by admin | Jun 17, 2025 | Lightning Update
Group photo of the partners who attended the 2024 CCP Annual Meeting. Written by Chase Douglas and Ben Alexandro The majesty of the Chesapeake Bay and the 64,000 square miles of landscapes that nourish us cannot be conserved alone. The beauty of our treasured...
by admin | May 14, 2025 | Lightning Update
Conservation leaders meet with Del. Dana Stein Written by Josh Hastings and Andrea Reese, Mark Conway, edited by Ben Alexandro The 2025 legislative sessions in Maryland and Virginia unfolded under extraordinary pressure, from historic budget deficits and political...
by admin | Apr 15, 2025 | Lightning Update
A birding survey conducted by the Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative in Virginia Written by: Chase Douglas Birds depend on the same large, connected, high-quality habitats that land trusts strive to protect. Across the Chesapeake Bay watershed, partners have already...
by admin | Feb 18, 2025 | Lightning Update
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Written by: Ben Alexandro Thanks to the amazing work of partners, the Chesapeake Bay Program outcome of protecting an additional 2 million acres by the end of the year from the baseline set in 2010 is on track. Now what? More work...
by admin | Jan 21, 2025 | Lightning Update
The celebration of the newly established Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge Written by: Kaelyn Kobosko After 15 years of dedicated work, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), in partnership with various organizations, accomplished a...