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From the Blog

3 Easy Ways to Support the Environment This Spring

So you want to support the environment, but you don't have a ton of time? You came to the right place! Here are 3 easy ways to get more involved in the environmental movement this Spring.

From our Founders: The Story of Piedmont Earth Day Fair

Written by: Terri LeGrand and Janet Loew, co-founders of Piedmont Environmental Alliance

How PEA's Environmental Debate Makes an Impact

February 18, 2019

How does debate change the lives of students? Over the years, Piedmont Environmental Alliance has received dozens of positive testimonies from students, teachers, and parents alike.

An Interview with the Sustainability Manager of the City of Winston-Salem

November 27, 2018

This past week, we sat down with Helen Peplowski, the Sustainability Manager for the City of Winston-Salem to hear a bit

Take a Hike! November 17 is National Hiking Day

November 14, 2018

Today is yet another wonderful reminder of how fortunate we are to call North Carolina home. Those of us who reside in the piedmont have access to a wide range of outdoor spaces from mountains to coast, including State Parks with maintained hiking trails.

A Scream for a More Green Halloween

October 22, 2018

Halloween can be an environmental headache, full of non-recyclable candy wrappers, plastic decorations, and polyester costumes that are often worn once. Check out these simple and effective tips to have a more sustainable Halloween. Costumes: Make, Borrow, or Upcycle

Community Calendar

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

TEEM Environmental Movie And Group Discussion

Join Temple Emanuel for an environmental movie showing and discussion. Click here for more information.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Our Sky, Our Earth, Our Water

Join the Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library for a book reading and craft exploring the summer reading theme "A Universe of Stories" presented by Stormwater SMART. This program is for families.

Sunday, June 23, 2019

2019 Yadkin Riverkeeper Tour: Summer Solstice Paddle & Potluck (9 miles)

Join Yadin Riverkeeper for their annual summer solstice paddle and potluck with live music. Everyone is encouraged to bring a dish to share. Free wine and beer provided. Don't have a boat? You can rent one in addition to your entry fee!

Thursday, July 11, 2019

July's Summer Thursday Lecture - "Preserving the Garden: Dried Arrangements"

Join the Paul J. Ciener Botanitcal Garden for their Thursday Summer Lecture. July's topic- dried arrangements! Learn how to preserve your plants for indoor decorations. Free to PJCBG members. $5 for non-members.

Friday, July 12, 2019

Book Discussion: "Where the Crawdads Sing"

Join the Green Reads Book Club and Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library for a dicussion of Delia Owens' mystery novel, Where the Crawdads Sing.

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

TEEM Environmental Movie And Group Discussion

Join Temple Emanuel for an environmental movie showing and discussion. Click here for more information.

Gold Sponsors

Duke Energy/Piedmont Natural Gas Foothills Brewing Forsyth Country Day School HanesBrands
The Montessori School of Winton-Salem

Silver Sponsors

Beta Verde / Cobblestone Farmers Market Modern Automotive
NC Sierra Club Foothills Group
PART Reynolda House Museum of American Art Robin Craig Photo Siemens Energy, Inc. Temple Emanuel Winston-Salem Triad Air Awareness

Bronze Sponsors

Forsyth Audubon Society Forsyth Family Magazine
Nu Expression Piedmont Land Conservancy
Summit School TS Designs
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of WS Yadkin Riverkeeper

Environmental Debate & Education Program Sponsors

88.5 WFDD Northwest Geoscience Wells Fargo

Program Partners

Bookmarks Kaleideum Roots First Design Sawtooth School for Visual Art

Friends of the Fair

a/perture cinema Bagel Station Custom Homes by Hamrick Ethos Engineering Express Graphics Freedom Creative Solutions Gallins Family Farm Moutain Park Spring Water Scruggs Leadership The Olio Triad Moms on Main Wake Forest University EMS
Kozie Bartow Stephanie Bennett Tim & Karin Binkley Bill & Eileen Blancato Valerie & John Brockenbrough Jack & Susan Campbell Mark Cohn Lila Cruikshank Dedee Delongpre Johnston Jim & Nancy Fields Anne & Will Fleeson Richard & Jessica Gordon Bobbie Gordon
Charlotte Hanes Jim Hanes Laura Hortal Ed Hunsinger, Sr Annie Jenkins Mary & Randell Jones Rajesh & Stephanie Kapileshwari Megan Kilpatrick Terri LeGrand Don Lendle Josh & Janet Loew Wanda Maloney Richard G. Moye Jr. Lisa Northrop Alan Palmiter
Gus & Linda Preschle Trevor Shelton Allen & Jane Smart John & Barbara Sprainitis Sarah Squire Nicole & Brian Stebbins Bud Stentz Gayle Tuch Patrick Turner Claire & Randall Tuttle Brad & Amanada Zabel Lei Zhang