Lightning Updates
Three more Chesapeake Land Trusts Accredited
The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, certifies land trusts that meet high national standards following a rigorous review process. The Land Trust Accreditation Commission recently announced the latest round of...
A City Sets Out a Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights
Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young (center in blue blazer) surrounded by Baltimore City students after signing the Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights at Middle Branch Park. (Photo: Delaney McPherson, National Wildlife Federation)About 24 percent -- or over 4...
New 4,500 Acre Conservation Easement in Albemarle Co.
The James C. Justice Companies, owned by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, recently donated a conservation easement on 4,500 acres in Albemarle County, Virginia. (Image: Emily Hayes/Charlottesville Tomorrow) Not far from Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, the...
New Tools for Communicating Conservation Messages
A new Narrative Toolkit provides a series of tools for uniting and bolstering communications about land conservation in the communities and regions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. (Image: Spitfire Strategies) Achieving conservation goals requires continued support...
Duck Stamps Help Protect 2,614 Acres at Blackwater
Geese fly over Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge where Duck Stamps will help fund protection of over 2,600 acres. (Photo: Steve Droter/Chesapeake Bay Program)There are many opportunities available for each of us as to help conserve fish and wildlife and the habitats...
Delaware Farmland Preservation Hits New High
Delaware recently announced the largest ever round of farms preserved through the state's Agricultural Lands Preservation Program. The image above illustrates how multiple adjacent farms have been preserved over time. (All images: Delaware Department of Agriculture)...
Celebrating Fones Cliffs & Conservation Stamina
The panoramic view from Fones Cliffs above the Rappahannock River in Virginia. The 252 acre property is now part of the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge. (All photos: Pamela A. D'Angelo for theFree Lance-Star)Last Friday, Joe McCauley installed a ...
Food Forests: A Growing Urban-Conservation Connection?
Atlanta is developing a new seven acre urban food forest as a new model of city park and as a way of providing access to healthy food for more citizens. (Photo: Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill) Food forests are getting increased attention in cities around the nation...
Signs of Hope (Part 2)
All these migrating warblers passed through the Chesapeake watershed in April and May on their way to breeding areas in Canada. Clockwise from top left: Magnolia, Blackburnian, Cape May, Black-throated Green, Bay-breasted, and Yellow-rumped warblers, in Tadoussac,...
Signs of Hope (Part 1)
Snow Geese at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland in winter (left) and at Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area in Quebec during spring migration (right). (Photos: Dotty Holcomb Doherty) We have shared some global news in recent weeks that, when taken...
