by admin | Feb 26, 2015 | Lightning Update
The recently released report Expanding Horizons summarizes key findings from the National Workshop on Large Landscape Conservation (NWLLC). The document and suggests next steps to move landscape scale conservation forward. The report emphasizes the need for greater...
by admin | Feb 6, 2015 | Lightning Update
President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2016 budget was released on Monday and includes nearly $38 million dollars to fund land conservation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. If fully appropriated, this funding could conserve up to 7,500 acres. More than $33 million of...
by admin | Dec 31, 2014 | Lightning Update
The end of 2014 brought good news for land conservation and public access in the Chesapeake in the form of two significant spending bills passed by Congress. The new legislation includes funding for sites along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic...
by admin | Dec 8, 2014 | Lightning Update
Stakeholders from across the Delmarva peninsula converged at the historic Tidewater Inn in Easton on November 20th for a conversation about the future of agriculture on the shore. In the welcoming address American Farmland Trust President Andrew McElwaine...
by admin | Oct 16, 2014 | Lightning Update
The Susquehanna Gateway Heritage Area (SGHA) is a designated Pennsylvania Heritage Area serving Lancaster and York Counties. SGHA’s special focus is the Susquehanna River, with a mission to enhance quality of life and economic vitality by promoting preservation,...
