Lightning Updates

The Network for Landscape Conservation has released a summary report of its 2017 survey of landscape conservation initiatives throughout North America. The survey, in which the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership participated, was designed to collect information on...

Here's a great article and audio-visual experience produced by Washington D.C. public radio station WAMU on a new day for the Anacostia River. It's a reminder of the history embedded in our Chesapeake landscapes, the connection with communities, and the opportunities...

As our climate changes, the bird species we see in our national parks will change, too. On average, one-quarter of bird species found in a given national park could be completely different by 2050 if carbon emissions continue at their current pace. At Shenandoah, the...

Dear Partners, The CCP is helping the Chesapeake Bay Program's Fish Habitat Workgroup prepare for an intensive STAC two-day workshop planned for April of this year.  We are asking willing partners to please complete and share the following Fish Habitat Needs...

Virginia's United Land Trusts shared some troubling news that calls for immediate action. The House and Senate subcommittee released reports about mitigation money that are bad for conservation, several of the harmful amendments stemming from a misunderstanding of...

More good Chesapeake Conservation results, this time from the Virginia Piedmont! Private landowners in Fauquier County, located west of Washington DC in the Virginia Piedmont, placed 2,541 acres under permanent conservation easements in 2017. Over 104,000 acres in...

More good news of land conservation progress here in the Chesapeake watershed!   It was a proposal that raised both hopes and doubts: could a local nonprofit land trust raise nearly $7 million dollars to purchase a vulnerable 871-acre farm, site of a historic...

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...

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...

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...