Lightning Updates
Governor Wolf Proposes Restore Pennsylvania Fund
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf discusses the Restore Pennsylvania proposal with DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and others. Restore Pennsylvania would dedicate $4.5 billion over four years to critical infrastructure, including green infrastructure. (Photo:...
Conserving Land, Square Foot by Square Foot
The site of a former telephone switching station and cable yard, now Crispus Attucks Park and the focus of a recent conservation easement acquired by Casey Trees. (Photo: Dave Harp for Bay Journal) We almost always talk of land conservation goals in terms of acres,...
Senate Passes Major Conservation Bill
The U.S. Senate passed a large conservation bill Tuesday which would permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, expand wilderness, and protect parks.On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed the "Natural Resources Protection Act", touted as the biggest...
Get Ready: Region’s Sea Level Rise Highest on East Coast
A new report outlines the threats posed by sea level rise to buildings in Maryland Eastern Shore counties andthe need for mainstreaming preparedness efforts. (Image: Eastern Shore Land Conservancy)A trio of new reports set out the challenge posed in the Chesapeake Bay...
2018 Farm Bill Supports More Land Conservation
The 2018 Farm Bill contains substantial enhancements for land conservation which will likely benefit the Chesapeake watershed. (Photo: Chesapeake Bay Program)The 2018 Farm Bill, enacted in December, sets out five year funding for a wide range of federal programs....
2018 Voters Support Conservation – $3 Billion of It
The November 2018 elections proved once again that voters support conservation funding. The Land Trust Alliance reports that 58 city, county or state ballot measures were considered in 23 states on election day. At least 49 of...
Holistic Approach Needed for Planning Energy Projects
A new report prepared by the Environmental Law Institute for the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership recommends specific actions that Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia may consider to address the impacts of proposed energy projects while improving land conservation...
Reclaiming History
The Washington Post reported last week on new findings about the extent of the Rappahannock Tribe's vast range and standing within the Chesapeake region. Archaeologist Julia King and Scott Strickland, an expert in geographic information systems, have used...
See How Climate is Changing at the County Level
The Bay Journal reported recently on a new tool displaying climate changes at the county level for most of the Chesapeake watershed and the northeast US. An interactive map allows the user to hover over a county and see trends in temperature, precipitation and growing...
Virginia Governor Signs Order to Address Climate Threats
Last Friday (November 2), Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed an executive order setting out steps to improve resiliency to sea-level rise and natural hazards associated with climate change. Perhaps the most significant element of the order is the directive to...
