by admin | Nov 18, 2019 | Lightning Update
The Trust for Public Lands tracks ballot measures financing land protection and publishes the data through its LandVote database. A new study examines factors influencing the likelihood of these conservation referendums. (Image: TPL) A year ago we shared an update on...
by admin | Nov 4, 2019 | Lightning Update
Protection of a nearly 5,000 acre tract of woodlands, just added to the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, conserves local historic resources and the water quality of headwater streams flowing into the James River and Chesapeake Bay.(Image: Neil...
by admin | Oct 28, 2019 | Lightning Update
This one and a half minute video is a quick primer on community land trusts, non-profit organizations that focus on developing affordable housing projects but may also create urban agriculture projects, develop community commercial spaces and conserve land or urban...
by admin | Oct 24, 2019 | Lightning Update
Brent Leggs, Executive Director of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund set an inspirational tone for the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership’s 10th Annual Meeting, challenging the group to ramp up...
by admin | Oct 7, 2019 | Lightning Update
Applications are open now for a Chesapeake Watershed Conservation Finance Intensive Workshop on December 16-18. Are you looking to access new sources of funding for land conservation deals? Do you require more complex funding and financing tools to achieve your land...
