Conservancy In the News

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Most Recent 2019

• The Fishing Wire, October 18, 2019: New Paddling Resource for the Susquehanna River
• PA Environment Digest Blog, October 16, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy, National Park Service Develop New Paddle the Susquehanna River Website
• Southern Maryland Chronicle, October 10, 2019: Forest conservation bill draws controversy in Maryland county
• Chesapeake Bay Program, October 9, 2019: Long-awaited Conowingo plan begins to take shape
• Chesapeake Bay Program, October 9, 2019: Sandy Point State Park embraces its changing visitorship
• Patch.com, October 8, 2019: Quiet Waters Park to Grow by 19 Acres with County Purchase
• Capital Gazette, October 8, 2019: Anne Arundel County Council gives unanimous green light to purchase, expand Quiet Waters Park
• Bay Journal, October 8, 2019: Forest conservation bill draws controversy in Maryland county
• Baltimore Sun, October 8, 2019: Historic Annapolis secures $107,000 from National Park Service to finish City Dock Plan
• Patch.com, October 7, 2019: Bill to Reduce Tree Loss in Anne Arundel County Supported by CBF
• Herald-Mail Media, October 6, 2019: EPA awards grants to support pollutant reduction plan tied to Conowingo reservoir infill
• Cecil Whig, October 4, 2019: EPA awards grants to support pollutant reduction plan tied to Conowingo reservoir infill
• Reading Eagle, October 3, 2019: Outdoors news from Berks county and beyond – Paddling guide for Susquehanna River 
• SpinSheet Magazine, October 2, 2019: Funding to Support Revitalization of Annapolis City Dock – To Better Share the City’s Chesapeake Heritage with the Public
• The Standard-Journal, October 1, 2019: On the Job – Susquehanna University
• Town Lively, October 1, 2019: Partners Create New Website
• The Times-Tribune, September 29, 2019: Rolling on the River, Website connects you with all the Susquehanna has to offer
• Baltimore Sun, September 29, 2019: Anne Arundel council looks for answers on Pittman’s forest conservation bill
• Capital Gazette, September 29, 2019: Anne Arundel council looks for answers on Pittman’s forest conservation bill
• VOA Learning English, September  29, 2019: Shipwrecks Part of New US Marine Sanctuary
• Capital Gazette, September 26, 2019: County’s trees get high-tech analysis
• The Baltimore Sun, September  26, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy says Anne Arundel’s a pilot for high-resolution land cover data analysis
• US EPA, September 26, 2019: EPA awards grants to support pollutant reduction plan tied to Conowingo reservoir infill
• Augusta Free Press, September 25, 2019: Report: U.S. outdoor recreation economy continues to show strength
• Maryland Matters, September 24, 2019: Senate Panel Rejects Trump Plan to Slash Chesapeake Bay Funding
• The Record Online, September 24, 2019: New Paddling Resource for the Susquehanna River
• Chesapeake Bay Magazine, September 23, 2019: Paddle the Susquehanna with New Guide Website
• ESRI Newsroom, Summer 2019: Deep Learning + GIS = Opportunity
• Star Democrat, September 18, 2019: Environmentalists brief Easton Town Council
• Voice of America, September 15, 2019: ‘Ghost Ships’ Become New US Marine Sanctuary
• Bay Journal, September 13, 2019: Promise to protect fully Rappahannock site still a cliffhanger
• Bay Weekly, September 12, 2019: Preserving Chesapeake Country
• Biscayne Times, September 2019: A Drain on the System
• The Roanoke Times, September 8, 2019: Letter: Virginia should take full advantage of the outdoor recreation economy
• PA Environment Digest Blog, September 7, 2019: Pennsylvania has permanently protected more land in Chesapeake Bay Watershed than any other individual bay state
• Times Leader, September 7, 2019: New report marks land conservation progress in Chesapeake Bay Watershed
• PropTalk Magazine, September 6, 2019: See The Bay: Nanticoke River
• CBS 19 News, September 4, 2019: Report on land conservation highlights Orange County farm
• Augusta Free Press, September 4, 2019: Report marks land conservation progress in Chesapeake Bay Watershed
• The Washington Post, September 4, 2019: Land conservation matters for the Chesapeake Bay
