by admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Lightning Update
The James C. Justice Companies, owned by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, recently donated a conservation easement on 4,500 acres in Albemarle County, Virginia. (Image: Emily Hayes/Charlottesville Tomorrow) Not far from Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, the...
by admin | Jul 22, 2019 | Lightning Update
A new Narrative Toolkit provides a series of tools for uniting and bolstering communications about land conservation in the communities and regions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (Image: Spitfire Strategies) Achieving conservation goals requires continued support...
by admin | Jul 15, 2019 | Lightning Update
Geese fly over Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge where Duck Stamps will help fund protection of over 2,600 acres. (Photo: Steve Droter/Chesapeake Bay Program) There are many opportunities available for each of us as to help conserve fish and wildlife and the...
by admin | Jul 8, 2019 | Lightning Update
Delaware recently announced the largest ever round of farms preserved through the state’s Agricultural Lands Preservation Program. The image above illustrates how multiple adjacent farms have been preserved over time. (All images: Delaware Department of...
by admin | Jul 1, 2019 | Lightning Update
The panoramic view from Fones Cliffs above the Rappahannock River in Virginia. The 252 acre property is now part of the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge. (All photos: Pamela A. D’Angelo for theFree Lance-Star) Last Friday, Joe McCauley...