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• The Nature Conservancy in Maryland/DC and Virginia Announces Fundraising Challenge for Local Runners to Help Chesapeake Bay

  BETHESDA, MD
  Topic (Events)
  January 17, 2012 2012 01 17

  Top 20 fundraisers receive guaranteed entry to GW Parkway Classic on Earth Day April 22; money raised will help restore oyster reefs and other Chesapeake Bay habitats Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy Celebrates Earth Day with Third Annual Global Picnic

  ARLINGTON, VA
  April 18, 2013 2013 04 18

  What Will You Do For Earth? Have a Picnic! Learn More

• Cast Your Vote! The Nature Conservancy Is Looking for Your Favorite Green Restaurant in Washington, D.C.

  Washington, D.C.
  Topic (Events)
  June 06, 2012 2012 06 06

  The finalists have been chosen, and now we need your vote to decide the 2012 Nature’s Plate Award winner Learn More

• Founding Farmers Wins 2012 People’s Choice Nature’s Plate Award for Washington, D.C.

  Washington, D.C.
  July 26, 2012 2012 07 26

  Brought to you by The Nature Conservancy and Supported by OpenTable Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy Is Looking for Your Favorite Green Restaurant – Nominations Are Open in Washington, DC and Virginia

  Washington, DC
  May 02, 2012 2012 05 02

  Who is serving sustainable seafood or local produce, recycling oyster shells for the Chesapeake Bay, or saving energy in their restaurant, and who will get your vote? Learn More

• MD/DC and VA Chapters of The Nature Conservancy Team Up with Pacers Events
  

  September 20, 2011 2011 09 20

  Helping Runners Go Green and Support the Chesapeake Bay
  Partnership will offer runners tips to green their running routines and support local restoration projects to help the Chesapeake Bay including rebuilding oyster populations Learn More

• Maryland/DC and Virginia Chapters of The Nature Conservancy to Celebrate Earth Day at Parkway Classic on April 22

  Alexandria, VA
  Topic (Events)
  April 11, 2012 2012 04 11

  Ultra-Marathoner Scott Jurek will set the pace for Team Nature runners who are protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay and natural treasures around the world Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy’s Team Nature is Joining the 37th Marine Corps Marathon on October 28: Healthy You and Healthy Planet

  Bethesda, MD
  Topic (Events)
  March 07, 2012 2012 03 07

  Team Nature is looking for runners to help make the ‘people’s marathon’ a marathon for people and nature; money raised will support Conservancy work locally and globally Learn More

• Maryland/DC and Virginia Chapters of Nature Conservancy Welcome LEAF Students to Local Nature Preserves

  BETHESDA, MD
  July 11, 2011 2011 07 11

  Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future (LEAF), now in its 17th year, connects students from urban settings with nature landscapes and helps them continue their environmental education during the summer Learn More

• Study Examines Air Pollution’s Effects on Ecosystems; Finds Widespread, Serious Impacts

  ARLINGTON, VA
  July 21, 2008 2008 07 21

  Report Highlights Necessary Changes in Air Quality Standards and Regulations Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy Maryland Director Nat Williams Applauds Senators Cardin and Mikulski for their efforts to protect the Chesapeake Bay though the Farm Bill

  Bethesda, MD
  Topic (Leadership)
  June 22, 2012 2012 06 22

  Legislation includes funding for pollution and sediment reduction, improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay while protecting watermen and the bay economy. Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy and Toyota USA Foundation Create 100 Green Summer Jobs for High School Students

  Arlington, VA
  Topic (Leadership)
  July 16, 2012 2012 07 16

  Conservancy’s Leaders in Environmental Action for the Future program, now in 18th year, expands to 100 students working in 22 states this summer. Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy Is Mobilizing the World’s Largest Seagrass Restoration Project along Virginia’s Eastern Shore

  Oyster, VA
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  May 10, 2012 2012 05 10

  Eelgrass is important habitat for scallops, crabs and other life in our ocean and bays Learn More

• Governor O'Malley Launches GreenPrint, Proposes Historic Land Conservation Acreage

  ANNAPOLIS, MD
  December 8, 2008 2008 12 08

  Governor announces Rural Legacy Grants and proposes over 9,200 acres of conserved landscape Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy and Oyster Recovery Partnership Plant Five Million Oysters in Harris Creek, Tributary to the Chesapeake Bay

  BETHESDA, MD
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  July 26, 2011 2011 07 26

  The goal is to improve habitat for fish, local water quality and help to rebuild oyster populations in the bay. Learn More

• Third Annual Earth Day 5K in Silver Spring, MD Benefitting The Nature Conservancy

