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From the Blog

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

VOTE for the Environment

October 10, 2018

Make a plan to vote The upcoming North Carolina state election has important ramifications for our city, region, country, and the environment at large. Do you have a plan to vote in the upcoming elections?

Community Calendar

Sunday, March 24, 2019

EcoEXPLORE: Tree Science

Join Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library for a hike in Price Park, and learn how to identify different types of trees, discover parts of trees, and adopt a tree and watch its progress. Dress for the weather and bring your camera. Opportunities to win prizes are available.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

NC Project Learning Tree Environmental Education Workshop

Join NC Project Learning Tree for Environmental Education for the K-8 classroom. This training is for K-8 classroom and nonformal educators to explore activities in the Project Learning Tree K-8 Curriculum Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with the PLT K-8 Activi

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Forsyth Audubon Chapter Meeting

Join Forsyth Audubon for a chapter meeting featuring guest speakers Marbry (Hop) Hopkins and David Disher on the topic of warbler identification. Just in time for spring, Hop and David will talk about the best ways to learn and identify spring warblers.

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Earth Week Kick-Off

Join the Wake Forest University Campus Garden for the Earth Week Kick-Off event. Celebrate Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year for Trees, with live-music, fresh food and drinks, and fun activities!

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Green Drinks

Join local environmental organizations for drinks, community, and conversations at the monthly Green Drinks Winston-Salem. A portion of each drink (not actually green!) will benefit your favorite environmental non-profits.

Thursday, April 4, 2019

TEEM Environmental Movie And Speaker

Join Temple Emanuel for a showing of an environmental film and discussion.

Gold Sponsors

Duke Energy/Piedmont Natural Gas Foothills Brewing Forsyth Country Day School HanesBrands
The Montressori 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 Siemens Energy, Inc. Temple Emanuel Winston-Salem Triad Air Awareness

Bronze Sponsors

Forsyth Family Magazine Forsyth Audubon Society
Piedmont Land Conservancy Nu Expressions
Summit School T.S. Designs
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of WS Yadkin Riverkeeper

Environmental Debate & Education Program Sponsors

88.5 WFDD Northwest Geoscience Wells Fargo

Program Partners

Kaleideum Sawtooth School for Visual Art

Friends of the Fair

a/perture cinema Ethos Engineering Express Graphics Gallins Family Farm Homes by Hamrick Moutain Park Spring Water Triad Moms on Main Wake Forest University EMS
Stephanie Bennett Tim & Karen Binkley Valerie & John Brockenbrough Jack & Susan Campbell Lila Cruikshank Dedee Delongpre Johnston Clare Fader Jim & Nancy Fields Anne & Will Fleeson Richard & Jessica Gordon
Charlotte Hanes Laura Hortal Ed Hunsinger, Sr Annie Jenkins Mary & Randell Jones Rajesh & Stephanie Kapileshwari Terri LeGrand Don Lendle Josh & Janet Loew 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 Claire & Randall Tuttle Lei Zhang