Chesapeake Conservancy
@chesconserv.bsky.social
Conservation entrepreneurs who increase outdoor recreation access and use technology to drive conservation & restoration.
Visit us at www.chesapeakeconservancy.org
Photo Credit: Michael Weiss
Visit us at www.chesapeakeconservancy.org
Photo Credit: Michael Weiss
Now's your last chance to register for our Nanticoke River webinar today at 12PM! Join special guests Tom Horton and Ron Vickers as we discuss large landscape conservation in the Nanticoke and what it takes to achieve success at scale. Register now at buff.ly/1uEiN8T
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Now's your last chance to register for our Nanticoke River webinar today at 12PM! Join special guests Tom Horton and Ron Vickers as we discuss large landscape conservation in the Nanticoke and what it takes to achieve success at scale. Register now at buff.ly/1uEiN8T
Only a week left until the next edition of our Chesapeake Webinar Series!
Join us Wednesday, November 12 where we'll discuss the conservation success of the Nanticoke River watershed, large landscape conservation and what it takes to achieve success at scale. Register today at buff.ly/1uEiN8T
Join us Wednesday, November 12 where we'll discuss the conservation success of the Nanticoke River watershed, large landscape conservation and what it takes to achieve success at scale. Register today at buff.ly/1uEiN8T
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Only a week left until the next edition of our Chesapeake Webinar Series!
Join us Wednesday, November 12 where we'll discuss the conservation success of the Nanticoke River watershed, large landscape conservation and what it takes to achieve success at scale. Register today at buff.ly/1uEiN8T
Join us Wednesday, November 12 where we'll discuss the conservation success of the Nanticoke River watershed, large landscape conservation and what it takes to achieve success at scale. Register today at buff.ly/1uEiN8T
Join Chesapeake Conservancy and Susquehanna University tomorrow for a salamander seminar! Hear from Associate Professor Mizuki Takahashi of Bucknell University about the ecology, life and importance of giant salamanders.
Contact lstenger@chesapeakeconservancy.org for more information!
Contact lstenger@chesapeakeconservancy.org for more information!
October 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Join Chesapeake Conservancy and Susquehanna University tomorrow for a salamander seminar! Hear from Associate Professor Mizuki Takahashi of Bucknell University about the ecology, life and importance of giant salamanders.
Contact lstenger@chesapeakeconservancy.org for more information!
Contact lstenger@chesapeakeconservancy.org for more information!
Are you seeing peak fall foliage? Predict foliage by your home with help from SmokyMountains.com!
October 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Are you seeing peak fall foliage? Predict foliage by your home with help from SmokyMountains.com!
With the weather getting chillier, it might be time to spruce up your wardrobe with some Conservancy merch or decorate your room with an iconic Chesapeake landscape.
Check out our merch store today at shopchesapeakeconservancy.org
Check out our merch store today at shopchesapeakeconservancy.org
October 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
With the weather getting chillier, it might be time to spruce up your wardrobe with some Conservancy merch or decorate your room with an iconic Chesapeake landscape.
Check out our merch store today at shopchesapeakeconservancy.org
Check out our merch store today at shopchesapeakeconservancy.org
Spooky stuff happens at Maryland State Parks from time to time. Are you brave enough to explore these haunted parks? buff.ly/rHZ1rt2
📸: Maryland Department of Natural Resources
📸: Maryland Department of Natural Resources
October 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Spooky stuff happens at Maryland State Parks from time to time. Are you brave enough to explore these haunted parks? buff.ly/rHZ1rt2
📸: Maryland Department of Natural Resources
📸: Maryland Department of Natural Resources
While we wait for this year's fall foliage, check out this stunning foliage transformation from Catoctin Mountain in 2024. A preview of our future!
Credit to Drusch et al. 2012 from www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Credit to Drusch et al. 2012 from www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
While we wait for this year's fall foliage, check out this stunning foliage transformation from Catoctin Mountain in 2024. A preview of our future!
Credit to Drusch et al. 2012 from www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Credit to Drusch et al. 2012 from www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Fall is on our doorstep so don't pass up your chance to read our summer Shorelines newsletter and learn about our most recent projects. Check it out at buff.ly/4kkIlem
Don't worry, you can still read it once summer ends 😉
Don't worry, you can still read it once summer ends 😉
September 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Fall is on our doorstep so don't pass up your chance to read our summer Shorelines newsletter and learn about our most recent projects. Check it out at buff.ly/4kkIlem
Don't worry, you can still read it once summer ends 😉
Don't worry, you can still read it once summer ends 😉
Happy #LatinoConservationWeek! An initiative of Hispanic Access Foundation, this week showcases outdoor engagement, recreation and conservation for Latine communities.
