The Piedmont Environmental Council invites you to apply to our Fellowship Program. The Fellowship Program is a six week program offering students a fully immersive, hands-on experience in PEC’s nationally recognized, highly successful regional movement for land conservation and land use planning. The Fellowship Program is designed to provide Fellows with comprehensive exposure to all aspects of PEC’s work throughout the Virginia Piedmont region, state and nation. Topics included in the program curriculum are: Land Conservation Urban Planning and Transportation Grassroots Organizing Relations with Local and State Government Water and Air Quality Advocacy Communications Development and Fundraising Website Maintenance and Design GIS Mapmaking Our partnerships with local allies concerned about public health, affordable housing, economic development, historic resources, agricultural production, efficient transportation, and environmental stewardship provide Fellows with a multi-dimensional framework for community action. The Fellowship Program is designed to provide Fellows with comprehensive exposure to all aspects of PEC’s work throughout the Piedmont region, state and nation. Academic Session: The first four weeks of the program are focused on Academic Activities including orientation, classroom training, guest lectures, assigned readings and group discussion, participation in PEC staff meetings, “A Day in the Life of…” visit with PEC staff, staff/Fellow mentorships, and field trips. Individual Practicum Session: The last two weeks of the program are focused on an Individual Practicum designed by each Fellow to meet their expressed skills and interests and fulfilled with assistance from a PEC staff mentor. PEC is pleased to provide accepted 2008 Fellows assistance with the following: • Local housing • Classroom facilities • Activities and special project expenses • Small living stipend

<B<The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC)</B> is a nonprofit conservation organization and regional land trust founded in 1972 to promote and protect the Piedmont’s rural economy, natural resources, history and beauty. At PEC we help citizens and communities participate in fostering a bright future for the Virginia Piedmont by enabling their efforts to manage and mitigate the challenges of taxes, roads, growth, development, power plants, air quality, water quality, and land conservation. <P>Our programs include <B>Land Conservation</B>, which constitutes preserving the land and open space by supporting and promoting land conservation easements & other innovative solutions; and <B>Land Use Advocacy</B>, which involves promoting best use of available land and intelligent land use planning, with an eye for our rural heritage & rural economy. <p> Intense participation at the local, regional, and state levels distinguishes PEC as the leading advocate for both land conservation and managed growth in Virginia. <ul>Our work involves a sophisticated integration of four mutually interdependent goals and programs: <li><b>Better Define the Piedmont</b>—PEC is creating a sense of place in our communities through engaging activities and the identification and support for our unique assets and history. <li><B>Protect What Can Be Protected: Land Conservation & Watershed Protection</B>—We are protecting threatened land and natural and cultural resources as efficiently as possible through an aggressive and multi-tiered land conservation program. <li><b>Respond to the Forces of Change: Land Use and Transportation</b>—We consistently promote good planning to reduce threats to our region, address issues of local importance, and surmount individual pressures on our historic landscape. <li><b>Direct Growth to the Right Places</B>—We are helping visualize a better future by presenting positive solutions to the status quo. </ul>

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