. We reached a milestone in 2017 with the completion of our first two trout stream restoration projects. At Robinson River, PEC worked with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Shenandoah Streamworks, Trout Unlimited, and local landowners to remove a culvert and replace it with a low-water ford. We also restored 350 linear feet of stream to its natural channel, stabilizing banks from erosion, and ultimately removing sediment from going downstream to the Chesapeake Bay. In all, 5.3 miles of habitat were restored for aquatic species such as American eel and brook trout simply by removing this single barrier along the river. THE REMOVAL OF DRIVEWAY CULVERTS AT SPRUCEPINE BRANCH. Photo by Claire Catlett THE CULVERT, SURROUNDED BY AN ERODING CONCRETE BRIDGE, BEFORE IT WAS REMOVED ON THE ROBINSON RIVER IN MADISON COUNTY. AFTER THE CULVERT WAS REMOVED ON THE ROBINSON RIVER, WHICH HELPED RECONNECT 5.3 MILES OF OF HABITAT FOR AQUATIC SPECIES SUCH AS AMERICAN EEL AND BROOK TROUT. BeforeBefore AfterAfter RobinsonRiver Old Rag Mtn Replaced Crossing Rt231-FTValleyRoad SkylineDrive ShenandoahNationalPark
- 15. 13 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017 reconnecting trout streams PEC partnered with USFWS, Shenandoah Streamworks and local landowners to replace a set of culverts with a bridge over Sprucepine Branch. The project recon- nected 2 miles of stream for trout passage. PEC monitors the benefits of these proj- ects for riparian vegetation, water quality, and fish population health with USFWS, VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Friends of the Rappahannock and other partners. Coming soon... New trout stream restoration projects at Bolton Branch in Rappahannock and White Oak Canyon in Madison. Sprucepine Branch THE CULVERTS ON SPRUCEPINE BRANCH IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BEFORE THEY WERE REMOVED. THE BRIDGE THAT REPLACED CULVERTS ON SPRUCEPINE BRANCH IN RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY. BeforeBefore AfterAfter Sprucepine Jordon River B ranch Replaced Crossing Washington 522 211 Shenandoah National Park PEC CELEBRATES THE COMPLETION OF SPRUCEPINE BRANCH’S TROUT STREAM RESTORATION WITH LOCAL LANDOWNERS, FALL 2017. Photo by Paula Combs
- 16. 14 Standing up for Piedmont communities When unnecessary or ill- conceived infrastructure proposals threaten the Piedmont, PEC stands up for our communities, landscapes, natural resources and history. 2017 saw a renewed offensive to build another Potomac river bridge crossing in Loudoun (a component of an Outer Beltway), and unprecedented attacks on conservation easements from the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Because of your support, PEC was able to fight back. Potomac River Crossing A new bridge over the Potomac west of the American Legion Bridge has long been the dream of real-estate developers and highway builders. The project would pave the way for an Outer Beltway. It would open up the Piedmont and rural Montgomery County, Maryland to miles of asphalt and suburban development, reaping profits for a few—and more sprawl, traffic and pollution for everyone else. The sprawl lobby mounted a no-holds-barred push for a new Potomac crossing in 2017. Despite a recent VDOT study showing minimal traffic demand to justify such an expensive project, the Loudoun Board of Supervisors voted to initiate yet another study of a new crossing. Meanwhile, regional transportation boards considered adding a new Potomac crossing to their long-range plans. PEC and the Coalition for Smarter Growth alerted our members to con- tact their elected leaders and testify at public hearings. Residents spoke out overwhelmingly in opposition to a new bridge and in support of investments in improving the American Legion Bridge and transit services. The Montgomery County Council unani- mously approved a resolution opposing a study of a new western crossing. While offensives to build the Outer Beltway will continue, PEC and our allies will be there to meet them at every turn. THIS MAP SHOWS THE MANY PROPOSED LOCATIONS FOR WHERE THE POTENTIAL POTOMAC RIVER CROSSING COULD BE BUILT. Leesburg Reston Poolesville Dawsonville Seneca Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve B C D ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? Sterling Cascades Countryside Sugarland Run Lansdowne Ashburn Broadlands Lowes Island 267 267 7 7 LOUDOUN WATER INTAKE Potomac Station Belmont University Center ? ? ? 28 28 Dulles A ? Potential Belmont Ridge Road Six Lanes E LEESBURG WATER INTAKE FAIRFAX WATER INTAKE LOUDOUN WATER INTAKE SycolinRd DranesvilleRd Hay Rd Tolbert Ln King St CascadesPky M oran Rd LeesburgByp Fisher Ave Farmwe llRd Resto n Pky Beach Mill Rd EvergreenMillsRd SterlingBlvd Georgetown Pike Church Rd JamesMonroeHwy Ashburn Farm Pky WhiteGroundRd SenecaRd Whites Ferry Rd Market St Potom acView Rd Harry Byrd Hwy Leesburg Pi ke AshburnRd SullyRd Old Ox Rd Ryan Rd Darnestown Rd Waxpool Rd Algonkian Pky BelmontRidgeRd Potential Potomac Bridge Crossing 0 1 2 Miles Proposed Outer Beltway Previously Studied Potomac Crossings Potential Routes to be Studied by Loudoun County Belmont Ridge Road - Potential 6 Lanes Drinking Water Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve During the summer of 2017, the Loudoun Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to add a statement of support for a new Potomac River crossing into the Countywide Transportation Plan. They indicated that the area between Goose Creek and the County line should be studied. However, an EIS would require a larger area to be studied during an alternatives review. Previously Studied Routes Shown are: A - 1997 Board of Trade Study B - 1997 Board of Trade Study C - 1972 M-NCPPC Outer Beltway Corridor Study D - 1999 Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance Study E - Low Techway Route, Montgomery County TPR Study This map does not include the numerous crossing routes considered as part of a 2001 Federal Highway Administration study requested by Congressman Wolf.
- 17. 15 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017 standing up for Piedmont communities Atlantic Coast Pipeline At nearly 600 miles, Dominion Resources’ proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline would be the largest pipeline of its kind to cross Virginia, and the first pipeline of this scale to be constructed across steep, forested mountain landscape with sensitive, high-quality streams and rivers. Dominion’s proposal would also have a major impact on conserva- tion easements and set a disturbing precedent. The pipeline’s proposed path cuts through more than 4,500 acres of private conservation lands in Virginia. A Dominion proposal approved by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) diverts 10 VOF ease- ments from open space use. In exchange for other con- servation lands, the proposal would permanently impair conservation values of the easements. Such a request is unprecedented in scale and inconsistent with local com- prehensive plans. PEC joined forces with GAS PIPELINE CUTS THROUGH FOREST. Flickr photo by NPCA Online VIRGINIA Staunton NC MD DC ChesapeakeBay WV ! ! ! ! ! ! Charlottesville Richmond Norfolk Proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline Lynchburg Roanoke the Shenandoah Valley Network, Southern Environmental Law Center and other allies. We opposed Dominion’s ease- ment diversion request in written communications with VOF and in public testimony. Our educational campaign elicited hundreds of comments to VOF in opposition to the proposal. PEC also joined in com- ments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the potential impacts to our natural resources and to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality regarding the water qual- ity permits. We created numerous maps to aid allies in demonstrating the pipe- line's impact on our natural and historic resources. PEC is proud to stand with our partners in the fight against this unnecessary, profit-driven pipeline.