• Medium, September 3, 2019: Artificial Intelligence and Forest Management
• Eye on Annapolis, September 2, 2019: Pittman pitches forest conservation
• WBOC, August 20, 2019: Seaford Will Bring ‘Oyster House Park’ Along Nanticoke River
• Baltimore Sun, August 19, 2019: Kent Island osprey nest update: Lil Bit gets a little friend
• Capital Gazette, August 19, 2019: Kent Island osprey nest update: Lil Bit gets a little friend
• Herald Mail Media, August 13, 2019: Belton elected to Chesapeake Conservancy board
• KPVI, August 12, 2019: Belton elected to Chesapeake Conservancy board
• Sussex Countian, August 12, 2019: Seaford to host public workshop on Oyster House Park master plan
• SpinSheet Magazine, August 9, 2019: Mallows Bay Ghost Fleet of Sunken Ships Declared a National Sanctuary
• WMDT, August 8, 2019: New park planned to honor past, revitalize downtown
• MyEasternShoreMD, August 7, 2019: Belton elected to Chesapeake Conservancy board
• Dave’s Travel Corner, August 6, 2019: Kayaking among the Ghost Ships of Mallows Bay
• Calvert Beacon, August 3, 2019: McHenry Row Chosen for Helm Services Inaugural Location
• Franklin County Free Press, August 2, 2019: South Mountain Partnership Sets Fall Partnership Meeting
• Bay Net, August 1, 2019: Tech firm brings 200 new jobs to Maryland
• Saving Land Magazine, Summer 2019: Bookmarks: Film
• Baltimore Sun, July 30, 2019: Fast-growing California tech firm to open new subsidiary in South Baltimore, employing 200 eventually
• Baltimore Sun, July 23, 2019: People in the news: O’Sullivan named superintendent of National Park Service Chesapeake office
• Capital Gazette, July 23, 2019: People in the news: O’Sullivan named superintendent of National Park Service Chesapeake office
• Capital Gazette, July 17, 2019: Our Say: Expanding Quiet Waters Park a good opportunity
• Baltimore Sun, July 15, 2019: Climate change discussion will examine impact on Chesapeake region food chain
• Capital Gazette, July 13, 2019: Breaking language barriers in Sandy Point
• Medium, July 11, 2019: Part-way to a promise kept: Former refuge manager helps add habitat- and history-rich parcel to Rappahannock River Valley Refuge
• Patch, July 10, 2019: Celebrate Latino Conservation Week: Events Lineup, Registration
• Delmarva Now, July 9, 2019: Wall Street must put more stock in Chesapeake Bay
• Bay Net, July 9, 2019: New sanctuary in Chesapeake Bay watershed will protect the “Ghost Fleet” of more than 200 shipwrecks
• Eye On Annapolis, July 7, 2019: Town Hall: Climate Change and our Food Supply
• Patch, June 30, 2019: Anne Arundel County Officials Want to Expand Quiet Waters Park
• The Capital Gazette, June 29, 2019: Anne Arundel looking at 19-acre extension of Quiet Waters Park
• Fredericksburg.com, June 29, 2019: LETTER: Fones Cliffs is still endangered
• Digital Journal, June 28, 2019: Organizations Across the Globe Are Showcasing Themselves on the Charidy App
• Chesapeake Bay Magazine, June 27, 2019: Take me to the water –  Watermen Heritage Tours offer opportunities to explore Chesapeake Bay ecology and culture
• Smart Growth Online, June 25, 2019: reBlog: AI for Earth helps researchers get more granular with climate data
• Bay Journal, June 2019: Wall Street, government need to put more stock in Bay’s economic value
• Marketplace Tech, June 18, 2019: AI for Earth helps researchers get more granular with climate data
• The Capital Gazette, Letters, June 13, 2019: Water Access
• My Social Good News, June 12, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy Awarded 4-Star Charity Navigator Rating
• PropTalk Magazine, June 2019: Reality TV for Chesapeake Wildlife Lovers
• WBAL TV 11, June 7, 2019: Where’s Bo? New falcon takes place of famous ‘Bo’ after his disappearance
• 13 WJZ CBS Baltimore, June 7, 2019: Young Falcon Rescued Below Baltimore Skyscraper
• Maryland Independent, June 7, 2019: Belton elected to Chesapeake Conservancy board of directors
• Chesapeake Bay Magazine, June 6, 2019: Peregrine Falcon Rescued Below Baltimore Skyscraper
• Bay Net, June 6, 2019: MD DNR Secretary Joins Chesapeake Conservancy Board
• Capital Gazette, June 5, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy rescues fallen falcon in Baltimore
