by admin | Mar 26, 2018 | Lightning Update
As our climate changes, the bird species we see in our national parks will change, too. On average, one-quarter of bird species found in a given national park could be completely different by 2050 if carbon emissions continue at their current pace. At Shenandoah, the...
by admin | Mar 12, 2018 | Lightning Update
Dear Partners, The CCP is helping the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Fish Habitat Workgroup prepare for an intensive STAC two-day workshop planned for April of this year. We are asking willing partners to please complete and share the following Fish Habitat Needs...
by admin | Mar 6, 2018 | Lightning Update
Virginia’s United Land Trusts shared some troubling news that calls for immediate action. The House and Senate subcommittee released reports about mitigation money that are bad for conservation, several of the harmful amendments stemming from a misunderstanding...
by admin | Feb 14, 2018 | Lightning Update
More good Chesapeake Conservation results, this time from the Virginia Piedmont! Private landowners in Fauquier County, located west of Washington DC in the Virginia Piedmont, placed 2,541 acres under permanent conservation easements in 2017. Over 104,000 acres in...
by admin | Feb 8, 2018 | Lightning Update
More good news of land conservation progress here in the Chesapeake watershed! It was a proposal that raised both hopes and doubts: could a local nonprofit land trust raise nearly $7 million dollars to purchase a vulnerable 871-acre farm, site of a historic...
by admin | Jan 4, 2018 | Lightning Update
As we start a new year, it’s worth taking a few minutes to reflect on the partnership’s accomplishments during 2017 and look ahead to 2018. Here is a quick overview! New maps of Chesapeake conservation goals: In March, we published new maps setting out the...
