Lightning Updates

The three hundred mile Mountain Valley Pipeline through West Virginia and Virginia has drawn a lot of attention from those concerned with the impacts of energy infrastructure on landscape values in our region. On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit...

Like many organizations, corporations, and agencies in the conservation field, the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership wrestles with the compelling need to better reflect the diversity of America within our ranks. The U.S. is 38% minority today. The conservation field...

Last week was the annual Esri User Conference, bringing together geographers, GIS (geographic information system) experts, conservationists and others from around the world -- including a number of folks from the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership. In preparing for...

Mostly within the Chesapeake watershed lies "one of the largest expanses of green between New York City and Chicago." The Pennsylvania Wilds, a conservation landscape launched in 2003 with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR),...

Proposed energy infrastructure projects continue to raise concerns about impacts to scenic, historic and other resources in highly valued landscapes. One of the latest involves Mount Vernon and a Dominion Energy proposal for a natural gas compressor station in Charles...

Last week, members of Congress from the House and Senate gathered at the U.S. Capitol with conservationists and outdoor recreation leaders to launch a 100 day push to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (#SaveLWCF) before it expires. The Land and Water...

Another 4.5 million people are expected to live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by 2050. Where will these additional people live? How will that affect, or be affected by, land conservation efforts? This map projects where and how much development will occur between...

Preserving farmland to support working farms and food supply has long been a focus of conservation efforts in many portions of the Chesapeake watershed. And those efforts have been remarkably successful. For example, since 1989 the Pennsylvania Agricultural...

Where are the existing focal areas of conservation work within the Chesapeake watershed? In other words, where are the landscapes that already have an on-going recognized, dedicated effort to conserve additional lands? This map illustrates landscapes within the...