by Admin | Jun 8, 2021 | Lightning Update
The Biden administration’s budget contains encouraging signals for conservation funding.Credit: Roger Helmer, MEP On May 28 the Biden administration released its budget proposals for fiscal year 2022. Coinciding with the President’s proclamation of June as Great...
by Admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Lightning Update
Protecting landscapes like this may require accounting for the financial benefits.Credit: Chesapeake Bay Foundation John Griffin, Tim Male A major theme of the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership’s 2016 Annual Working Meeting was “Growing the Pie.” Translation:...
by Admin | May 25, 2021 | Lightning Update
One philanthropist built thousands of schools for African-Americans in the era of Jim Crow. (Photos: EHT Traceries) As our nation struggles to address a record of racial conflicts and challenges, we may gain encouragement by reflecting on positive stories of the past....
by Admin | May 18, 2021 | Lightning Update
This week, Lighting Update welcomes its new writer, Warren Brown. Along with appearances of some guest writers, Warren will now be the regular writer of Lightning Update. Warren had an illustrious career with the National Park Service, including as the Chief of Park...
