Annapolis, MD – Today, Chesapeake Conservancy announced that National Park Service (NPS) Chesapeake Bay Office Assistant Superintendent Jonathan Doherty was awarded the organization’s most prestigious award

Seaford, DE - Today, the Sussex County Land Trust (SCLT) and Chesapeake Conservancy announced the successful preservation of the newly named Nanticoke Crossing Park.

Washington, DC – Today, President Biden released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget proposal which would provide substantial funding for federal land conservation and environmental protection initiatives across the United States and

Alexandria, VA – The following statement is attributable to Chesapeake Conservancy President and CEO Joel Dunn on the passing of former U.S. Senator John Warner, a member of Chesapeake Conservancy’s Board of Directors and the recip

Washington, DC – Chesapeake Conservancy President and CEO Joel Dunn issued this statement regarding the reintroduction of the Chesapeake Bay Science, Education and Ecosystem Enhancement (SEEE) Act. “I applaud Congressman Sarbanes,

Washington, DC – Chesapeake Conservancy President and CEO Joel Dunn issued this statement in response to a call by the Chesapeake Executive Council for Congress to invest $1 billion dollars in Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts as

Charles County, MD - Charles County Government is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Chesapeake Conservancy to hire two student interns from Morgan State University, Khadija Smith and Nicholas Wright, through its Patux

Annapolis, MD – Today, the Environmental Policy Innovation Center and Chesapeake Conservancy released a comprehensive new report, “Private Conservation Finance: The Chesapeake Bay's Global Lead and How to Expand It.”

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Council on Environmental Quality released a report outlining core principles and recommendati

Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf marked Earth Day today by joining the Chesapeake Conservancy to announce a new collaborative environmental initiative for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to restore the health of 30 agriculturally-impaired streams by 2030.

Leonardtown, MD – Today, at a meeting of the St. Mary’s County Solar Task Force, Chesapeake Conservancy’s Conservation Innovation Center (CIC) presented a new report: Optimal Solar Siting for St. Mary’s County, Maryland. Using geosp

Annapolis, MD – At the end of its 2021 session, the Maryland General Assembly passed the state budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022 which provides substantial funding to support Maryland state and local parks and open space protectio

Annapolis, MD – For the Chesapeake, the return of spring is marked by the return of one of our most iconic species, the osprey.

Washington, DC – Today the United States Senate voted to confirm Congresswoman Debra Haaland as Secretary of the

Annapolis, MD – Today, Chesapeake Conservancy announced that Rich Batiuk and Pam Marks have been elected to the organization’s board of directors. “Both of these new board members

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S. Representative John Sarbanes (D-MD) announced that they have formed a working group to consider establishing a Chesapeake National Recreation Area.

Washington, DC – Today, upon the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of EPA Administrator Michael Regan, Chesapeake Conservancy President & CEO Joel Dunn issued the following statement:

Washington, DC – Defenders of Wildlife and Chesapeake Conservancy have made a dataset available for the first time that will benefit the restoration and conservation of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and will have implications far beyond.

Washington, DC – Today, setting the stage for a historic moment for the United States, the U.S. Senate

Fort Monroe, VA – Chesapeake Conservancy President and CEO Joel Dunn issued this statement following Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s announcement that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) h