Urban Through-Hiking!

Urban Through-Hiking!

“Like the Appalachian Trail but with More Stoplights” Chesapeake Conservation Partnership members often have conversations about making the connection between urban areas and landscape conservation. After all, many of the watershed’s 18 million...
Urban Farming on The Rise

Urban Farming on The Rise

Chesapeake Conservation Partnership members work to conserve farms, forests, habitat, heritage and human health. One key goal is “protecting the Chesapeake watershed’s productive farms and prime farmland from conversion and securing space for urban farming to...
More Rivers of the Chesapeake Conservation Success

More Rivers of the Chesapeake Conservation Success

On April 24, 2018 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service acquired 51 acres as an addition to the James River National Wildlife Refuge in Prince George County, Virginia. Known as “Osprey Nest,” the purchase was made possible through the Rivers of the Chesapeake Land and...
Kids (and some adults) Speak about Conservation

Kids (and some adults) Speak about Conservation

Take seven and a half minutes to start your day with some inspiration! You won’t be disappointed. Lancaster County Conservancy, in partnership with Susquehanna Heritage, produced a compelling video on conservation along the lower Susquehanna River in...
Anacostia Rising

Anacostia Rising

Here’s a great article and audio-visual experience produced by Washington D.C. public radio station WAMU on a new day for the Anacostia River. It’s a reminder of the history embedded in our Chesapeake landscapes, the connection with communities, and the...