Recent News: #conservation
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May 23, 2019
Recent agricultural census shows conservation practices are on the rise
Farmers are increasingly using cover crops, no-till and reduced tillage
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January 30, 2019
Helping farmers help our waterways
The new federal Farm Bill supports Chesapeake farmers and conservation
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October 30, 2018
Restoring North America’s largest salamander
Researchers aim to bring the reclusive hellbender out of the shadows
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June 15, 2018
Chesapeake Bay Report Card highlights signs of progress
Estuary received a “C” grade in 2017 from University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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June 09, 2018
Conserving land in Lancaster County
For half a century, the Lancaster County Conservancy has been protecting land and the Bay
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January 31, 2018
From the air, Virginia's Piedmont transitions from mountains to metropolis
Flying over the region gives a fresh perspective on land use and conservation
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July 26, 2017
Hunters, anglers and water quality
Sportsmen meet to discuss conservation July 19 at the Stroud Water Research Center
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April 04, 2017
By the Numbers: 110,701
The acres of forestland protected by the Maryland Forest Conservation Act in the two decades since it was passed
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March 22, 2017
A woman and her woods
Pennsylvania forest ecologist Nancy Baker helps connect women forest owners to their land
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February 07, 2017
Restoration Spotlight: A forest's hopes rest on golden wings
Pennsylvania couple battles invasives and benefits a bird in decline
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