by admin | May 20, 2019 | Lightning Update
In a new article, Tom Lovejoy, often referred to as the “Godfather of Biodiversity”, writes about the recently released assessment of planetary biodiversity and related contributions of nature to people — and its implications. (Images: Science...
by admin | May 13, 2019 | Lightning Update
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania released a new comprehensive plan late last year — Places2040. It breaks new ground in its clarity, but also in defining a series of landscape character zones, shown above.(Image: Lancaster County Planning Commission) “Place...
by admin | May 6, 2019 | Lightning Update
A cross section of private investment companies, private restoration companies, and the Chesapeake region’s land conservation community explore the potential for private capital to support land conservation, last week in Baltimore. (Photo: Alliance for the...
by admin | Apr 29, 2019 | Lightning Update
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...
by admin | Apr 8, 2019 | Lightning Update
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...
by admin | Mar 13, 2019 | Lightning Update
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...