- 18. CHRISTMAS SNOW AT BEN VENUE BY JOYCE HARMAN. WINNER OF THE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES STREETSCAPES CATEGORY IN OUR 2017 PHOTO CONTEST. history and beauty SENSE OF PLACE • SCENIC VIEWS • BATTLEFIELDS • HISTORIC DISTRICTS 16
- 19. Saving an iconic bridge When Waterloo Bridge was closed in 2014 due to structural deficiencies, residents rallied to demand that the historic structure be reha- bilitated. Built in 1878, the bridge over the Rappahannock River between Fauquier and Culpeper is one of the few remaining metal Pratt through-truss bridges in Virginia, and an iconic structure and place for many residents. For the past four years, PEC has worked with local resi- dents and groups to save Waterloo Bridge from demolition. In 2017, our efforts paid off when the Virginia Department of Transportation and local governments indicated they would move forward with rehabilitation. Thanks to the Hitt family’s generous pledge of $1 million toward the project in early 2017, VDOT indicated that it would be possible to rehabilitate the bridge without a con- tribution of funds from either Fauquier or Culpeper County. After a public hearing in November, Fauquier County passed a resolution of support for the project. Many resi- dents spoke, including Russell Hitt, who gave a touching account of his memories going over the bridge as a child. While success is in sight with Waterloo Bridge, too many historic bridges in Virginia are suffering demolition by neglect. PEC is urging the state to take a comprehensive approach to better identify and ensure maintenance of its historic bridges. In March, PEC submitted detailed com- ments to VDOT in response to its reevaluation of the state historic bridge inventory. PEC is continuing to communi- cate with VDOT and the Commonwealth Transportation Board and offer ideas for stronger policies to identify, main- tain and preserve the state’s historic bridges. We’ll continue to work to preserve Waterloo Bridge—and historic bridges across Virginia. 2017 Highlights WATERLOO BRIDGE. Photo by Julie Bolthouse history and beauty `` PEC developed and submitted an application to the Virginia Department of Historic Resources to establish a new rural historic district in the Rapidan and Clark Mountain area. In September, the new district was deemed eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Listing would provide new opportunities to restore and protect these historic lands and communities along the Rapidan River between the Town of Orange and Morton’s Ford in Culpeper. `` PEC held our sixth annual Mountain Heritage celebration, at the Cecil Mission in Greene County. More than 100 people attended the event. Members of local families shared family photos and discussed their memories of life in the mountains of Greene County. `` More than 820 acres of Civil War battlefields were protected in 2017, for a total of approximately 29,447 acres. `` PEC is working with our consultants, Rivanna Archaeological Services, to research and map the Civil War battles of Jack’s Shop and James City in Madison County, through a grant from the American Battlefield Protection Program. `` PEC has worked closely with Fauquier County to move the Rappahannock Station Battlefield Park in Remington forward. The county approved funding to develop the park. PEC designed and installed landscaping at the gateway to the new park through a PATH Foundation grant. `` More than 1,100 acres along Scenic Byways were protected last year for a total of approximately 107,303 acres. PEC’S KRISTIE KENDALL REVIEWS A MAP OF THE PROPOSED SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARIES FROM 1928. Photo by Marco Sanchez 17 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017
- 20. cleanwater SAFE DRINKING SOURCES • GOOD HEALTH • PLACES TO SWIM AND FISH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR ALGONKIAN REGIONAL PARK IN LOUDOUN COUNTY. 18
- 21. `` More than 24 miles of streams were protected by conservation easements in 2017, bringing the total number of stream-miles pro- tected by easements to 1,657. In addition, 236 acres of wetlands were protected, bringing the total to 9,839 acres. All of these pro- tected resources contribute to the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, since water flowing through the Piedmont eventually enters the Bay. Have you seen the ribbon of green growing along a stream, edging fields and mountains with vibrant life? What you are looking at is a riparian buffer, an essential part of our ecosystem in Virginia’s Piedmont. These streamside forests protect streambanks from erosion, and improve water quality by preventing pollution from entering waterways. Native trees and shrubs along a creek are important for fish and wildlife habitat, too. In 2017, PEC and Friends of the Rappahannock collaborated to accelerate the restoration of riparian buffers along Upper Rappahannock streams with the Headwater Stream Initiative (HSI). Together, with the help of 180 volunteers from local schools and community groups from Rappahannock, Orange, Madison counties, the HSI program helped local landowners plant more than 1,000 native trees and shrubs along streams. That adds up to more than 6 acres of new riparian buffers, with another 22 acres of riparian restoration planned for HSI in 2018. The initiative is part of a larger effort to protect and restore water quality for the Rappahannock River and the Chesapeake Bay watershed. When landowners maintain healthy forest buffers along creeks—as well as implement other best management practices such as stream fenc- ing—pollutants from runoff such as sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus can be removed from waterways and keep our water clean. Restoring riparian buffers along Rappahannock headwater streams 2017 Highlights PEC’S FAUQUIER COUNTY FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, JULIE BOLTHOUSE, GIVES A PRESENTATION ON GROUNDWATER. Photo by Paula Combs VOLUNTEERS AT A 2017 HEADWATER STREAM PLANTING. Photo by Marco Sanchez clean water `` As Fauquier County faces challenges in identifying sources of water supply to meet the community’s existing and fu- ture needs, PEC conducted a build-out study of the county’s water and sewer needs relative to planned and zoned future growth. Our analysis found that none of the service districts have enough water and sewer for build-out of the existing zoning on the ground, let alone what is envisioned in the service district plans. In response the County and Water Sanitation Authority are moving more toward long-term planning of our water and sewer infrastructure. `` With support from the Virginia Environmental Endowment, PEC began work to identify conservation easements in the Goose Creek watershed that could be amended to im- prove protection of water quality. This is a multi-year effort that builds on work by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. `` PEC continues to work with communities throughout Loudoun to implement best management techniques to improve water quality 19 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017
