Lightning Updates
2017 in Review and a Look Ahead!
As we start a new year, it’s worth taking a few minutes to reflect on the partnership’s accomplishments during 2017 and look ahead to 2018. Here is a quick overview! New maps of Chesapeake conservation goals: In March, we published new maps setting out the...
Conservation Partners Convene in Shepherdstown for Sixth Annual Meeting
For the last five years, non-profits, American Indian tribes, land trusts and federal and state agencies engaged in land conservation throughout the Chesapeake watershed have come together at the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership’s annual meeting. In the largest...
Newly Acquired Land Protects Viewshed Along Appalachian Trail in Virginia
The U.S. Forest Service has acquired 317 acres in Nelson County Virginia long-coveted for its scenic view from the Appalachian Trail. The Roanoke Times reports that the acquisition was made with $760,000 from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. The property...
Partners Conserve Land Along the Nanticoke
A partnership between the Chesapeake Conservancy and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has led to the conservation of an important parcel of land along Wrights Creek in Sussex County, Delaware. Working together, these...
New Report Highlights National Workshop on Large Landscape Conservation
The recently released report Expanding Horizons summarizes key findings from the National Workshop on Large Landscape Conservation (NWLLC). The document and suggests next steps to move landscape scale conservation forward. The report emphasizes the need for greater...
President’s FY 2016 Budget Includes Significant Funding for Chesapeake Conservation
President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2016 budget was released on Monday and includes nearly $38 million dollars to fund land conservation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. If fully appropriated, this funding could conserve up to 7,500 acres. More than $33 million of...
Bay Land Conservation Receives End-of-Year Boost
The end of 2014 brought good news for land conservation and public access in the Chesapeake in the form of two significant spending bills passed by Congress. The new legislation includes funding for sites along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic...
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Hosts Future of Agriculture Conference
Stakeholders from across the Delmarva peninsula converged at the historic Tidewater Inn in Easton on November 20th for a conversation about the future of agriculture on the shore. In the welcoming address American Farmland Trust President Andrew McElwaine...
Partner Spotlight: Zimmerman Center Enhancement Project
The Susquehanna Gateway Heritage Area (SGHA) is a designated Pennsylvania Heritage Area serving Lancaster and York Counties. SGHA’s special focus is the Susquehanna River, with a mission to enhance quality of life and economic vitality by promoting preservation,...
Experience the New LandScope Chesapeake
Users of the LandScope Chesapeake system will now enjoy a sleeker, faster, more modern user interface with a host of upgrades. This free, publicly accessible web application enables decision-makers, practitioners, and citizens within the Chesapeake Bay watershed to...
