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The Rappahannock Tribe’s Return to the River: Conserving Fones Cliffs
Pissacoack (Photo Credit: Jeffrey Allenby, Chesapeake Conservancy)By Joseph McCauley, Chesapeake Conservancy Chesapeake FellowOn April 1, 2022, joined by Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the Rappahannock Tribe of Virginia celebrated a milestone in...
A Clearer Understanding of the Chesapeake Watershed
Susquehanna River, Asylum Township, Bradford County, as seen from Marie Antoinette Overlook along US Route 6 (Photo by Nicholas A. Tonelli).Contributors: Warren Brown; Peter Claggett, USGS; Jake Leizear and Susan Minnemeyer, Chesapeake Conservancy Conservation...
Making Carbon Markets Accessible to Small Landowners
Marking Milestones, CCP, (Nicholas A. Tonelli)Avery Siller and Lyme Timber ConsultingVoluntary carbon offset programs are growing dramatically, driven by corporate net-zero pledges and increasing interest in carbon offsets to achieve Paris climate goals.1...
Celebrating the Natural and Cultural Diversity on the Chesapeake Bay
A group of African Americans pose aboard the bugeye Thomas Blades in the harbor of St. Michaels, Maryland, c. 1910. Image courtesy gift of Mary V. Thomas to the collection of Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.Vincent Leggett, “Admiral of the Chesapeake,” Founder and...
Smithsonian Grassroots Approach Helps Biodiversity Bloom
Image courtesy of Virginia Working LandscapesCaitlyn Dittmeier, Outreach and Communications Intern, Working Land and Seascapes, Smithsonian InstitutionLand use and biodiversity – can we have our cake and eat it too? Yes, these can indeed be compatible. Smithsonian...
Legislative Outlook in PA, MD, and VA
Unsplash.comJohn Griffin & Warren Brown2022 is likely to be an unpredictable year during the General Assembly Sessions in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia for similar and distinct reasons. This is an election year in PA and MD. The Governors of both of these...