- 22. 20 The Piedmont Foundation E stablished 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 an eight-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: `` Conservation Stewardship Fund `` Easement Defense Fund `` Ever Green Fund `` General Endowment Fund `` Ovoka Memorial Fund `` Land Conservation Fund Within this fund, the following Regional Land Conservation Funds have been established: Photo by Marco Sanchez Piedmont Foundation Board of Directors Mark Ohrstrom, President John H. Birdsall, III, Vice President Charles Akre, Secretary-Treasurer Tim Dunn George Ohrstrom, II* Jean Perin* Trevor Potter Diana Prince * Ex-Officio Mr. David A. Slosman and Mrs. Gwen Alred Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Benham, III Brennan Family Foundation Mr. and Ms. Harry Byrd IV The Honorable Robert Calhoun Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cary Dr. Richard Catlett T. Allan Comp and Selma Thomas Mr. Peter J. Cook Jane Covington Restoration Dun Foundation Joanne and Morgan Duncan Mr. Richard Farland Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ferrari Mr. and Mrs. William A. Ferster Mr. A. Wray Fitch Cleo Smart Gewirz Mr. Thomas Gilpin Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gingold The Honorable Douglas Ginsburg George Grayson Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Guarriello Ms. Diane M. Gulick Drs. Jeffrey and Lucille Harris Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Irwin Ms. Catherine C. Larmore Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis Loudoun Benefit Horse Show Foundation Lynx Investment Advisory LLC Dr. and Mrs. M.P. Mackay-Smith Alexandra G. McIntosh Dr. Russell B. McKelway and Dr. Laura Dabinett Howard and Candy Means Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Miller Mr. Dulany Morison and Mrs. Eleanor Morison Mr. and Mrs. George L. Ohrstrom, II Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Overcash Jean Perin Mr. Grey Scheer Mrs. Suzanne Scheer Mr. and Mrs. J. Donald Shockey, Jr. Kathy and Nick Smart Mrs. Selena Smart and Mr. David Morris Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Stern Ms. Beverly Stickles Stonehall Farm Ms. Charlotte Tieken Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Ms. Laurie Volk Mr. Michael D. Ware and Ms. Mary C. Ware Mr. and Mrs. Michael Williams Mr. and Mrs. G. Cabell Williams Wrinkle In Time Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Zimmerman Contributors to the Piedmont Foundation Albemarle County Land Conservation Fund Bull Run Mountains Conservation Fund Clarke County Land Conservation Fund Culpeper County Land Conservation Fund Greene County Land Conservation Fund Krebser Fund for Rappahannock County Conservation Madison County Land Conservation Fund Orange County Conservation Fund James M. Rowley Goose Creek Conservation Fund Julian Scheer Fauquier Land Conservation Fund
- 23. contributions 21 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017 With much gratitude, PEC presents the names of individuals, families, foundations, businesses and organizations that supported the Piedmont Environmental Council during 2017. 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 Protector of the Piedmont $ 100,000 + Anonymous Agua Fund, Inc. William M. Backer Foundation Charlottesville Area Community Foundation The August Heid Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee Jacqueline B. Mars Ms. Jean Perin Prince Charitable Trusts Mr. Bill Rigg Guardian of the Piedmont $ 50,000 - $ 99,999 Chesapeake Bay Trust National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George L. Ohrstrom, II George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Foundation The Ohrstrom Foundation, Inc. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wise Foundation Wrinkle In Time Foundation Defender of the Piedmont $ 25,000 - $ 49,999 Anonymous Ann Mudge Backer Nimick Forbesway Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Ohrstrom Mr. and Mrs. John H. Snyder The Lazar Foundation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The Volgenau Foundation Champion of the Piedmont $ 10,000 - $ 24,999 Mrs. J.W. Abel Smith Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Akre, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Zohar Ben-Dov Mr. and Mrs. John H. Birdsall, III Black Dog Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bonnie The Campbell Foundation Ms. Barbara H. Chacour Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Cheek, III Mr. and Mrs. J. Sheldon Clark Mr. and Mrs. P. Hamilton Clark Mr. and Mrs. Brian Conboy County of Loudoun Virginia Culpeper Wellness Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George de Garmo Department of Game Inland Fisheries Ms. Anne Edwards The Ford Family Foundation The Helen Clay Frick Foundation Cleo and Michael Gewirz Mr. Loren W. Hershey Mary Buford and Frederick P. Hitz The Hopewell Fund James L. Kleeblatt Memorial Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Miller Jeanne and Michael Morency PATH Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael Prentiss Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission The Honorable Marie W. Ridder Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Shockey, Jr. Mr. Peter Stoudt and Mrs. Alice Handy Ms. Charlotte Tieken Dr. and Mrs. Jerold J. Principato Valley Charitable Trust PEC PRESIDENT CHRIS MILLER PRESENTS THE CONSERVATION AWARD TO MARY SCOTT AND JOHN BIRDSALL AT THE 2017 SUMMER SAFARI, WHO ARE JOINED BY PEC BOARD CO-CHAIR GEORGE OHRSTROM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK TRUST SUSAN SHERMAN, AND STEVE MONFORT, JOHN AND ADRIENNE MARS DIRECTOR OF SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE. Photo by Ronda Ann Gregorio
- 24. 22 Ms. Tia Schurect and Mr. Jay Golding Mr. and Mrs. Alfred P. Van Huyck Van Metre Companies Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. William Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Martin Woodard Patron of the Piedmont $ 1,000 - $ 4,999 Anonymous Ms. Lisa Abeel Drs. Kent Allen and Rae Stone American Foundation Frederick and Christine Andreae Ms. Anita Antenucci Ms. Peggy Augustus Dr. and Mrs. John F. Bagley Mrs. Agatha S. Barclay Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Benham, III The Bird Family Fund Ms. Carrie B. Blair Mr. Paul Blue and Ms. Dianne Beal Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Borger The Brennan Family Foundation Brzezinski Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bullock Mr. and Mrs. Childs F. Burden Mr. and Mrs. Landon Butler The Honorable Robert Calhoun and Mrs. Calhoun Calvert S. Bowie, Bowie Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. James M. Campbell, III Dr. and Mrs. Jack B. Carter The Cedars Foundation, Inc. Mr. Chris Cerrone Mr. and Mrs. George M. Chester, Jr. Civil War Preservation Trust Mr. and Mrs. Sean W. Clancy Andrew and Leslie Cockburn Marianna P. Cohen Lynn R. Coleman and Sylvia de Leon Mr. and Mrs. John Coles Mr. James C. Collins and Ms. Virginia Donelson Mr. and Mrs. Mark Collins Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand P. Collomb Commonwealth of Virginia Community Foundation for the National Capital Region David and Dera Cooper County of Fauquier Rustom Cowasjee Mr. and Mrs. Jesse C. Crawford Culpeper County Government Thomas S. Foster and Steven J. Dahllof Mr. and Mrs. J. Bradley Davis Mr. and Mrs. James G. Davis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert deButts Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Delashmutt Mr. and Mrs. John B. Denegre Mr. Mitchell S. Diamond and Ms. Lucy Bernstein Mr. and Mrs. William M. Dietel Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dolnick Helen and Ray DuBois Mr. and Mrs. Tom G. Evans Facebook Farm Credit of the Virginias, ACA Feast, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ferrari Fifth Generation Inc. Flachs Family Fund Ms. Diana Foster and Mr. Thomas Jones Pam and Keith Foster Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. V. French Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gehris Mr. Thomas T. Gilpin PEC AND THE VOLGENAU FOUNDATION ACCEPT THE 2017 CONSERVATION PARTNER OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM THE JOHN MARSHALL SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. L-R: KRIS JARVIS, JOHN MARSHALL SOIL AND WATER; CHRIS MILLER AND CLAIRE CATLETT, PEC; MARYANNA KIEFFER, THE VOLGENAU FOUNDATION; CELIA VUOCOLO, PEC; A. GRAY COYNER, JOHN MARSHALL SOIL AND WATER. Photo by Michael Trop Ms. Laurie Volk Mr. Michael D. Ware and Ms. Mary C. Ware Mr. and Mrs. Rene Woolcott Steward of the Piedmont $ 5,000 - $ 9,999 Anonymous David and Jennifer Aldrich Christopher and Laurie Ambrose The Marjorie Sale Arundel Fund For The Earth Bainum Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Karl M. Beier Mr. William J. Curtin, III Estate of Charles E. Dorkey, Jr. Duffy Family Foundation Mrs. Frances M. Dulaney Dun Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Dungan, Jr. Dr. Ellen Stofan and Mr. Tim Dunn Glenn and Natalie Epstein Chuck and Kim Cory Mrs. Florence B. Fowlkes and Mr. Wisner Mr. George Grayson Seth and Caroline Heald Mr. and Mrs. Russell A. Hitt Mr. E. Scott Kasprowicz Mary Lynn and Nick Kotz Laughlin-Beers Foundation Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Mackall, Jr. Bonnie Mattingly Betty McGowin Charitable Trust Mr. Robert C. Musser and Ms. Barbara L. Francis National Wildlife Federation Mr. Robert J. Norton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William G. Prime
