by Kelsey Everett | Feb 18, 2020 | Lightning Update
Pennsylvania has focused regional collaboration around large Conservation Landscapes since 2004. All, or significant portions, of five of these landscapes are within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources...
by Kelsey Everett | Feb 11, 2020 | Lightning Update
The Piedmont Environmental Council recently announced the annual roundup of land conservation throughout its nine-county region in Virginia. Private landowners, working with land trusts and public agencies, protected 12,430 acres in 2019. This represents the highest...
by Kelsey Everett | Feb 4, 2020 | Lightning Update
The Chesapeake Conservation Partnership’s Steering Committee met last week and, among other items on the agenda, welcomed six new committee members. Here’s a quick run down of who’s joining the Partnership’s leadership team: Brett Glymph has...
by Kelsey Everett | Jan 28, 2020 | Lightning Update
We will shortly be profiling a set of Chesapeake conservation successes from 2019, illustrating the breadth of great work going on around the watershed. But, it’s never too early to tout one of the early successes of the new year. On January 17, the University...
by Kelsey Everett | Jan 21, 2020 | Lightning Update
Bucks. Frog skins. Clams. This time, we’re not talking fauna, but finance. No matter what you call them, we know that dollars are a key component to making strategic land conservation work. This interest in learning more about new and innovative sources of funding and...
by Kelsey Everett | Jan 17, 2020 | Lightning Update
It’s always worth taking a look outside the Chesapeake watershed now and then to see what other folks are doing. A bit of exploring turned up some interesting land conservation work coming out of King County, Washington. And it all seems relevant to issues we...
by Kelsey Everett | Jan 7, 2020 | Lightning Update
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 new year–and new decade–we’ll use this month to share some good news. We’re...
by Kelsey Everett | Dec 17, 2019 | Lightning Update
The Capital Trails Coalition, a group of non-profit organizations, businesses and area governments, are calling for expanding the Washington DC metro area trail network by 408 miles. The current 470 mile trail system, fairly extensively developed to the west and north...
by Kelsey Everett | Dec 10, 2019 | Lightning Update
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam recently announced a slate of Virginia Land Conservation Foundation (VLCF) grants for conserving land throughout the Commonwealth. Thirteen of the projects, totaling $3.64 million, will protect land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed....
by Kelsey Everett | Dec 3, 2019 | Lightning Update
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) recently announced a slate of 2019 grants for protecting land throughout the state. Fourteen of the projects, totalling $6.38 million, are in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Combined, the DCNR...