Celebrate #LCW2025 with us by trying these activities below!
Celebrate #LCW2025 with us by trying these activities below!
September 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Happy #LatinoConservationWeek! An initiative of Hispanic Access Foundation, this week showcases outdoor engagement, recreation and conservation for Latine communities.
Celebrate #LCW2025 with us by trying these activities below!
Celebrate #LCW2025 with us by trying these activities below!
Join Chesapeake Conservancy and Susquehanna University for a conservation presentation!
Learn how PA's natural resources fueled industrial growth while also driving environmental reforms.
Email lstenger@chesapeakeconservancy.org for any questions or more info.
Learn how PA's natural resources fueled industrial growth while also driving environmental reforms.
Email lstenger@chesapeakeconservancy.org for any questions or more info.
September 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Join Chesapeake Conservancy and Susquehanna University for a conservation presentation!
Learn how PA's natural resources fueled industrial growth while also driving environmental reforms.
Email lstenger@chesapeakeconservancy.org for any questions or more info.
Learn how PA's natural resources fueled industrial growth while also driving environmental reforms.
Email lstenger@chesapeakeconservancy.org for any questions or more info.
Please join us in welcoming Susan Shingledecker as our new CEO. With her passion for conservation & strong leadership, Susan is ready to steer Chesapeake Conservancy into its next chapter of protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay.
We’re thrilled to have her at the helm — welcome aboard, Susan!
We’re thrilled to have her at the helm — welcome aboard, Susan!
September 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Please join us in welcoming Susan Shingledecker as our new CEO. With her passion for conservation & strong leadership, Susan is ready to steer Chesapeake Conservancy into its next chapter of protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay.
We’re thrilled to have her at the helm — welcome aboard, Susan!
We’re thrilled to have her at the helm — welcome aboard, Susan!
The osprey nest seems to be emptier with each passing day. Luna and Hope are spending more time off nest, practicing their fish catching skills. We may only have a few more weeks with the osprey family before they begin to migrate south!
tTune in today at explore.org/livecams/osp...
tTune in today at explore.org/livecams/osp...
August 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The osprey nest seems to be emptier with each passing day. Luna and Hope are spending more time off nest, practicing their fish catching skills. We may only have a few more weeks with the osprey family before they begin to migrate south!
tTune in today at explore.org/livecams/osp...
tTune in today at explore.org/livecams/osp...
Our Project Manager, Logan Stenger, has been able to participate and monitor one of the largest stream restoration projects in his career: 4,000 feet of stream restoration, 13.5 acres of riparian buffer and over 2,000 trees planted.
Learn about this journey at issuu.com/jodycouser/d...
Learn about this journey at issuu.com/jodycouser/d...
August 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Our Project Manager, Logan Stenger, has been able to participate and monitor one of the largest stream restoration projects in his career: 4,000 feet of stream restoration, 13.5 acres of riparian buffer and over 2,000 trees planted.
Learn about this journey at issuu.com/jodycouser/d...
Learn about this journey at issuu.com/jodycouser/d...
One of the oldest rivers on Earth runs through this scene. Do you recognize this piece of the Chesapeake Bay watershed? Explore the map here: arcg.is/1y0mOW3
August 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
One of the oldest rivers on Earth runs through this scene. Do you recognize this piece of the Chesapeake Bay watershed? Explore the map here: arcg.is/1y0mOW3
The results are in for this year's baby bird names! The two osprey sisters have been named Luna and Hope. The eyas sister and brother are Betty and Pickles. Lastly, the heron siblings have been deemed Dino and Harry.
Thank you to everyone who participated and helped name this year's baby birds.
Thank you to everyone who participated and helped name this year's baby birds.
August 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The results are in for this year's baby bird names! The two osprey sisters have been named Luna and Hope. The eyas sister and brother are Betty and Pickles. Lastly, the heron siblings have been deemed Dino and Harry.
Thank you to everyone who participated and helped name this year's baby birds.
Thank you to everyone who participated and helped name this year's baby birds.
