High-Resolution Data: To the Chesapeake Conservancy’s Chesapeake Innovation Center (CIC), precision conservation means doing projects at the right place, the right scale, the right size, and the right time. This movement is redefining how landscape conservation is...

This view of Georgetown Waterfront Park in Washington, DC shows many of the kinds of green and grey infrastructure included in this really big deal.Credit: Georgetown BIDAlmost everyone agrees that our nation desperately needs major investments in repairing and...

Tree cover can be especially crucial—and is often especially lacking—in urban areas, like here in Baltimore.Credit: Blue Water BaltimoreWe all love a little shade for cooling and relaxing. We know the value of trees for birds and other wildlife. New emphasis on trees...

Earmarks used to be crucial grease for pushing through priorities. After falling out of favor, they are returning with new names. Credit: United States Senate Committee on the BudgetSome of us are old enough to remember the late comedian George Carlin and his 1970s...

Bilingual Rangers and Smokey Bear getting ready for a day of fun activities with Latino park visitors at Sandy Point State Park.(L to R) Isabel Layton, Matias Orrego, Smokey, Daniel Salomon, and Julian Segovia.Credit: Chesapeake Conservancy “I love spending time...

Cicadas were the undisputed "Bug of the Summer" this year.Credit: Britt SlatteryThey appeared in a flash and took over much of the watershed with their cries and swarms, but then just as quickly they’ve faded from our public consciousness to restart their seventeen...