Annapolis, MD – Chesapeake Conservancy President and CEO Joel Dunn issued this statement regarding the announcement that Wendy O’Sullivan has been named the new superintendent of the National Park Service (NPS) Chesapeake Bay Offi

Nanjemoy, MD – Local community partners, national conservation and preservation groups, and recreation and education advocates celebrated the designation of a new national marine sanctuary at Mallows Bay in the Potomac River.

Silver Spring, MD – Local community partners, national conservation and preservation groups, and recreation and education advocates celebrated the designation of a new national marine sanctuary at Mallows Bay in the Potomac River.

Nanjemoy, MD – National conservation and preservation groups joined local community partners to celebrate an important milestone toward the designation of a new national marine sanctuary at Mallows Bay in the Potomac River.

Annapolis, MD – Today, the Chesapeake Conservancy announced Mark Belton has been elected to its board of directors.

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and U.S. Representative John Sarbanes (D, MD-03) introduced the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act of 2019 to extend authorization for the Ches

Cambridge, MD – An innovative public-private partnership permanently protected 233 acres located in the Nanticoke Rural Legacy Area, conserving forests, productive farmland and wetlands.

Annapolis, MD – Spring in the Chesapeake means the return of several iconic bird species and millions of viewers tuning in to watch the Chesapeake Conservancy’s wildlife webcams.

Washington, DC – Chesapeake Conservancy President and CEO Joel Dunn issued this statement following the U.S. Senate’s vote (92-8) to pass the Natural Resources Management Act (S.47) which included many national conservation achieve

Annapolis, MD – Today, Chesapeake Conservancy announced that Chief G. Anne Richardson Thad Bench and John J. Reynolds have been elected to the organization’s board of directors.

Annapolis, MD – Chesapeake Conservancy President and CEO Joel Dunn issued this statement after an initial review of priority items in Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget.

Lock Haven, PA - Partners have convened to offer two separate opportunities for conservation practitioners in Pennsylvania in February 2019: a Riparian Buffer Training and a Stream Corridor Restoration Workshop.

Richmond, VA – To support the Virginia Environmental Endowment’s (VEE) new James River Water Quality Improvement Grant Program, the Chesapeake Conservancy’s Conservation Innovation Center recently developed a “Restoration Planner,” a web-based application to support planning and

Richmond, VA – Chesapeake Conservancy President and CEO Joel Dunn issued this statement following Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s release of his Budget Amendments for the 2018-2020 Biennium to the Joint Money Committees, which

Philadelphia, PA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today it has awarded $1,080,000 to the Chesapeake Conservancy so that it can update and improve land use data critical to Chesapeake Bay Restoration. “Thi

Cambridge, MD – A partnership between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Chesapeake Conservancy has led to the permanent protection of 155 acres of land as part of the Nanticoke Unit of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Washington, DC – Following the release of the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Report which contained major provisions of U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) Chesapeake Bay Farm Bill Enhancements Act, including total funding devoted t

Annapolis, MD – Today, Chesapeake Conservancy announced that Charity Navigator, America's largest, most utilized, independent evaluator of charities, awarded the Annapolis-based nonprofit with the coveted 4-star rating for sound f

Gloucester, VA – Today, the National Park Service and its principal non-profit partner Chesapeake Conservancy make available the short film, “Werowocomoco: Protecting a Powhatan Place of Power.” The film was made in cooperation wit

Washington, DC – Last night, Chesapeake Conservancy celebrated the 2018 “Champions of the Chesapeake” at an awards ceremony honoring The Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) program, The Conservation Fund (TCF), and Ecosystem Investmen