Achievements
Your donations to the Chesapeake Conservancy helped us achieve:
Achievements completed in 2019
- Successful Partnership Expands Quiet Waters Park
- Provide Tree Canopy Analysis for Anne Arundel County, MD that Helped Inform a Recent Change in the Law
- Successful Partnership to Add 4665 acres to the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in the James River Watershed
- New AI Scientist Joins Conservation Innovation Center to Accelerate Precision Conservation Efforts
- Partnership Adds Easement Acreage to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
- Launch of New Paddle Website for the Susquehanna River with the National Park Service
- Launch Bilingual Ranger Program at Sandy Point State Park in Partnership with the National Park Service
- Awarded 4-Star Charity Navigator Rating for the Second Year
- Successful Designation of Mallows Bay-Potomac River as the Chesapeake’s First National Marine Sanctuary
- Introduction of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act of 2019
- Conservation of Farmland in the Nanticoke Rural Legacy Area
- Permanent Reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund
- Successfully Advocated for Full Funding of Maryland’s Program Open Space
- Full funding for POS ($275 million)
- Chesapeake Conservancy Develops Technology for James River Restoration Work
Achievements completed in 2018
- EPA Awards $1.1 Million to Chesapeake Conservancy to Track Environmental Impacts of Land Use in Bay Watershed
- Partnership Conserves Wildlife Habitat for Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
- Chesapeake Conservancy Awarded 4-Star Charity Navigator Rating
- The National Park Service and Chesapeake Conservancy Release the Short Film “Werowocomoco: Protecting a Powhatan Place of Power”
- Chesapeake Conservancy Announces 2018 “Champions of the Chesapeake”
- Partner to Create New Waterfront Park in Seaford, DE
- Advocate for Fones Cliffs in Virginia where Lawsuit was Filed Against the Developer
- Partner to Create Thriving Monarch Butterfly Habitat
- UMBC and Chesapeake Conservancy to Create Detailed Stream Maps of Chesapeake Bay Watershed
- Launched Virtual Tour of Patuxent River
- Find Your Chesapeake GeoTour® Launch
- Successfully Advocated for Federal Funding for Chesapeake Bay Restoration, Land Conservation and Public Access
- City of Norfolk and Chesapeake Conservancy Dedicate Captain John Smith Cross Marker
- Created New Technology to Help the Public Answer: How Healthy Is the South River?
- Navy, State of Maryland and Nonprofits Partner to Conserve Land in Dorchester County
- Applauds Open Space and Land Conservation Funding at the State Level and Advocating for Federal Funding for the Chesapeake Bay
Achievements completed in 2017
- Demonstrated use of cloud-based computing for conservation audience of 16,000 – 2017
- Featured in Microsoft video demonstrating precision conservation – 2017
- Donated ancestral land to Rappahannock Tribe – 2017
- Released vision document for Susquehanna River conservation – 2017
- Participated in Microsoft Earth Day Panel – 2017
- Showcased Future of Conservation with Elk Creek Restoration Project
- Honored Two Sitting Governors as “Champions of the Chesapeake”
- Awarded “Partner in Excellence” by Virginia Environment Endowment
- Accepted by 1% for the Planet Network
- Released Tool for Precision Conservation in Pennsylvania
- Advocated for Best Management Practices in the Watershed as Part of Comprehensive Sediment Mitigation Efforts
- Pushed for Legislation Supporting Key Chesapeake Bay Programs
- Celebrated Federal Funding for Conservation and Public Access
- Advocated for Clean Water Commerce Act of 2017
- Osprey Photo Documentary Named Green Earth Book Award Honor Winner
- Partnered to Improve Stream Mapping for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
- Joined Local Grocer Supports Susquehanna Restoration
- Launched Roving Ranger
- Commemorated Grand Opening of Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center
- Joined Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition to Host Green Opportunity and Job Fair for Baltimore Youth
- Celebrated Milestone toward National Marine Sanctuary Designation for Mallows Bay – Potomac River
Achievements completed in 2016
- Completed Chesapeake Bay High-Resolution Land Cover project for the Chesapeake Bay Program – 2016
- Celebrated the permanent protection of Werowocomoco – 2016
- Allowed visitors to virtually explore the Chesapeake’s great rivers and special places through interactive tours – 2016
