Lightning Updates

King County, Washington is doing some very interesting work to make land conservation more equitable, fund land protection and engage in the carbon market. It's worth taking a look. (Image: King County) It's always worth taking a look outside the Chesapeake watershed...

We all need good news. Skim this round-up of good news from around the globe. (Image: Future Crunch) Conservation is a tough business. Driven by mission, we are always looking to do more, but often not taking much time to reflect on recent successes. As we start this...

The Capital Trails Coalition, made up of non-profit organizations, businesses and governments, calls for adding 408 miles of trails to the existing trail network in the Washington DC metro area. (Map: Washington Post) The Capital Trails Coalition, a group of...

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam recently announced Virginia Land Conservation Foundation grants for 19 land conservation projects, 13 of which are in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (Map: VA DCR) Virginia Governor Ralph Northam recently announced a slate of Virginia...

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced 2019 grant awards of $6.38 million for 13 land protection projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (Map: PADCNR) The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)...

The Partnership will soon be assembling a set of 2019 success stories to help share and illustrate progress and accomplishments in this year of land conservation in the Chesapeake watershed. Send us yours! We all need to tell the stories of land conservation successes...

By 2030, the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy seeks to protect 50% of the Delmarva Peninsula with the support and partnership of multiple conservation-based organizations, the Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia state governments, the private sector, and forward thinking...

The Trust for Public Lands tracks ballot measures financing land protection and publishes the data through its LandVote database. A new study examines factors influencing the likelihood of these conservation referendums. (Image: TPL) A year ago we shared an update on...

Protection of a nearly 5,000 acre tract of woodlands, just added to the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, conserves local historic resources and the water quality of headwater streams flowing into the James River and Chesapeake Bay.(Image: Neil...

This one and a half minute video is a quick primer on community land trusts, non-profit organizations that focus on developing affordable housing projects but may also create urban agriculture projects, develop community commercial spaces and conserve land or urban...