by admin | Jul 9, 2018 | Lightning Update
Proposed energy infrastructure projects continue to raise concerns about impacts to scenic, historic and other resources in highly valued landscapes. One of the latest involves Mount Vernon and a Dominion Energy proposal for a natural gas compressor station in Charles...
by admin | Jun 27, 2018 | Lightning Update
Last week, members of Congress from the House and Senate gathered at the U.S. Capitol with conservationists and outdoor recreation leaders to launch a 100 day push to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (#SaveLWCF) before it expires. The Land and Water...
by admin | Jun 26, 2018 | Lightning Update
On Thursday, June 21, a three judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request for a stay of construction of portions of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in West Virginia. The 303 mile Mountain Valley Pipeline is planned for transporting natural gas...
by admin | Jun 19, 2018 | Lightning Update
Another 4.5 million people are expected to live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by 2050. Where will these additional people live? How will that affect, or be affected by, land conservation efforts? This map projects where and how much development will occur between...
by admin | Jun 19, 2018 | Lightning Update
Preserving farmland to support working farms and food supply has long been a focus of conservation efforts in many portions of the Chesapeake watershed. And those efforts have been remarkably successful. For example, since 1989 the Pennsylvania Agricultural...
by admin | Jun 19, 2018 | Lightning Update
Where are the existing focal areas of conservation work within the Chesapeake watershed? In other words, where are the landscapes that already have an on-going recognized, dedicated effort to conserve additional lands? This map illustrates landscapes within the...