Today's the final day you can cast a vote to name the chicks featured on our wildlife webcams, in partnership with explore.org
Submit your vote now at buff.ly/qyHOAzU
Submit your vote now at buff.ly/qyHOAzU
August 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today's the final day you can cast a vote to name the chicks featured on our wildlife webcams, in partnership with explore.org
Submit your vote now at buff.ly/qyHOAzU
Submit your vote now at buff.ly/qyHOAzU
Help us #NameThatBird! Vote on your favorite names for the various chicks featured on our wildlife webcams, in partnership with explore.org
You have until August 10 to cast a vote for your favorite chick name. Make your choice today at buff.ly/qyHOAzU
You have until August 10 to cast a vote for your favorite chick name. Make your choice today at buff.ly/qyHOAzU
August 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Help us #NameThatBird! Vote on your favorite names for the various chicks featured on our wildlife webcams, in partnership with explore.org
You have until August 10 to cast a vote for your favorite chick name. Make your choice today at buff.ly/qyHOAzU
You have until August 10 to cast a vote for your favorite chick name. Make your choice today at buff.ly/qyHOAzU
For the past 5 years, Land and Water Conservation Fund funding provided by the Great American Outdoors Act has increased hunting & fishing access across the nation without using taxpayer dollars but today, on the 5th anniversary of this act, #LWCF is at risk & we may lose important projects forever.
August 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
For the past 5 years, Land and Water Conservation Fund funding provided by the Great American Outdoors Act has increased hunting & fishing access across the nation without using taxpayer dollars but today, on the 5th anniversary of this act, #LWCF is at risk & we may lose important projects forever.
What's on your summer book list? We're reading Campfire Stories: Chesapeake Bay, Tales and Travel Companion. This book invites readers on a journey through Bay ecology, history and culture and more.
Learn more in our Shorelines newsletter at issuu.com/jodycouser/d...
Learn more in our Shorelines newsletter at issuu.com/jodycouser/d...
August 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
What's on your summer book list? We're reading Campfire Stories: Chesapeake Bay, Tales and Travel Companion. This book invites readers on a journey through Bay ecology, history and culture and more.
Learn more in our Shorelines newsletter at issuu.com/jodycouser/d...
Learn more in our Shorelines newsletter at issuu.com/jodycouser/d...
Help us #NameThatBird! Vote today on your favorite names for the various chicks featured on our wildlife webcams, in partnership with explore.org
You have until August 10 to cast a vote for your favorite chick name. Make your choice today at buff.ly/qyHOAzU
You have until August 10 to cast a vote for your favorite chick name. Make your choice today at buff.ly/qyHOAzU
August 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Help us #NameThatBird! Vote today on your favorite names for the various chicks featured on our wildlife webcams, in partnership with explore.org
You have until August 10 to cast a vote for your favorite chick name. Make your choice today at buff.ly/qyHOAzU
You have until August 10 to cast a vote for your favorite chick name. Make your choice today at buff.ly/qyHOAzU
Did you know there are 348,411 miles of mapped streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed in our newly released dataset? That’s more than the distance from Earth to the Moon!
Explore the data today at arcg.is/1y0mOW3
Explore the data today at arcg.is/1y0mOW3
July 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Did you know there are 348,411 miles of mapped streams in the Chesapeake Bay watershed in our newly released dataset? That’s more than the distance from Earth to the Moon!
Explore the data today at arcg.is/1y0mOW3
Explore the data today at arcg.is/1y0mOW3
Sad news to report out of the osprey nest. Unfortunately, the youngest chick expired not too long ago. This could be from a number of reasons: dehydration, heat, hunger, etc. Though sad, these things occur in nature. We'll remember this little chick!
July 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Sad news to report out of the osprey nest. Unfortunately, the youngest chick expired not too long ago. This could be from a number of reasons: dehydration, heat, hunger, etc. Though sad, these things occur in nature. We'll remember this little chick!
Avid readers, listen up! Join Chesapeake Conservancy and Patagonia Baltimore on July 29 for a discussion on climate change and themes presented in the book "Into the Thaw: Witnessing Wonder amid the Arctic Climate Crisis," by Jon Waterman.
Register at into-the-thaw.splashthat.com
Register at into-the-thaw.splashthat.com
July 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Avid readers, listen up! Join Chesapeake Conservancy and Patagonia Baltimore on July 29 for a discussion on climate change and themes presented in the book "Into the Thaw: Witnessing Wonder amid the Arctic Climate Crisis," by Jon Waterman.
Register at into-the-thaw.splashthat.com
Register at into-the-thaw.splashthat.com
Bay Paddle is today! Good luck to all participants and have fun on the Bay. We're rooting for all of you! Learn more about this one-of-a-kind adventure at www.baypaddle.org
📸: 410 Films
📸: 410 Films
July 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Bay Paddle is today! Good luck to all participants and have fun on the Bay. We're rooting for all of you! Learn more about this one-of-a-kind adventure at www.baypaddle.org
📸: 410 Films
📸: 410 Films