by admin | Sep 4, 2019 | Lightning Update
Historic Malvern Hill Farm is one of many recent land conservation success stories highlighted in the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership’s major new report released today — Marking Milestones: Progress in Conserving Land in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed....
by admin | Aug 19, 2019 | Lightning Update
More than forty scientists and forest managers collaborated to assess the vulnerability of mid-Atlantic region forests to impacts from a changing climate.(Photo: Nicholas Tonelli at Susquehannock State Forest) The majority of the Chesapeake watershed is forested. And...
by admin | Aug 12, 2019 | Lightning Update
The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, certifies land trusts that meet high national standards following a rigorous review process. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission recently announced the latest round of...
by admin | Aug 5, 2019 | Lightning Update
Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young (center in blue blazer) surrounded by Baltimore City students after signing the Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights at Middle Branch Park. (Photo: Delaney McPherson, National Wildlife Federation) About 24 percent — or over 4...
by admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Lightning Update
The James C. Justice Companies, owned by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, recently donated a conservation easement on 4,500 acres in Albemarle County, Virginia. (Image: Emily Hayes/Charlottesville Tomorrow) Not far from Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, the...
by admin | Jul 22, 2019 | Lightning Update
A new Narrative Toolkit provides a series of tools for uniting and bolstering communications about land conservation in the communities and regions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (Image: Spitfire Strategies) Achieving conservation goals requires continued support...
