Annapolis, MD – From September 26 through November 14, Chesapeake Conservancy will host its first virtual race, “Champions for the Chesapeake.” Launching on National Public Lands Da

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate passed the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act (S. 3051), a bipartisan conservation package which features numerous provisions supporting wildlife conservation and habitat protection, incl

Lancaster, PA – Today, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) awarded funding to Chesapeake Conservancy

Annapolis, MD –​ Today, Chesapeake Conservancy released a new podcast called “Chesapeake Conversations,” hosted by Joel Dunn, president and CEO of Chesapeake Conservancy.

Annapolis, MD - On July 23, 2020, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Chesapeake Conservancy hosted a webinar called, "Earthshot," to showcase how democratizing data can hold a major role to accelerate our approach to protect 30% of the planet by 2030.

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation that fully and permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund and that provides addition

Annapolis, MD – Today, Chesapeake Conservancy’s Conservation Innovation Center (CIC) released its findings on park mobility during COVID 19.

Charles Town, WV – Chesapeake Conservancy’s Conservation Innovation Center (CIC) recently joined with the Safe Water Conservation Collaborative, a vibrant network of more than 25 partners, including water utilities, land conservation

Annapolis, MD – Today, Chesapeake Conservancy announced that Student Conservation Association President and CEO Stephanie Meeks has been elected to the organization’s Board of Directors. “We are pleased to welcome Stephanie Meeks

Annapolis, MD – Today, Chesapeake Conservancy announced that Mark Conway will be the organization’s executive vice president of programs. Conway brings a wealth of experience in public policy, state government and nonprofit management.

Washington, DC – The U.S. House Committee on Appropriations passed its Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Interior and Environment funding bill. The House’s FY21 funding bill provides a $5.5 million dollar increase for the EPA Chesapeake Bay Pr

Cambridge, MD – The Taylors Trail Sand Ridge Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) in Wicomico County is home to an additional 438 acres of conserved land at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, thanks to a partnership between the U.S

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate passed legislation to fully and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to provide additional funding for national parks, wildlife refuges, and other public lands over the next five years.

Richmond, VA – Chesapeake Conservancy President and CEO Joel Dunn issued this statement following Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s release of his ConserveVA 2.0 plan. “We wish to express our strong support for the recent announc

A message from Chesapeake Conservancy's President and CEO Joel Dunn

Washington, DC – Chesapeake Conservancy President and CEO Joel Dunn issued this statement regarding the Great American Outdoors Act which would permanently and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

Annapolis, MD – Today, Chesapeake Conservancy announced that Charity Navigator, America's largest, most utilized, independent evaluator of charities, awar

Annapolis, MD - Earth Day “One”, April 22, 1970 was a critical inflection point in human history. The first Earth Day event that took place fifty years ago marked a collective realization – for perhaps the first time in all of human history – that the scale and spectrum of humani

Annapolis, MD – Chesapeake Conservancy and the National Park Service Chesapeake Bay office updated their tourism-focused website, www.Find

Richmond County, VA – Today, Chesapeake Conservancy responded to the Proposed Consent Decree between the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and State Water Control Board (plaintiffs) and the Virginia True Corporation (de