- 25. contributions 23 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017 In memory of Frederick H. Prince Frederick Prince loved the Virginia Piedmont and demonstrated his passion over many decades. His visionary leadership and steady sup- port of many organizations, including The Piedmont Environmental Council, the Coalition for Smarter Growth, and The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, helped transform the future of both the Virginia Piedmont and the Washington metropolitan region. Mr. Prince enabled the highest level of conservation, historic preservation, environmental protection and regional planning for more than four decades. Mr. Prince encouraged PEC to recognize the potential for conservation and civic engagement, both before and after the iconic campaign over the proposed Disney's America theme park in 1993 that captured the attention of the entire nation. Mr. Prince enabled PEC to promote voluntary permanent conservation of more than 400,000 acres within the Piedmont region. In addition, through the Prince Charitable Trusts, he invested improvements to the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and Sky Meadow State Park along the Blue Ridge, the protection of Gilbert's Corner at the intersection of Route 15 and Route 50 in Loudoun County, and the establishment of The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area and National Scenic Byway. Our region, the Washington metropolitan area, and the Commonwealth of Virginia are far better places because of the profound commitment Mr. Prince made to all of us. His kindness and generosity, his sense of humor, his loyalty, and his love of life will be deeply missed. The Honorable Douglas Ginsburg Mr. and Mrs. Porter J. Goss Mr. Stephen Graham Mr. Terry Grant The Elizabeth Ireland Graves Foundation Mr. and Mrs. W. Cabell Grayson, Jr. Great Outdoor Provision Co. T.J. Guarriello, Jr. Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hallock Mr. and Mrs. R. Barry Hamilton Drs. Jeffrey and Lucille Harris Ms. Jessie M. Harris Ms. Maureen I. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hasse Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Henderson Ms. Georgia H. Herbert, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Landon Hilliard, III Ms. Judith R. Hope Mr. David Humm Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Irwin Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Iselin, III Dr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. John Jacquemin Mr. and Mrs. William S. Janes Janet Jones Stone Foundation John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Jones Dr. Judith K. Jones and Mr. William C. Rogers Mr. Joe Kasputy and Mrs. Vicky Van Mater Mr. Alton Keel, Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth B. Keffer Ms. Anne Keiser and Mr. Douglas Lapp Mr. Scott Kelly Mr. David L. Kennell and Ms. Clare Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. Don King Nicolaas and Patricia Kortlandt Fund PEC BOARD MEMBER LYNN WILEY (RIGHT) WITH MALCOLM MATHESON III, ROBERT DUVALL AND LUCIANA PEDRAZA AT THE PEC ANNUAL BALL. Photo by Paula Combs
- 26. 24 Susan W. Oldfield George and Susan Overstreet Mr. Michael A. Pausic and Ms. Kelley A. MacDougall Mr. Thomas G. Pellikaan Mr. and Mrs. Mark Perreault Mrs. Nicole Perry and Mr. Andrew Stifler Scott and Page Peyton Mr. Trevor A. M. Potter and Mr. Dana S. Westring Frederick H. Prince and Diana C. Prince Foundation Mrs. Diana C. Prince Mr. Michael J. Cowell and Ms. Patti J. Psaris Rappahannock Electric Cooperative Mrs. Lucy S. Rhame John and Margaret M. Richardson David Alberswerth and Cary Ridder Ms. Stephanie Ridder and Mr. John Beardsley Rodgers Family Foundation Fund Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation Rossetter-Cuthbert Fund Mr. and Mrs. J. Bradford Ryder Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Salley, III Mr. and Mrs. Tony Samra Mrs. Suzanne H. Scheer Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Seilheimer, III Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Seilheimer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Donald Shockey, Jr. Mr. Hunter Lewis and Ms. Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristoff Skyemar Foundation The Honorable and Mrs. S. Bruce Smart Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Mrs. Harold R. Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spicer Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Spytek Mr. John R. Staelin and Elizabeth F. Locke Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stanfield Mr. T. Garrick Steele Michael and Margrete Stevens Drs. Rae Stone and Kent Allen The Whitney and Anne Stone Foundation Ms. Page D. Styles Mr. and Mrs. John H. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sutton Tara Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Taylor Dr. Nancy Telfer The Wisker Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thorpe Tri-County Feeds, Fashions and Finds Trout Unlimited Rapidan Chapter Mr. George Tsantes Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ukrop Valley Charitable Trust Vanguard Charitable Virginia Environmental Endowment Virginia Food System Council Virginia Tech Lisa Volgenau and Chris Fitzgerald Rod Walker John W. Warner, IV Foundation, Inc. Nicole Watson and Jason Paterniti Mr. and Mrs. James Wiley Mr. and Mrs. David F. Williams Mr. and Mrs. G. Cabell Williams Mr. and Mrs. Michael Williams Virginia D. Wilson Ms. Margaret H. Wise Mrs. Loring Woodriff Gregory M. Yates OUR 2017 FELLOWSHIP PARTICIPANTS USED A 15 PASSENGER VAN TO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE REGION FOR FIELD VISITS TO FARMS, HISTORIC LANDS AND OTHER SITES IN THE PIEDMONT. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Krebs Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lamb Ms. Anna T. Lane Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis Loudoun Benefit Horse Show Foundation Loudoun County Farm Bureau, Inc. Lennart and Lena Lundh Richards S. Lykes Community Fund at the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation Dr. and Mrs. M. P. Mackay-Smith Makena Capital Management Mr. and Mrs. Dan Malcom The Frank Mangano Foundation Ms. Elizabeth Roessel Manierre Mr. Redmond L. Manierre Mark and Amy Tercek Foundation Mr. Chuck Boyd and Ms. Jessica T. Mathews Ms. Josette Maurer Mr. and Mrs. John McCarthy McGraw Foundation Mr. Sean McGuinness and Ms. Lori Keenan Mr. Stevenson McIlvaine and Ms. Penelope Breese Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. McIntosh Mr. Christopher L. McLean Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. McVeigh Cliff Miller Family Endowment Mary V. Mochary Mr. and Mrs. Robert Monk Monomoy Fund, Inc. Morton Family Foundation Mr. Hamilton Moses, III and Ms. Alexandra Gibson Moses Mountain Laurel Foundation Ms. Jessica Nagle Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nash National Park Service — Appalachian Trail Northern Piedmont Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James G. Northup Mr. James Iker and Mr. Hayes Nuss
