Tagged Stories: "land conservation"
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Having a beer? Thank clean water!
September 7, 2020Brewers throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed are prioritizing sustainable practices
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A living shoreline welcomes wildlife and wanderers
September 3, 2020Maryland’s Jefferson Patterson Park demonstrates ways to protect lands naturally
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Access to green space makes social distancing a little easier
April 16, 2020At the same local park, the landscape changes every day if you look closely
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Creating incentives for conservation and land use
September 27, 2019Future land preservation and sustainable growth plans can benefit watershed jurisdictions
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Healthy land means healthy water
September 19, 2019A Chesapeake Conservation Partnership report details land conservation throughout the watershed
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Humans of the Chesapeake: Earle Peterson
June 11, 2016The conservation landowner explains how his 1,200 acres in New York connect to the Bay
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By the Numbers: 60
October 27, 2015The percentage of Chesapeake forests that have been fragmented by development.
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Photo Essay: On the Eastern Shore, a farm transforms
October 15, 2015Organic practices help Cottingham Farm protect a stream, harvest the benefits
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Photo Essay: Protecting land in Otsego County – Greenwoods Conservancy
September 24, 2015A total of seven New York conservation easements benefit the community
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Photo Essay: Protecting Land in Otsego County – Cornish Hill
September 17, 2015Marion Karl's New York property serves as a place to lay down deep roots and connect with the community
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