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Protected Lands in and around the Watershed

Protected Lands in and around the Watershed

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...

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Black History in the Chesapeake Watershed

Black History in the Chesapeake Watershed

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 WatershedBy Kendra...

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Why We Honor Memorial Day

Why We Honor Memorial Day

Civil War prisoner graves decorated for Memorial Day at Andersonville National Historic Site(Photo Credit: NPS Photo / National Park Foundation)By Warren BrownMemorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the...

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Preserving More than the Beach

Preserving More than the Beach

Elktonia (Photo Credit: Jody Couser, Chesapeake Conservancy)By Warren BrownJazz 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...

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Pushing Boundaries

Pushing Boundaries

Written by Jonathan L. DohertyAfter writing weekly Lightning Updates for almost three years, I’m about to enter a new post-full-time-job phase of life. Perhaps you will pardon my using this and next week’s updates for some personal observations. Here’s part I. I’ve...

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A Poem on Earth Day

A Poem on Earth Day

On Earth Day 2021, we offer these words from the poet Julie Cadwallader-Staub. Praying In the garden early, I'mtransplanting echinacea while robins and flycatchers confirm that our winter--complicated and compoundedby COVID--has succumbed to spring at last. I'm...

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A Vivid Illustration

A Vivid Illustration

How many birds are killed by vehicles along a single stretch of rural highway? (Photos: above -- Janet Griffin/Shutterstock; below -- Jay Falstad)From time to time, these updates share information that may not be the best of news, but does shed light on the importance...

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The Capitol. American Democracy. And Our Responsibility.

The Capitol. American Democracy. And Our Responsibility.

Under the U.S. Capitol dome. (All photos: J. Doherty; drawing: Architect of the Capitol)By Wendy O'Sullivan & Jonathan DohertyMany are still processing what happened to our nation last week and trying to understand what comes next. We are also. What is clear is the...

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