- 27. contributions 25 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017 Supporter of the Piedmont $ 500 - $ 999 Anonymous Mr. Ralph Dewey and Ms. Elizabeth Barratt-Brown Mr. Dennis M. Barry Mr. and Mrs. David Bass Lindsay S. Beale Bessemer Trust Ms. Elizabeth Billings Cheryl L. Boland Mr. Brooks Bowen Dr. Lindsay Brancato Ms. Catherine W. Brown Mr. Jeff Burridge Mr. and Mrs. Tony Buzzelli Mr. and Ms. Harry Byrd, IV Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cary C. Hunter and Meghan Cloud T. Allan Comp and Selma Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Roger Courtenay Dr. and Mrs. Reynolds Cowles Drs. Joseph and Pamela Davis Ms. Susan Day Ms. Josephine de Give Read deButts Mr. and Mrs. C. Stanley Dees Dr. Morgan D. Delaney and Mr. Osborne Mackie Mr. John G. Dennis Robert Dove Mrs. Barbara H. duPont Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dye Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Eliot Mr. and Mrs. Scott Elliff Mark and Elizabeth Epley Dr. and Mrs. H C Eschenroeder, Jr. Mr. Richard A. Farland Mr. and Mrs. William A. Ferster Mr. A. Wray Fitch Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fortuna Thomas S. Foster and Steven J. Dahllof Mr. James Fox Mr. Brandon Garrett Mr. and Mrs. John D. Gavitt Mr. and Mrs. Donald Goff Gwen, Howard, Jacob and Nina Goodkin Greene County Economic Development and Tourism Mr. and Mrs. Dan D. Gregg Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. Greyson Grills Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Guarriello Mr. Michael. T Hall Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Hasse Mrs. Raymond Heatherton Ms. Gertraud Hechl Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Higginson, Jr. Ms. Mary Hutton iMARK Holdings, LLC Integral Yoga Natural Foods Ms. Rose E. Jenkins Ms. Sara Johnson Mr. Tom Johnson Junior North American Field Hunter Championship Michael and Margaret Kane Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth K. Knapp Jr. Mr. Henry Lavine and Mrs. Ronda McCrea Mr. Kurt Lawson Mr. Hunter Lewis and Ms. Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristroff Dale and Ingrid Hinckley Lindsay Lost Corner Farm Mr. Osborne Mackie and Dr. Morgan Delaney Madwoman Project Maizemoor International Inc Dr. and Mrs. Paul Massimiano Drs. Alan and Julie Matsumoto Randall L. and Catherine D. Mayes Mr. and Mrs. Michael McGettigan Kim and Marla McIntyre Ms. Katherine McLeod Mr. and Mrs. Charles Medvitz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Menuet Elizabeth Mercedes Capt. Robert Mihlbaugh and Miss Payton Bodecker Mr. Bryan Mitchell and Mrs. Constance Chamberlin Col. and Mrs. John Moring, III, USAF (ret.) National Parks Conservation Association Old Bust Head Brewing Company, LLC Dr. Michael Olding Mr. Greg Pellegrino Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Petite Mr. Dulany Morison and Mrs. Eleanor Morison Ms. Linda Pranke Mr. Kevin Ramundo and Ms. Anne D'Ignazio Mrs. Emily P. Ristau Rockley Foundation Dennis and Ann Rooker Ms. Carolyn Ross Susan W. Russell Ms. Mary B. Schwab Mr. and Mrs. Jen- William H. Scott Kathy and Nick Smart Mrs. Selena Smart and Mr. David Morris Mr. William Snyder and Dr. Laurin Mack Mr. and Mrs. Mike Springman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stapleton Mary Lou Steptoe PEC’S GEM BINGOL AND OYA SIMPSON. Photo by Paula Combs
- 28. 26 Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Stern Ms. Verna Stern Ms. Beverly Stickles Stillfield Fund 1 — CAC Foundation Mr. Jefferson S. Strider Mr. and Mrs. Reid P. Stuntz The Stern Foundation Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. George R. Thompson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Revere Mr. and Mrs. Bill Walde Mr. Christopher R. Wall Fraser and Susan Wallace Mr. Douglas Ward and Mr. Earl Johnson Mr. and Mrs. John Weidlein Ms. Sally Weldon Westchester Foundation Mrs. Margaret White Ms. Ashley Whitner Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Wilkins Mr. William C. Wilkinson, III Willowsford Farm Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wiseman Mr. and Mrs. Tucker Withers Wolf Creek Farm Friends of the Piedmont $ 100 - $ 499 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Sid Abrams Ms. Catherine Adams Mr. Norman Addington Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Akers Dr. Martin Albert Mr. Mark S. Allen Sandra and Ken Alm Mr. David A. Slosman and Mrs. Gwen Alred Mr. and Mrs. Roger Amato Ms. Kathleen M. Ambrose Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Andersen Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Anderson Mr. John Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Margaret Coles Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Paul Anikis Mr. Paul Anthony Mr. and Mrs. David Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Ashley Ms. Leslie Ashman Ms. Sarah Atkins Mrs. Sue Attisani-Lyman Mr. and Mrs. Philip Audibert Mr. and Mrs. Mark Augenblick Ms. Julia Baer Mrs. E. G. Baird Ms. Sara Lee Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Barnhardt Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bates Mr. Charles M. Baxter Ms. Katrina H. Becker Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Bell Mr. F. K. Benfield Ms. Ingrid Berger Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell H. Bernstein Ms. Elizabeth Berry Ms. Cynthia Beyer Eleanor and Francis Biasiolli Ms. Elizabeth Billings Ms. Gem Bingol and Mr. Richard Fausnaught Dr. Andrew Bishop and Mrs. Jane C. Bishop Miriam Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Blessed, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Langhorne Bond Bradley and Tandy Bondi Mr. and Mrs. John J. Bonsee Ms. Kristina Bouweiri Ms. Susan R. Bowen Ms. Louisa Bradford Mr. Kevin Breeden Mr. and Mrs. Harrison P. Bresee, Jr. Gretchen and Boris Brevnov Mr. and Mrs. Ike Broaddus Mr. Robert D. Broeksmit and Ms. Susan G. Bollendorf Dr. Lincoln Brower Ms. Diana T. Brown Thomas and Briana Burk Ms. Mary A. Burkhart Mr. and Mrs. W. Patrick Butterfield Dr. and Mrs. John Buursink Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. Byergo Mr. Perry Cabot Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Cady Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Cannon Mr. Michael A. Caplin Mr. John Carey Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carter Mr. and Mrs. James R. Carter, III Mr. Vernon Cassin Mary Catlett Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Catlett Ms. Mary O. Chatfield-Taylor Mr. and Mrs. John Cheatham, III Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Christie Bill and Deirdre Clark Mr. and Mrs. Michael Clayton The Bill Backer Legacy Society N amed for the avid conservationist and for- mer Piedmont Foundation President Bill Backer. Bill rallied concerned citizens to participate in early efforts to plan for future growth and conservation in Virginia. If we want strong, resilient communities for gen- erations to come—then it’s essential and urgent for us to invest in conservation. We invite you to make a commit- ment to preserve the Piedmont by leaving a gift in your will and becoming a member of the Bill Backer Legacy Society. Help ensure the Piedmont remains a beautiful and productive place to live, work and visit for generations to come. If you have already included PEC in your estate plans, please let us know so we can include you in the Legacy Society. For more information please contact: Nan Moring, Director of Development, at (540) 347-2334 ext. 7005 or nmoring@pecva.org.
