by admin | Aug 7, 2018 | Lightning Update
Some of you may have seen this compelling video Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) produced in collaboration with Academy Award winning actor Robert Duvall. But we’re guessing not all of you. Plus, it’s always worth a re-watch. Take the thirty seconds....
by admin | Aug 2, 2018 | Lightning Update
Coastal inundation from sea level rise is a serious issue in many locations along the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries. A recent article profiles how Hampton Virginia is dealing with being at the front lines of the issue. New studies are beginning to assess...
by admin | Jul 30, 2018 | Lightning Update
The three hundred mile Mountain Valley Pipeline through West Virginia and Virginia has drawn a lot of attention from those concerned with the impacts of energy infrastructure on landscape values in our region. On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit...
by admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Lightning Update
Like many organizations, corporations, and agencies in the conservation field, the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership wrestles with the compelling need to better reflect the diversity of America within our ranks. The U.S. is 38% minority today. The conservation field...
by admin | Jul 18, 2018 | Lightning Update
Last week was the annual Esri User Conference, bringing together geographers, GIS (geographic information system) experts, conservationists and others from around the world — including a number of folks from the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership. In preparing...
by admin | Jul 16, 2018 | Lightning Update
Mostly within the Chesapeake watershed lies “one of the largest expanses of green between New York City and Chicago.” The Pennsylvania Wilds, a conservation landscape launched in 2003 with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources...
