Lightning Updates
President Signs Major Public Lands Bill
The Susquehanna National Heritage Area is one of the new designations established when the President signed the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act.(Photo: Susquehanna Heritage)By Jonathan DohertyOn Tuesday, March 12, President Trump...
Communicating About Conservation Values
Members of Virginia's land trust and conservation community work on communications and messaging techniques last week at a training sponsored by Virginia's United Land Trusts and the Partnership.By Jonathan DohertyLand trusts and conservationists gathered last week in...
Communicating About Conservation Values
Land trusts and conservationists gathered last week in Virginia to work on communications and messaging strategies for talking about land protection. Participants explored a narrative around which unified and tailored messaging can be built, learned the formula for...
Permit for Disputed James River Power Line Revoked
In a big win for conservationists, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has vacated the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' permit for the Surry-Skiffes Creek transmission line across the James River.By Jonathan DohertyFor years, a broad coalition of...
Governor Wolf Proposes Restore Pennsylvania Fund
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf discusses the Restore Pennsylvania proposal with DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and others. Restore Pennsylvania would dedicate $4.5 billion over four years to critical infrastructure, including green infrastructure. (Photo:...
Conserving Land, Square Foot by Square Foot
The site of a former telephone switching station and cable yard, now Crispus Attucks Park and the focus of a recent conservation easement acquired by Casey Trees. (Photo: Dave Harp for Bay Journal) We almost always talk of land conservation goals in terms of acres,...
Senate Passes Major Conservation Bill
The U.S. Senate passed a large conservation bill Tuesday which would permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, expand wilderness, and protect parks.On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed the "Natural Resources Protection Act", touted as the biggest...
Get Ready: Region’s Sea Level Rise Highest on East Coast
A new report outlines the threats posed by sea level rise to buildings in Maryland Eastern Shore counties andthe need for mainstreaming preparedness efforts. (Image: Eastern Shore Land Conservancy)A trio of new reports set out the challenge posed in the Chesapeake Bay...
2018 Farm Bill Supports More Land Conservation
The 2018 Farm Bill contains substantial enhancements for land conservation which will likely benefit the Chesapeake watershed. (Photo: Chesapeake Bay Program)The 2018 Farm Bill, enacted in December, sets out five year funding for a wide range of federal programs....
2018 Voters Support Conservation – $3 Billion of It
The November 2018 elections proved once again that voters support conservation funding. The Land Trust Alliance reports that 58 city, county or state ballot measures were considered in 23 states on election day. At least 49 of...
