by Kelsey Everett | Aug 20, 2019 | Homepage
The majority of the Chesapeake watershed is forested. And most of these Chesapeake forests were recently assessed for their vulnerability to projected climate change. The Mid-Atlantic Region Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment and Synthesis is the work of dozens...
by Kelsey Everett | Aug 13, 2019 | Homepage
The Land Trust Accreditation Commission recently announced the latest round of newly accredited land trusts — and three Chesapeake watershed organizations are on the list. The Capitol Region Land Conservancy (CRLC) serves the City of Richmond and...
by Kelsey Everett | Aug 7, 2019 | Homepage
About 24 percent — or over 4 million — of the Chesapeake watershed’s 18 million residents are children under the age of 18. They are the region’s future. And conservation’s future. Most children (and adults) — more than 70 percent...
by Kelsey Everett | Jul 30, 2019 | Homepage
Not far from Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, the James C. Justice Companies, Inc. own 4,500 acres in Albemarle County, Virginia. Interestingly, the owner of the companies is West Virginia Governor Jim Justice. Justice has now donated a conservation easement on...
by Kelsey Everett | Jul 23, 2019 | Homepage
Achieving conservation goals requires continued support for public land protection programs, increased private sector investment, and other new sources of conservation financing. All of these depend on an engaged public, interested landowners, dedicated...
by Kelsey Everett | Jul 16, 2019 | Homepage
There are many opportunities available for each of us as to help conserve fish and wildlife and the habitats on which they depend for survival. We can plant native species in a yard and garden and contribute to our favorite land conservation organizations. Or, one of...