- 29. contributions 27 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017 Mr. Brian Cohn Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Coleman, Jr. Dr. Bruce Collette Mr. and Mrs. Melvin H. Colvin, Jr. Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia Mr. and Mrs. David F. Condon Ms. Diana E. Conway Mr. Peter J. Cook Ms. Jane Cowan Mr. and Mrs. Claiborn Crain Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Crampton Mrs. Winfield P. Crigler and Mr. Timothy A. Harr Ms. Gayle R. Cross Mr. and Mrs. David Crowe Mr. Steve Crutchfield Mr. Robert Drake and Mrs. Tania Cubitt Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Cultrera Mr. and Mrs. James S. Cumming Mr. Mike Curtin Mr. and Mrs. William H. Dalton Mr. David Daniel Ms. Elizabeth E Daniel Mr. Travers Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Dart Ms. Karen Davenport Ms. Darragh Davis Ms. Alexandra deBorchgrave Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. deButts Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Decker Ms. Alice DeKany Mr. Thomas Joynt and Ms. Barbara DeRosa-Joynt Mary Desmond Dr. and Mrs. Don E. Detmer Ms. Julie Diehl Mr. Kevin DiLallo and Mr. Jack Krumholtz Mr. David Dipietro and Mrs. Barbara Bissinger Dipietro Dr. William McCormick and Dr. Lydia Donaldson Mr. and Mrs. John J. Donovan, Jr. Mr. Richard Dorrier Mr. and Mrs. Guy O. Dove, III Alan and Susan Dranitzke Ms. Louisa Duemling Joanne and Morgan Duncan Mr. Chris Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Jake Dunning Dr. and Mrs. William Duvall Mr. Bruce Dwyer Ms. Jane Eberhardt Edgemont Farm, LLC Mr. Robert Ehinger Mr. John Eisenhart Eugene Elder Doug and Norma Epley David and Elaina Evans Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Fairbrother Ms. Melanie Fein Mr. Daniel E. Fisher Ms. Sarah S. Forth, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Foster Mr. Sam Fowler Ms. Christine Fox Karen Fox and Dirck Holscher Ms. Nadra Franklin Mr. Jeffrey L. Freeman and Ms. Lauren Farnsworth Mr. Allen Freemyer Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fry Mr. James T. Fuller, III and Ms. Catherine T. Porter Mr. Bryon Fusini and Mr. Stephen J. Waudby Drs. Prasad and Jyothi Gadde Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Gale Ms. Megan Gallagher Ms. Lucie M. Garrett Mr. and Mrs. David Gerrish Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gingold Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gookin Miss Stuart T. Greene Ms. Anne Grenade Mr. Edward Grennan and Ms. Emily Granville Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Gupton Mr. Jeffrey Gutman Mr. Russ Guzdar Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hack Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hale Mr. Garland T. Hall RAPPERS CULLEN “FELLOWMAN” WADE (LEFT), ENVY (SECOND FROM LEFT) AND BERNARD HANKINS (RIGHT) FACILITATED A LIVELY DISCUSSION ABOUT GREENWAY TRAILS AT A 2017 EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY PEC AND THE CACF IMAGINATION FOUNDATION. SPECIAL GUEST CHANCE DICKERSON (CENTER) JOINED FOR THE ENCORE. Photo by Meredith Cole
- 30. 28 Mr. Steven Hall Halle Family Foundation Ms. Barbara Hamran John and Emily Hannum Ms. Mary C. Harrell Mr. and Mrs. Juergen Hauber Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Haws Dr. and Mrs. William H. Hay Mr. Mark Haynes Dr. and Mrs. Larry Heath Sheryl B. Heckler John L. Helmly and Caroline M. Nash Mrs. Achsah Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Paul Henderson Dr. and Mrs. Ken Henson Ms. Susan L. Heytler Feroline Higginson Ms. Ellen Hill Mr. Albert P. Hinckley, Jr. Mr. James Hiney Mr. Peter Hoagland Mrs. Sarah S. Hodgkin Mr. and Mrs. James Hoecker Mr. George A. Horkan, III Jane Humpstone Ms. Linda C. Hunt Ms. Martha I. Hunt John and Elna Hunter Hunting Creek Garden Club Mr. Kirby R. Hutto Mr. John Ince Mr. R. Phillip Irwin Ms. Linda Y. Ingram Ms. Carol Ivory Mr. Nicholas Smith and Ms. Deborah J. Jacobs Dr. Roy Jacobson and Mrs. Carolyn E. Hitchcock Jane Covington Restoration Mark W. and Gail L. Jeffries Mr. and Mrs. T. Christopher Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Jenkins Mr. Bland Jensen Mr. and Mrs. Dean H. Jewett Ms. Cynthia F. Johnson Mr. Bennett Johnston Ms. Patricia Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jones Mr. and Mrs. Tommy L. Jones Ms. Tamara Jovovic Ms. Ann Jurczyk Mr. David H. Kaplan Drs. Lee and Neal Kassell Ms. Meg Keeley Mr. Richard Keeling Ms. Rachel Keen Mr. Richard S. Kelso The Honorable Laura Kennedy and Mr. John Feeney Mr. Christopher Kent and Mr. James Burns Mr. Greg Killmeyer Ms. Suzanne Kim Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kirby Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kirchner Mr. Steven Kirstein Garnett Kiser Bryant and Martha Kling Mr. and Mrs. Tom Knaus Mr. Dennis Kruse Ms. Barbara Kuckenbecker Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Lamana Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lander Ms. Catherine C. Larmore Mr. and Mrs. Todd A. LaRochelle Ms. Jocelyn Lasher Ms. Aliene M. Laws Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lawson Mr. Douglas H. Lees, III Mrs. Judith A. Lefferts Pam and Tim Lettie Keith D. and Bari R. Levingston Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lewis Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Lindstrom Mr. and Mrs. Trowbridge T. Littleton Mark and Denise Lorenz Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum Mr. Thomas Lovejoy Yakir and Claire Lubowsky Ms. Sharon G. Luke Mr. and Mrs. Talbot Mack Mr. and Mrs. Justin Mackay-Smith John Magee Mr. and Mrs. David W. Mailler Mr. Stewart Marr Mr. John F. Marshall and Mrs. Cri Kars-Marshall Lindsay Marshall Mr. William R. Marshall Mr. Colvin Matheson Mr. Malcolm Matheson, III Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mayo Ms. Joann S. Mazzetta Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mazzucchelli Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McBride Dr. Lydia Donaldson and Dr. William H. McCormick Ms. Mary L. McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. James McDermott Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. McHenry, Jr. Michael McKechnie Dr. Russell B. McKelway and Dr. Laura Dabinett Dr. Peter and Mrs. Margaret McLean Mr. and Mrs. Harry McNaught Ms. Susannah McNear Howard and Candy Means Mr. Neil Means Ms. Janel T. Melgaard Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Melnik Ms. Elizabeth Merritt Mr. Stephen Metruck and Ms. Peggy Duxbury Mr. Bud Meyer Ms. Elizabeth K. Meyer GUESTS GATHER FOR THE 2017 BLUEBELL WALK AT CEDAR RUN HOSTED BY MARGRETE AND MICHAEL STEVENS. Photo by Cynthia Benitz