• Carroll County Times, June 5, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy rescues fallen falcon in Baltimore
• Baltimore Sun, June 5, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy rescues fallen falcon in Baltimore
• Aberdeen News, June 5, 2019: Mallows Bay could get marine sanctuary status soon
• Capital Journal, June 4, 2019: Mallows Bay could get sanctuary status soon
• KPVI News, June 4, 2019: Mallows Bay could get marine sanctuary status soon
• Bay Journal, June 4, 2019: Fones Cliffs property to be preserved
• Baltimore Sun, June 3, 2019: Baltimore’s fledgling Peregrine falcons begin taking short solo flights; blue jay picks a fight
• Chesapeake Bay Magazine, June 3, 2019: Mallows Bay “Ghost Fleet” of Shipwrecks to Get Federal Protection
• Augusta Free Press, June 2, 2019: New sanctuary in Chesapeake Bay watershed will protect ‘Ghost Fleet’ of shipwrecks
• Bay Journal, May 31, 2019: Mallow’s Bay heading for national sanctuary status by year’s end
• E&E News, May 31, 2019: Mallow’s Bay to become 1st new U.S. sanctuary in 19 years
• Baltimore Sun, May 31, 2019: After five years, proposal to protect sunken ‘ghost ships’ in Maryland bay advancing toward final approval
• Chesapeake Bay Program, May 30, 2019: All of us have a hand in restoring the Bay
• Microsoft Technet, May 29, 2019: Logro desbloqueado – Casi 200 millones de imágenes de un mapa nacional de cubierta terrestre en alrededor 10 minutos
• ATT.net, May 27, 2019: Livestream: New peregrine falcon joins nest atop Baltimore’s TransAmerican skyscraper
• Carroll County Times, May 27, 2019: Livestream: New peregrine falcon joins nest atop Baltimore’s TransAmerican skyscraper
• Baltimore Sun, May 27, 2019: Livestream: New peregrine falcon joins nest atop Baltimore’s TransAmerica skyscraper
• The Capital Gazette, May 24, 2019: First baby osprey hatches in Tom & Audrey’s nest
• Neowin, May 22, 2019: Microsoft details how scientists have used its innovations in AI to help the environment
• Sussex Countian, May 21, 2019: Division of Fish & Wildlife celebrates completion of new boating facilities
• 1430 WNAV, May 21, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy welcomes new board member, former Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources elected to Board
• Susquehanna Currents, May 2019: Pushing policy change downstream
• Microsoft News, May 21, 2019: How scientists are confronting environmental challenges with the help of AI
• Delaware News, May 17, 2019: DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife celebrates completion of new boating facilities at Philips Landing, Woodlands Wharf
• Maryland Independent, May 6, 2019: Mallows Bay tour spotlights tourism, sanctuary opportunities
• E&E Daily, May 3, 2019: Lawmakers roll out flooding, Chesapeake Bay, fisheries bills
• The Dover Post, May 2, 2019: Carper, Coons introduce bills boosting public access to Chesapeake Bay Watershed sites
• The Milford Beacon, May 2, 2019: Carper, Coons introduce bills boosting public access to Chesapeake Bay Watershed sites
• Delmarva Now, May 2, 2019: Chesapeake Bay public access bill unites Maryland, Delaware, Virginia senators
• 13 News Now, May 1, 2019: Senators call to expand Chesapeake Bay public access
• Delaware Today, April 26, 2019: How Seaford’s Leaders Are Reviving the Town After DuPont’s Departure
• Augusta Free Press, April 24, 2019: Partnership conserves farmland in Nanticoke Rural Legacy Area
• WMAR Baltimore, April 22, 2019: Local leaders promoting new efforts to restore and protect Chesapeake Bay
• WTOP, April 22, 2019: Chesapeake Bay gets Earth Day focus in Annapolis
• The Daily Item, April 21, 2019: Tour gives glimpse of SU’s environmental programs
• KPVI, April 16, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy wildlife cameras return with spring
• PIG Difference, April 13, 2019: Precision Conservation in the Susquehanna
• Bay Journal, April 10, 2019: Court overturns permits for transmission line built over James
• MyEasternShoreMD, April 10, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy wildlife cameras return with spring
• Brinkwire, April 9, 2019: Ship graveyard with hundreds of sunken vessels is moving