  BETHESDA, MD
  Topic (Rivers & Lakes)
  January 18, 2011 2011 01 18

  Proceeds from the Earth Day 5K on April 30, 2011 will help restore oyster populations in the Chesapeake Bay Learn More

• Congress Approves Funding for Oyster Restoration

  Washington, DC
  December 22, 2010 2010 12 22

  Sustained efforts to restore native oysters critical for both ecological and economic health of Chesapeake Bay Learn More

• Chesapeake Bay Foundation and The Nature Conservancy Applaud New Maryland Oyster Recovery Plan

  Annapolis, MD
  December 04, 2010 2010 12 04

  Governor Martin O’Malley has announced Maryland’s new oyster restoration plan, and strong first step towards significantly increasing oyster numbers in the Chesapeake Bay Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy Appoints New Land Manager for Nassawango Creek Preserve

  BETHESDA, MD
  July, 11 2006

  Son of the late “Nassawango Joe” to oversee stewardship of state’s largest privately owned nature preserve Learn More

• Conservation groups work with farmers to conserve 1,435 acre near Little Blackwater River

  CAMBRIDGE, MD
  January 29, 2008 2008 01 29

  Voluntary easement to protect large forest and farmland Learn More

• Nature Conservancy and Maryland Environmental Trust protect 128-acre farm along Potomac tributary in Allegany County

  CUMBERLAND, MD
  February 19, 2008 2008 02 19

  Voluntary easement to protect forest buffer along tributary to Sideling Hill Creek Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy Reacts to First U.S. Auction of Carbon Dioxide Allowances

  ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
  Topic (Climate Change)
  September 25, 2008 2008 09 25

  RGGI is an agreement among 10 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states to limit — and ultimately reduce — the amount of carbon dioxide their power generators emit. Learn More

• Chesapeake Bay Foundation and The Nature Conservancy Support Native Oyster Alternatives in Environmental Impact Study

  ANNAPOLIS, MD & ARLINGTON, VA
  Topic (Oceans & Coasts)
  October 14, 2008 2008 10 14

  Research indicates significant potential with native oysters for industry and environment, while not demonstrating reasonable assurance that the non-native species will be successful or that it will not harm an already compromised estuary Learn More

• Chesapeake Bay Foundation and The Nature Conservancy Applaud Oyster EIS Decision

  ANNAPOLIS, MD and ARLINGTON, VA
  April 6, 2009 2009 04 06

  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has rejected the introduction of a foreign oyster in the Bay Learn More

• Rare Hybrid Orchid Discovered on Eastern Shore

  SNOW HILL, MD
  Topic (Conservation Lands)
  August 10, 2009 2009 08 10

  Orchid growth is response to record prescribed burns Learn More

• Congress Approves Funding for Potomac River

  WASHINGTON, D.C.
  Topic (Rivers & Lakes)
  November 2, 2009 2009 11 02

  $585,000 will go towards first-time analysis to identify human and ecosystem needs for Potomac’s water supply Learn More

• Suffolk Farm Protected at Dividing Creek; State’s First Rural Legacy Easement in Somerset County

  POCOMOKE CITY, MD
  Topic (Forests)
  August 19, 2009 2009 08 19

  Watershed is home to 20 rare wildlife and plant species Learn More

Fire Helps Natural Land In Maryland Stay Renewed

WAMU 88.5
Conservation Lands
April 28, 2013

Usually, when 70 acres of anything is on fire, alarms are sounded and cavalries are called, but back down a long dirt road called Bear Swamp, deep inside the Nassawango Creek Preserve — the state's largest privately owned natural area, made up of more than 10,000 acres of upland forest and bald cypress swamp — dozens of ecologists dressed in hardhats and yellow jumpsuits are as calm as can be, as they are actually the ones setting the blaze.

Regulators to Vote on Menhaden Catch Limits

AP / The Virginian-Pilot
Oceans & Coasts
December 13, 2012

Fisheries regulators vote Friday on whether to cut the size of the legal catch of the environmentally important menhaden, an oily fish prized for use in dietary supplements, cosmetics and animal feed. The vote is a key milestone in the decades-old battle over the fish that scientists say are a key food source for larger species and a filter feeder that improve water quality in areas such as the Chesapeake Bay.

Six Things the Chesapeake Bay is Thankful For

Chesapeake Bay News
Partnerships
December 19, 2012

A huge boost in oyster restoration. This year, restoration partners in Maryland put more than 600 million oyster spat into the Chesapeake Bay in the largest targeted restoration effort the watershed has ever seen.

