Lightning Updates
Habitat Destruction and Pandemics
"Logging and other habitat disruption creates new opportunities for disease organisms to move from non human animals to people." (Photo: euflegtredd via Flickr licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) As this is written, we are all directly experiencing one of the impacts of...
Beauty in Troubled Times
Canvasback ducks afllight in the Chesapeake watershed, just a few weeks before they all head north to breed. (All images in thisLightning Update: Clandestine Wren Photography) In the face of concerning and constant news about Covid-19, the daily routine, or in our...
Flooding and Land Conservation
Norfolk, Virginia is at the forefront of facing rising sea level, as "nuisance flooding" (image below) is becoming ever more frequent. The city's Vision 2100 Plan (map above) addresses coastal flooding head on. (Map: Norfolk; Photo: Skip Stiles) A Note: We usually...
Solar Panel Siting and Land Conservation Values
Everybody's favorite place for siting solar panels -- making use of already developed land. In this case, the roof of a mall in Frederick MD. But look at all that additional space over the parking lots! (Image: solarbuildermag.com) Fossil fuel extraction has...
Watch this Video: Twenty & Odd
A compelling new short video -- Twenty & Odd -- explores the trauma, resilience, and beauty of the African American experience in our country through the lens of sites protected by the National Park Service. (Image: NPS) The Chesapeake Conservation Partnership is...
Advancing Landscape-scale Collaboration in Pennsylvania
A recently released report on Pennsylvania's Conservation Landscapes highlights successes and outlines key findings for supporting landscape-scale collaboration. (Image: PA DCNR)Pennsylvania has focused regional collaboration around large Conservation Landscapes since...
Over 12,000 Acres Protected in Piedmont Region in 2019
More than 12,000 acres of land were protected in Virginia's nine-county northern Piedmont region in 2019, the highest level of land conservation since 2009. (Image: Chesapeake Bay Program/Will Parsons) The Piedmont Environmental Council recently announced the annual...
New Faces – Great Energy
The Chesapeake Conservation Partnership's Steering Committee welcomed six new members last week! The Chesapeake Conservation Partnership's Steering Committee met last week and, among other items on the agenda, welcomed six new committee members. Here's a quick run...
Early Conservation Success in 2020
Just two weeks ago, the University of Virginia Foundation put 1,150 acres near Monticello under a conservation easement, marking one of the early Chesapeake conservation successes of 2020. (Image: UVA Foundation) We will shortly be profiling a set of Chesapeake...
Conservation Finance Intensive Probes Funding Options
More than thirty Chesapeake conservationists assembled with national and regional experts for three days in December to explore a host of innovative conservation finance options. (Photo: Jennifer Miller-Herzog) Bucks. Frog skins. Clams. This time, we’re not...
