Lightning Updates
New Tool to Help Find Federal Funding for Nature-Based Projects
Written by Warren BrownAs climate change causes flooding and droughts to intensify, more and more communities look to conservation and nature-based solutions as long-term cost-effective solutions to protect their communities. There is a myriad of federal programs, and...
Conservation Funding Opportunities in the Inflation Reduction Act
Image Caption: heading 5, italicizedAuthorA quick look at the titles of federal legislation enacted in 2022 might suggest that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) deals primarily with the price of gas and groceries. But there is great news. In addition to major...
Chesapeake National Recreation Area Proposal
U.S. Senator Van Hollen and U.S. Representative John Sarbanes Release Discussion Draft Legislation for Public Comment Prior to Introduction in CongressThe Chesapeake Bay is considered one of the last significant coastal landscapes in the United States yet to gain...
Funding Focus on Capacity and Equity
(Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/Environmental Protection Agency)AuthorMaintaining healthy wildlife populations, restoring impaired ecosystems, providing public access to communities, restoring tribal lands, recovering endangered species, and fighting to offset the effects of...
Accessing the Outdoors for the Holidays
Great Falls Park (Photo Credit: Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post)Throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed there are plenty of outdoor spaces and public access sites to be thankful for - this holiday season Chesapeake Bay Program asked a handful of their staff to share...
America the Beautiful Challenge Grant Awards Announced
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (Photo Credit: National Park Service via Jane Thomas)On November 10th, 2022, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) joined its public- and private- sector partners in announcing nearly $91 million in grants through the new...
Thinking Globally to Protect the Planet – and People
Fauquier County, VA(Photo Credit: Chesapeake Bay Program)Written by: Warren BrownBiodiversity is the spice of life. In fact, it may be a key ingredient essential to our human existence. As an existential element, sustaining biodiversity should be on everyone’s radar,...
Chessie: The Chesapeake Bay Sea Monster
Sea Serpent(Photo Credit: Olaus Magnus's book History of the Northern People)Is the Chesapeake Bay harboring its very own sea monster? Maryland lore would have us believe that beneath the calm waters of the Chesapeake Bay, a monster lurks. On a clear night in May...
What are Protected Areas?
Susquehanna State Park in Harford County, Maryland(Photo Credit: Chesapeake Bay Program)Protected areas throughout the world perform many functions. They are essential for conserving biodiversity, and for delivering virtual ecosystem services, such as protecting...
National Hispanic Heritage Month
NPS NHHM (Photo Credit: National Park Service)Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the...
