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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "land conservation"

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My Clean Water Story: Kristin Saunders

February 21, 2025

How a childhood on the Chester River inspired a career in conservation

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Kristin Saunders stands for a portrait at Amos Garrett Waterfront Park overlooking Spa Creek in Annapolis.

Seven land conservation success stories from around the Chesapeake region

April 12, 2024

Each watershed jurisdiction has a hand in helping to meet our two million acre protected lands goal

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Home to rare wildlife and small towns, a rural region plans for the future

January 20, 2022

New York’s Butternut Valley is finding ways to lift its communities while continuing its environmental gains

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5 reasons bald eagles are wild about the Chesapeake Bay watershed

January 10, 2022

I want to fly like an eagle…to the Bay!

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A heritage trail effort aims to preserve both land and legacy

July 22, 2021

Community members restore a church with the help of the American Chestnut Land Trust

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Magnolia bogs are a trove of rare wetlands species

May 20, 2021

Suitland Bog escaped development to offer a relic community of carnivorous plants

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A faith-based farm renews the spirit of the land

March 23, 2021

The Wittel Farm keeps sustainability central to its volunteer-led operation

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Restoration turns back the clock on a trout stream

January 21, 2021

A conserved northern Virginia property is the focus of efforts to improve habitat

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A trail system connects land and water in the Susquehanna headwaters

November 12, 2020

New York’s Otsego Land Trust created the Blueway Trail to inspire future stewards

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A Maryland farm turned writer’s muse

October 1, 2020

The writer’s retreat at Good Contrivance Farm demonstrates the value of land conservation

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