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Chesapeake WILD 2023 Grant RecipientsWritten by: Jamal ChildsThe Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense (WILD) Program, fondly known as Chesapeake WILD, takes center stage today as we delve into its crucial grantmaking component. Our focus is on...

Written by: Louis Keddell Geospatial Program Manager Chesapeake Conservancy's Conservation Innovation CenterThe Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) recently announced the release of the official 2022 protected lands dataset, which combines the best available protected lands...

Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Drone Photo of South DorchesterBy Jamal ChildsLand conservation in its various forms has emerged as a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. This strategy involves permanently safeguarding natural areas, forest, wetlands and...

Image of Solar Farm Blended with a Neural Network- (Chesapeake Conservancy/Dr. Michael Evans)By: Jamal ChildsIn a world ever-hungry for renewable energy solutions, the quest to harness the boundless power of the sun has reached a critical point. As the demand for...

Credit: PeakVisorBy Jamal Childs, Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps memberOver the next year, CCP will be gathering a suite of success stories to celebrate our partners’ great projects and progress in conservation. As the new Chesapeake Conservation and...

Students from Tyler Elementary School in Washington, D.C., receive help planting a tree. Photo credit: Will Parson / Chesapeake Bay ProgramWritten by Rachel Felver; Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay & communications director for the Chesapeake Bay Program.Over a...

Columbia Crossing River Trails Center: An aerial shot overlooks the Columbia Crossing River Trails Center which stands along the shoreline of the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Photo credit: Susquehanna National Heritage AreaWritten by Warren...

Part of the Campbell's Bridge Mills Site. Credit: Capital Region Land ConservancyWritten by Mike BonnellIn the past year, members of the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership (CCP) have been hard at work protecting important places in the Bay watershed. To help spread...

Ellis Mine Track: Historic canal locks on the Ellis mine track. 1,219 acres of working forest conserved in the Upper Rappahannock River Valley, VA in 2015.Photo credit: Jamie CraigWritten by Katie Brownson, USFS Liaison to the Chesapeake Bay Program, US Forest...

Joint Base Langley Eustis, anchor point of the Tidewater Sentinel LandscapeWritten by Mike BonnellIn a recent monumental win for collaborative conservation in the Chesapeake Bay, the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership announced the establishment of new Sentinel...