Protect Thirty Percent by 2030

Protect Thirty Percent by 2030

A group of scientists recently published a science driven plan for saving the abundance and diversity of life on earth in the face of climate change. (Photo: NASA Goddard) With every passing month, there is mounting concern about the need for protecting more of the...
Agrihoods and More

Agrihoods and More

Demand for local foods has fueled new trends in the connection between farming and real estate. Among them are a number of planned communities designed around a local farm. (Photo: Willowsford Conservancy) There are all sorts of factors influencing agriculture these...
President Signs Major Public Lands Bill

President Signs Major Public Lands Bill

The Susquehanna National Heritage Area is one of the new designations established when the President signed the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act.(Photo: Susquehanna Heritage) By Jonathan Doherty On Tuesday, March 12, President Trump...
Communicating About Conservation Values

Communicating About Conservation Values

Members of Virginia’s land trust and conservation community work on communications and messaging techniques last week at a training sponsored by Virginia’s United Land Trusts and the Partnership. By Jonathan Doherty Land trusts and conservationists...
Communicating About Conservation Values

Communicating About Conservation Values

Land trusts and conservationists gathered last week in Virginia to work on communications and messaging strategies for talking about land protection. Participants explored a narrative around which unified and tailored messaging can be built, learned the formula for...