- 31. contributions 29 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017 In memory of Gina Farrar The Piedmont lost a visionary businesswoman and avid conservationist with the death of Virginia Howard “Gina” Farrar. In addition to her support of PEC, Gina was also one of the founders of the Partnership for Warrenton (recently renamed Experience Warrenton), focused on invigorating the town’s commercial district where she created vibrant retail estab- lishments that enhanced Old Town Warrenton. Gina will be especially remembered for the cre- ation of the Natural History Day Camp that she orga- nized in partnership with PEC and The Warrenton Garden Club. The camp, established in the mid- 1980s, ran annually at her beloved farm, Chapultepec, along the banks of the Rappahannock River. Over the years, her contribu- tions to preserving our environment and nurtur- ing hundreds of young people were recognized nationally by the Garden Club of America; statewide by the Garden Club of Virginia; and locally by the John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District. Hundreds of families trace their love of nature and understanding of the Piedmont to the experience they gained through Gina across several generations. GUESTS GATHER TOGETHER TO HEAR SPEAKERS AT PEC’S EVENT COMMEMORATING GREENE COUNTY’S MOUNTAIN HERITAGE. Photo by Tiffany Parker Ms. Jacqui Michel Mrs. Carol Miller Mr. and Mrs. William S. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Miller Mr. John K. Millholland IV Michele Mitchell Mr. Jeffrey Modliszewski Mr. William Mohrman Monroe and Crocker, PC Mrs. Laurel Moore and Mr. James M. White Jim and Brenda Moorman Ms. Maralyn D. Morency Mr. Thomas Morgan Mr. and Mrs. George H. Morison Douglas and Ramona Morris Ms. Helen Ida Moyer Mr. Andrew Murphy Ms. Donna Murphy Matthew and Mary Murray Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Murray Myers and Woods Appraisal Group Mr. and Mrs. John F. Myers, Jr. Mr. Eric Nagy Mr. Timothy C. Neale Commander and Mrs. Nathaniel P. Neblett Ms. Hana Newcomb Ms. Susan Nicholson Mrs. Jane M. Noland Ms. Diana Norris Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative Joy M. Oakes and Thomas J. Cassidy Dr. Timothy Ober and Mrs. Janie Shrader Mrs. Vibeke Ober
- 32. 30 Mr. Joachim Otero Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Overcash Dr. Helen Schwiesow Parker and Mr. J. B. Riggs Ms. Tiffany Parker and Mr. Watsun Randolph Mr. John R. Parks Mr. Scott Pearce and Ms. Rebecca Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pejacsevich Ms. Ellen Percy-Miller Ms. Shelley Perry Pat Peters Mr. Karl J. Pfefferkorn and Ms. Katherine Birdsall Mr. Geoff Poitras Carolyn C. Polhemus Ms. Martha Polkey Trip Pollard and Elizabeth Outka Mr. Stewart R. Pollock Ms. Anna E. Porter Mr. and Mrs. E. Bryson Powell Ms. Marion K. Poynter Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Price Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Prochaska Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Purcell, Jr. Mrs. Lewis M. Purnell Ms. Matilda Purnell and Ms. Alice Cannon Chip and Mary Queitzsch Ms. and Mr. Jane Radford Judy Rasmussen Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Reid Laura Revitz Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Reynolds, II Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Rice Mr. James E. Rich, Jr. Ms. Robina Rich-Bouffault Robin Rider Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Rochester Ms. Evelyn M. Rollison Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rop Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Rose Mr. Victor Rosenberg Mr. Randall G. Salzman Ms. Betty Sams Mr. and Mrs. David Sarr Mr. and Mrs. Steve Satterfield Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schaefer Mr. Carl Schmitt Mr. Donald L. Schupp, Jr. Anne D. Schwartz Ms. Betty Scott Catherine Scott and Jamie Resor Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Sentz Mr. Matthew J. Sheedy and Mrs. Vicky Bendure Margaret and Sidney Silver Michael and Oya Simpson Mr. Dave Smarr Ms. Barbara Smith Carolyn Smith Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Smith Mr. Mark T. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. John Sodolski Mr. and Mrs. Larry Spaine Mr. Trevor Springman Mr. and Mrs. Keith St. Germain Ms. Lucia Stanton Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Steele Mr. Jeff Stehm Ted and Anne Stelter Dr. and Mrs. Eric R. Steuer Jimmy M. and Nancy C. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Peter Storm Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Strittmatter Susan Bailey and Sidney Buford Scott Endowment Trust Susan W. Davenport W. Edgar Spigle Fund in CACF Ms. Laurie Tarpey Ms. Abigail Taylor Ms. Carole Taylor Mr. John J. Taylor and Mrs. Jeannette Walls Mr. Stewart F. Taylor Mrs. Laura TeKrony Bob and Sara Templeman Mrs. Nancy Terseck The Bench Trail Fund The Endangered Species Coalition Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Theroux Ms. Julia D. Thieriot Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Thompson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Thurston Ms. Kathleen Timberlake Dorothy and Bill Tompkins Mr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Tompkins Mr. and Mrs. Amadeo C. Tortorella Barbara Tourtelot and Lee Johnson Mr. John L. Trimmer Ms. Michele Trufant Peggy and Carter Tucker Thomas and Susan Tuttle Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Twining Mr. John Uhar Betty S. Valmarana Mr. Mark Van De Water Theo Van Groll and Charlotte P. Black-Van Groll Donna W. and Scott B. Vande Pol Varian YourCause LLC Mr. Eric Venclik