• Bay Journal, April 8, 2019: Trump, Congress Make Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent
• Bay Journal, April 3, 2019: Hogan holds up Mallows Bay sanctuary to address watermen’s fears of losing livelihood
• The Capital Gazette, April 2, 2019: Osprey deliver newspaper to Chesapeake Bay nest
• Augusta Free Press, April 2, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy wildlife webcam stars return to the Chesapeake
• EurekAlert!, April 1, 2019: Research connects big data marketing tools, land conservation
• Newswise, April 1, 2019: Research connects big data marketing tools, land conservation
• Democratic Underground, April 1, 2019: UM Research Connects Big Data Marketing Tools, Land Conservation
• Phys.Org, April 1, 2019: Research connects big data marketing tools, land conservation
• The Capital Gazette, March 29, 2019: Osprey couple Tom and Audrey return for spring
• Baltimore Magazine, March 27, 2019: Field Notes: Styrofoam Gets Banned, Bay Funding Wars Reignite, and Osprey Return to the Chesapeake
• App Developer Magazine, March 26, 2019: Apps from maps using location intelligence is a whole new world
• Augusta Free Press, March 26, 2019: State health officials receive grant for failing onsite septic systems
• Chesapeake Bay Magazine, March 23, 2019: Baltimore Peregrine Falcons Welcome First Eggs of Spring
• Sierra Magazine, March 21, 2019: 6 Exciting Birdwatching Webcams
• USAgNet, March 21, 2019: Making Progress Toward a Goal of More Trees Along Streams
• Pennsylvania Ag Connection, March 21, 2019: Making Progress Toward a Goal of More Trees Along Streams
• Good Natured, March 20, 2019: Making Progress Toward a Goal of More Trees Along Streams
• The Baltimore Sun, March 20, 2019: On the first day of spring, downtown Baltimore’s peregrine falcon pair lays first egg of season
• The Standard-Journal, March 20, 2019: DCNR secretary visits Union County, Riparian buffer effort noted
• Port of Baltimore, March 15, 2019: Relocating Falcon Nest at Port of Baltimore Proved To Be A Bird Box Challenge
• PA Environment Blog, March 15, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy Seeking Volunteers To Identify, Collect Livestakes in Centre, Northumberland March 19, 24
• Chesapeake Bay Journal, March 14, 2019: James River grants to pay for riparian buffers, precision ag techniques
• Civil Eats, February 20, 2019: Turning Salt-Damaged Fields into Marshes Could Save Maryland Farmland
• The Talbot Spy, February 12, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy Welcomes New Board Members
• Augusta Free Press, February 12, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy Welcomes New Board Members
• Bay Weekly, February 7, 2019: Werowocomoco: Where John Smith Met Pocahantas
• Kent County Times, January 27, 2019: Time to Consider a Full Half Measure
• sNewsi, January, 19, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy develops technology for James River restoration work
• Augusta Free Press, January 19, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy develops technology for James River restoration work
• Manitoba Co-operator, January 16, 2019: Can artificial intelligence aid conservation mapping?
• Cecil Whig, January 11, 2018: The Mystery of John Smith’s Chesapeake Cross Markers
• The Dorchester Star, January 10,2019: Partnership conserves wildlife habitat for Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
• Earth Imaging Journal, January 7, 2019: EPA Awards $1.1 Million to Chesapeake Conservancy to Track Environmental Impacts of Land Use in Bay Watershed
• Sensors and Systems, January 7, 2019: EPA Awards $1.1 Million to Chesapeake Conservancy to Track Environmental Impacts of Land Use in Bay Watershed
• The Free Lance- Star, January 6, 2019: Three Grants Expected to Generate Business for Partners, Improve the Region’s Environment 
• Delmarva Now, January 5, 2019: This ‘half measure’ might be enough to save bay for next generation
• Attraction Magazine, January 4, 2019: Envision the Choptank Partnership Receives $1 Million to Advance Restoration
• Storm Water Solutions, January 1, 2019: Chesapeake Conservancy Improves Storm Water Mapping Data