by Jonathan Doherty | Jun 30, 2020 | Lightning Update
Earlier this month, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced the release of ConserveVirginia 2.0, an interactive map system for viewing Virginia land conservation priorities. (Image: Virginia DCR) Conservationists have always relied on maps. And that is never more...
by Jonathan Doherty | Jun 23, 2020 | Lightning Update
It’s not too late to listen in to “We Need to Talk,” a conversation the National Park Service hosted last week on the intersection of race, history, and the outdoors. View the 90 minute conversation on YouTube. On Juneteenth, the National Park...
by Jonathan Doherty | Jun 22, 2020 | Monday Magic
Snowy Egret, along the South River, Maryland, June 2020. (Photos: Clandestine Wren Photography) Snowy Egrets, which grace shorelines and marshes around the Chesapeake Bay, truly seem to define elegance. Thus the reason they were hunted to near extinction in the United...
by Jonathan Doherty | Jun 15, 2020 | Monday Magic
Weed (noun): a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth.Merriam Webster Dictionary Long, long ago. It was different here. Forests reigned supreme. Only in sunny clearings would this plant have been found. To the west, in the...
by Jonathan Doherty | Jun 9, 2020 | Lightning Update
How have inflection points influenced one land conservation organization over time?What does that suggest for where we all stand now? (All photos: ESLC) In recent weeks, many have been mulling the idea of “inflection points” and whether and how we might be in the...