- Placed markers along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail to denote the extent of Captain Smith’s explorations – 2016
- Designed web tools to increase the pace and efficiency of conservation in the Chesapeake – 2016
- Celebrated the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service and the 10th Anniversary of the John Smith Chesapeake Trail with Find Your Chesapeake video series – 2016
- Released online/mobile-accessible Boater’s Guide to the John Smith Chesapeake Trail – 2016
- Advocated for the Governor and the General Assembly to Restore Cuts to Maryland’s Program Open Space – 2016
- Crowdfunded to Launch Third Wildlife Webcam Featuring Great Blue Herons – 2016
- Provided Virtual Connection to Chesapeake’s Wildlife for Fourth Straight Year – 2016
- Inclusion of $29 Million in the President’s FY17 Budget for Land Conservation in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, 2016
- Developed Park Finder: Baltimore, a Web-Based Walkability Application – 2015-16
Achievements completed in 2015
- Lead Non-Profit for the Rivers of the Chesapeake Collaborative Proposal Which Led to Nearly $11 Million for Land Conservation and $2 Million for Public Access in the FY 2016 Federal Budget, 2015
- Hosted Second Annual Champions of the Chesapeake Dinner and Awards, 2015
- Published Green Infrastructure Report: Baltimore City, 2015
- Partnered with Organizations Seeking National Marine Sanctuary Designation for Mallows Bay – Potomac River, 2014-15
- Led the successful effort to designate the Nanticoke as a Sentinel Landscape, 2015
- Started of Virtual Tour of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, 2015
- Advocated for the Expansion of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, 2011-15
- Inclusion of $38 Million in the President’s FY16 Budget for Land Conservation in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, 2015
- On-going Speaker Series, The Mamie Parker Jouney, in Support of the Baltimore Wilderness Initiative, 2014-15
- Collaborated with the USDA’s RCPP Partnership to Receive $5 Million in Federal Funding for Land Conservation in the Delmarva Peninsula, 2015
- Launched Peregrine Falcon Webcam at Transamerica Building in Downtown Baltimore, 2015
- Relaunch of the Popular Osprey Camera, 2013-15
Achievements completed in 2014
- Provided Advocacy and Support for the Designation of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in MD and the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in NY, 2014
- Hosted First Annual Chesapeake Champions Awards Celebration, 2014
- Co-hosted Chesapeake Climate Data Hackathon, 2014
- Hosted the National Conference on Large Landscape Conservation, 2014
- Additional Access Site for the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail at Caledon State Park, 2014
- Department of Defense REPI Grant for Land Conservation in the Nanticoke River Corridor, 2014
- Launched the Chesapeake Conservation Partnership with NPS, 2014
- Joined with White House, Intel on Climate Data Initiative, 2014
- Launched the Conservation Innovation Center, 2014
- Expansion of Maryland Wildlands Program to Include an Additional 22,000 acres of Sensitive State-Owned land, 2014
Achievements completed in 2013
- Designation of Masonville Cove as Nation’s First Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership, 2013
- Establishment of Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument, 2013
- Passed Legislation in Maryland to Promote Safe and Reasonable Canoe, Kayak and Fishing Access along Maryland’s Bridges and Roadways, 2013
Achievements completed in 2011 and 2012
- Trained 100 Maryland Waterman in Heritage Tourism, 2012
- Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Expanded by 840 Miles of Connecting Component Trails, 2012
- Launched the Captain John Smith Geotrail, 2011
- Published A Boater’s Guide to the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, 2011
- Reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network, 2011
- Establishment of Fort Monroe National Monument, 2011
Achievements completed in 2009 and 2010
- Expansion of James River National Wildlife Refuge, 2010
- Launched the Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail, 2010
- Provided advocacy and education support for protection of the Jesuit Lands, 2010
- Published Conserving Chesapeake Landscapes report, 2010
- Developed President Obama’s Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration Executive Order #13508, specifically the conservation and access goals, 2009