by Admin | Jul 12, 2022 | Lightning Update
Image Caption – Style: Heading 6, italics, centered By National Park Service Chesapeake Office Communities throughout the Chesapeake Bay and the country will engage and connect with the great outdoors during Latino Conservation Week (LCW), an initiative of...
by Admin | Jun 28, 2022 | Lightning Update
Lost River State Park(Photo Credit: West VA State Parks) By Jake Leizear, Chesapeake Conservancy There is a delight in the hardy life of the open. There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its...
by Admin | Jun 14, 2022 | Lightning Update
Earl White, educator and third-generation waterman, shares his knowledge and love for the Bay with students on a Chesapeake Bay Foundation field experience(Photo Credit: CBF Photo) Mapping and Sharing Stories of Black History in the Chesapeake Watershed By Kendra...
by Admin | May 31, 2022 | Lightning Update
Civil War prisoner graves decorated for Memorial Day at Andersonville National Historic Site(Photo Credit: NPS Photo / National Park Foundation) By Warren Brown Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in...
by Admin | May 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
On a satellite image, colored portions made using the new data show land use change between 2013 and 2018. (Image courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey) By Rachel Felver Innovative technology continues to make advancements for Chesapeake Bay restoration through a new...
by Admin | May 17, 2022 | Lightning Update
Riverbend (Photo Credit: National Park Service via Christopher Spielmann) By John Griffin Our January 25th Lighting Update provided a preview of important legislative and budgetary initiatives as the General Assembly sessions were underway in Maryland (MD) and...
by Admin | May 3, 2022 | Lightning Update
Cunningham Falls State Park (Photo Credit: Cunningham Falls State Park via FindYourChesapeake) By Warren Brown Marylanders are about to get a historic boost in places to visit outdoors. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other factors, the demand for experiences...
by Admin | Apr 19, 2022 | Lightning Update
Elktonia (Photo Credit: Jody Couser, Chesapeake Conservancy) By Warren Brown Jazz legends Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington and Lionel Hampton. Soul artists Ray Charles, James Brown and Jackie Wilson. Rock ‘n’ Roll pioneers...
by Admin | Apr 5, 2022 | Lightning Update
Pissacoack (Photo Credit: Jeffrey Allenby, Chesapeake Conservancy) By Joseph McCauley, Chesapeake Conservancy Chesapeake Fellow On April 1, 2022, joined by Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the Rappahannock Tribe of Virginia celebrated a milestone in...
by Admin | Mar 22, 2022 | Lightning Update
Susquehanna River, Asylum Township, Bradford County, as seen from Marie Antoinette Overlook along US Route 6 (Photo by Nicholas A. Tonelli). Contributors: Warren Brown; Peter Claggett, USGS; Jake Leizear and Susan Minnemeyer, Chesapeake Conservancy Conservation...