Ms. Anita Vere-Nicoll Virginia Conservation Network Virginia Society of Ornithology Mr. William von Raab Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Voss Mr. James P. Waite, III Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Walker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Wallach Mr. and Mrs. Mark Warren Ms. Viviane M. Warren Ms. Barbara Wayne Mr. and Mrs. Matt Weeden Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wehrle Mr. and Mrs. William J. Weinhold Ms. Nancy Weiss Welbourne Guest House Dr. Anthony L. McCall and Ms. Madelyn F. Wessel Alice and Curtis West Ms. Lynda S. White Ms. Carey C. Whitehead Mr. and Mrs. Russell Whitfield Ellen (Dootsie) Wilbur Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Wilcox Ms. Elise H. Wilkins and Mr. Fred Drunagel Mr. Glenn Willard Mr. Stirling L. Williamson, Jr. Steve and Annette Willis Sylvia J. Wilson Kate and Jeb Wofford Thomas and Barbara Wolf Ms. Paula Wolferseder Yabar Mr. Jack Wood Ms. Sarah Woods Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Woods, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Woolman, III Mr. and Mrs. William Worrall Alan and Irene Wurtzel Dr. and Mrs. Harold E. Young Dr. Deborah and Mr. John Randall Younger Mr. and Mrs. Gary Younkin Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Zimmerman Ted and Lucy Zimmerman Mr. John F. Zugschwert
- 33. 31 PEC board and staff PEC Board of DirectorsPEC Staff Officers CO-CHAIR George Ohrstrom, II CO-CHAIR Jean Perin VICE CHAIR Mark Ohrstrom VICE CHAIR John H. “Jack” Snyder SECRETARY Alton Keel TREASURER David Aldrich Albemarle County John H. Birdsall, III* Mary Buford Hitz Chris McLean Patricia Prentiss Nora Seilheimer Peter Stoudt Loring Woodriff Clarke County William J.O. Dunning Cleo Smart Gewirz Pam Lettie George Ohrstrom, II* Culpeper County Lili Alexander Margaret (Meg) Campbell Seth Heald* Linda “Boo” Ingram* Fauquier County Mimi Abel Smith* Brian Conboy* Glenn Epstein George Grayson James Kleeblatt* Mark Ohrstrom* Jean Perin* Margaret Milner Richardson* Marie Ridder* Lynn Wiley* Virginia Wilson* Greene County Roy Dye* Alton Keel* George Overstreet Loudoun County John Magee Bonnie Mattingly Bruce Smart David Williams Madison County William von Raab* Orange County James Collins Frank Gillan John H. Jack Snyder* Rappahannock County David Aldrich* Leslie Cockburn* Helen DuBois Bruce Jones * Denotes 2017 Executive Committee member This list includes Board members who served at any time between Jan 2017 and Jan 2018 Piedmont Environmental Council · Annual Report · 2017 Land Use Gem Bingol, CLARKE LOUDOUN COUNTIES Julie Bolthouse, FAUQUIER COUNTY Dan Holmes, DIRECTOR OF STATE POLICY Land Conservation Claire Catlett, CULPEPER RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTIES Peter Hujik, MADISON ORANGE COUNTIES Michael Kane, DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION Peter Krebs, COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR, ALBEMARLE/CHARLOTTESVILLE Tracy Lind, CLARKE, FAUQUIER LOUDOUN COUNTIES Rex Linville, ALBEMARLE GREENE COUNTIES Celia Vuocolo, HABITAT STEWARDSHIP SPECIALIST Farms and Food Jessica Palmer, FARMS AND FOOD PROGRAM COORDINATOR Historic Preservation Kristie Kendall, HISTORIC PRESERVATION MANAGER Outreach and Communications Paula Combs, SENIOR EDITOR PUBLIC RELATIONS Robin Cross, FELLOWSHIP COORDINATOR Watsun Randolph, SENIOR GIS ANALYST Marco Sánchez, COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR Bri West, DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS Information Systems and Technology Tiffany Parker, DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS Membership and Development Danielle Castellano, DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Karissa Epley, SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR Nan Moring, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Douglas Stewart, DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Finance and Administration Diana Gebhart, BOOKKEEPER Nancy Terseck, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Executive John McCarthy, SENIOR ADVISOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Chris Miller, PRESIDENT Diana Norris, IN-HOUSE COUNSEL Dawn Wilmot, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
- 34. 32 2017 Financial Report Sources of Organizational Support Program and Operating Expenditures Donations and Grants $ 3,475,311 94% Special Events, Net 151,627 4% Investments, Other 62,213 2% Total $ 3,689,151 100% Conservation, Stewardship and Habitat $ 1,040,109 28% County Issues and Planning 707,510 19% Policy* 212,402 6% Farms and Food 130,179 4% Transportation and Growth Management 124,462 3% Outreach and Education 730,519 19% Development 365,394 10% Administration 457,240 12% Total $ 3,767,815 100% * Policy reflects regional and state-level work on policy related to energy, air quality, water quality, telecommunications, land conservation and land use. 2017 Financial Report The above figures do not include the activities of partner organizations for whom we acted as fiscal sponsor in 2017, including the Coalition for Smarter Growth, Shenandoah Valley Network and the EarthDay@Loudoun Family Festival. Copies of our audited financial statements and IRS forms 990, which include the aforementioned partner organizations, are available upon request. Copies of our most recent statements may also be found at PEC’s website at www.pecva.org/donate. For more information, please contact PEC’s accounting office at (540) 347-2334.
- 36. Post Office Box 460 • Warrenton, VA 20188 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID PPCO PEC FELLOWS TAKE IN A SUNRISE FROM SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK. Photo by Abigail Chan PRINTED BY Progress Printing, Lynchburg, VA DESIGNED BY Keith Damiani Find contact information for PEC staff throughout our region at www.pecva.org Headquarters Office P.O. Box 460 45 Horner Street Warrenton, VA 20188 540.347.2334 Charlottesville Office 410 East Water Street, Suite 700 Charlottesville, VA 22902 434.977.2033 Orange Office 11395 Constitution Hwy Montpelier Station, VA 22957 540.347.2334