by Admin | Feb 22, 2022 | Lightning Update
A group of African Americans pose aboard the bugeye Thomas Blades in the harbor of St. Michaels, Maryland, c. 1910. Image courtesy gift of Mary V. Thomas to the collection of Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Vincent Leggett, “Admiral of the Chesapeake,” Founder and...
by Admin | Feb 8, 2022 | Lightning Update
Image courtesy of Virginia Working Landscapes Caitlyn Dittmeier, Outreach and Communications Intern, Working Land and Seascapes, Smithsonian Institution Land use and biodiversity – can we have our cake and eat it too? Yes, these can indeed be compatible. Smithsonian...
by Admin | Jan 25, 2022 | Lightning Update
Unsplash.com John Griffin & Warren Brown 2022 is likely to be an unpredictable year during the General Assembly Sessions in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia for similar and distinct reasons. This is an election year in PA and MD. The Governors of both of these...
by Admin | Jan 11, 2022 | Lightning Update
Image: Unsplash.com Warren Brown Crossing the Road Imagine motoring down the road and being confronted by a very large animal with formidable antlers. This might seem like the opening scene for a story about nature’s revenge for all the little creatures that have been...
by Admin | Dec 28, 2021 | Lightning Update
Image: Markus Winkler on Unsplash As the year wraps up, we thought it the opportune time to reflect on some of the many Lightning Updates that were distributed. We covered topics ranging from 30×30 and building climate resiliency to cicadas, regenerative...
by Admin | Dec 14, 2021 | Lightning Update
Image: Unsplash.com Harry Huntley, Senior Agriculture Policy Analyst, Environmental Policy Innovation Center While many experts agree that Maryland and other states in the Chesapeake region are frequently at the forefront of environmental policymaking, it can be easy...