Harris Creek Oyster Project Offers Hope

Chesapeake Bay Journal
Partnerships
November 14, 2012

Harris Creek, a tributary of Maryland's Choptank River, is the site of the largest ever oyster restoration effort in the Chesapeake — or, for that matter, anywhere along the East Coast.  Over the next three to five years, state and federal agencies expect to spend up to $31 million converting hundreds of acres of river bottom into vibrant oyster bars by spreading shell, rebuilding reefs and planting hatchery-reared spat.

Four Smart Ways to Rebuild after Superstorm Sandy

The Christian Science Monitor
Oceans & Coasts
November 05, 2012

In the days ahead, once people's immediate needs are met, we must focus on another important question: How can we better protect our vulnerable coastal communities from future storms?  While no amount of infrastructure and preparation can fully protect us from a devastating superstorm like Sandy, it is increasingly clear that rebuilding efforts must consider the following four points.

Coastal Cities Seek Protections Against Superstorms

The Washington Post
Oceans & Coasts
November 04, 2012

Maryland is looking for help from nature itself, buying up wetlands and marshes that officials hope will thrive in coming decades and provide buffers against surging storm water.

Hurricane Sandy poses environmental threat to Chesapeake Bay

The Washington Post
Oceans & Coasts
October 27, 2012

More than a hundred million tons of dirty sediment mixed with tree limbs and junk float behind the Conowingo Dam, and Hurricane Sandy, a giant faucet nicknamed “Frankenstorm,” could send it pouring into the Chesapeake Bay.  This is just one of the potentially devastating environmental scenarios biologists are fearing as Sandy churns up the Atlantic coast.

Contest Removes Loads of Snakeheads from Potomac

The Washington Post
Rivers & Lakes
June 03, 2012

With his friends shouting “Snakehead!” and “That sucker is huge!” and “You’d better not miss!” Brian Stack crouched in a 20-foot boat, drew back the string of his bow and took aim at the biggest fish they saw all night.  Even when his arrowlike bolt ripped into its back, just below the head, they kept shouting. “Don’t lose him, don’t lose him!” As Stack pulled the snakehead in by an attached rope, they kept yelling. “In the net! In the net!”

Earth Day Provides Chance to Reflect on Chesapeake Bay

WTOP
Oceans & Coasts
April 22, 2012

Sunday is Earth Day, a day to think a little bit more about the environment -- and maybe even do something to help clean it up.  For the D.C. area, the day is a chance to take a closer look at the Chesapeake Bay.  Mark Bryer of the Nature Conservancy said the bay is in recovery mode and oysters are playing a critical role.

On the Run with Team Nature

Marc Gunther.com
Events
April 22, 2012

It’s no surprise that many runners care about the environment. We depend on the outdoors to enjoy our sport, and most of us love to run in beautiful places.  But, unlike so many other cause-oriented nonprofits or charities–think of the Race for the Cure or Run MS–environmental groups have been slow to take advantage of the opportunity to connect the work they do to the running world.

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Appears to be in Recovery Mode

The Washington Post
Oceans & Coasts
March 04, 2012

A modern-day Lazarus story is taking shape in the Chesapeake Bay, a resurrection from the all but dead.  The bay oyster is making a modest comeback, judging from last year’s harvest. The oyster’s habitat is dangerously polluted, its reefs overfished, its numbers decimated by a pair of ravaging diseases — and yet it lives.

Shad face obstacle course in annual run

The Washington Post

May 16, 2011

Conservation groups work to restore the shad population along the East Coast.

Maryland’s plan to boost Chesapeake Bay oysters will require a lot of hanky-panky

The Washington Post

May 01, 2011

Maryland recently embarked on a new effort to increase the Chesapeake Bay's oyster population, encouraging them to procreate by expanding their habitat, increasing aquaculture farming and setting aside larger river sanctuaries to protect them from harvesters.

Teamwork restores Potomac River shorelines

The Washington Post

November 04, 2010

The Nature Conservancy and partners have teamed to restore several parcels of shoreline in an effort to return the Potomac River to its natural state.

Water Funds: Coase in South America (and New York)

by Maryland/DC supporter Dr. Donald Marron

October 03, 2010

Understanding water funds around the world.

Why Congress needs to fulfill the Land and Water Conservation Fund

by Maryland director Nat Williams
The Baltimore Sun

July 26, 2010

Maryland/DC state director, Nat Williams, explains why full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund is critical.

Art with a bittersweet twist: Couple turn a pesky vine into sculptures

The Washington Post

June 13, 2010

Sculptors Paula Stone and Seth Goldstein turn invasive plants into art.

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