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Find Your Chesapeake

The National Park Service Chesapeake Bay Office launched a new partnership website www.FindYourChesapeake.com. “Find Your Chesapeake” is tourism-focused and helps residents and visitors explore over 350 special places around the Chesapeake region.

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The Great Accomplishments and Uncertain Future of the Land & Water Conservation Fund

Authorization of the Land & Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (LWCF) will expire on September 30, 2015 unless Congress takes action to extend the legislation. Arguably the most significant piece of conservation legislation passed in the decades after World War II, the LWCF has funded all manner of projects across the country. Find out more about the politics currently threatening the future of this groundbreaking bill.

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Who is Responsible for Landscape Stewardship on Farm Land

Many rural landscapes are shaped by centuries of agricultural land use. As agricultural land use practices change, landscapes transform. In fact, transformation is a key-characteristic of any agricultural landscape. Most of these transformations occur without major notice. Others, however, are perceived as unwelcome and result in requests for landscape stewardship interventions. But who is responsible for defining the stewardship goals and the interventions needed for agricultural landscapes, for implementing and bearing the extra efforts or forgone profits?

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Preserved and Enlarged Forever

The end of 2014 and the early months of 2015 marked a period of growth for the National Park system, with 9 new units designated by either Congressional action or Presidential Proclamation. However, the additions were not without controversy, with some commentators lamenting that new additions would invariably mean less funding for existing units. In this piece, guest observer Rolf Diamant examines the perennially-vexing question of whether the park system will ever be “complete.”

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Credit: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

New York State Parks: Funding Heritage Innovation

Urban cultural parks and heritage areas have a history that now dates back almost four decades, yet they often still struggle to receive adequate and predictable support at the local, state and federal levels. Why do programs so often touted as the future of conservation and preservation receive so little support from agencies and public officials charged with managing their funding?

Read More »

Find Your Chesapeake

The National Park Service Chesapeake Bay Office launched a new partnership website www.FindYourChesapeake.com. “Find Your Chesapeake” is tourism-focused and helps residents and visitors explore over 350 special places around the Chesapeake region.

Read More »

The Great Accomplishments and Uncertain Future of the Land & Water Conservation Fund

Authorization of the Land & Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (LWCF) will expire on September 30, 2015 unless Congress takes action to extend the legislation. Arguably the most significant piece of conservation legislation passed in the decades after World War II, the LWCF has funded all manner of projects across the country. Find out more about the politics currently threatening the future of this groundbreaking bill.

Read More »

Who is Responsible for Landscape Stewardship on Farm Land

Many rural landscapes are shaped by centuries of agricultural land use. As agricultural land use practices change, landscapes transform. In fact, transformation is a key-characteristic of any agricultural landscape. Most of these transformations occur without major notice. Others, however, are perceived as unwelcome and result in requests for landscape stewardship interventions. But who is responsible for defining the stewardship goals and the interventions needed for agricultural landscapes, for implementing and bearing the extra efforts or forgone profits?

Read More »

Preserved and Enlarged Forever

The end of 2014 and the early months of 2015 marked a period of growth for the National Park system, with 9 new units designated by either Congressional action or Presidential Proclamation. However, the additions were not without controversy, with some commentators lamenting that new additions would invariably mean less funding for existing units. In this piece, guest observer Rolf Diamant examines the perennially-vexing question of whether the park system will ever be “complete.”

Read More »
Credit: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

New York State Parks: Funding Heritage Innovation

Urban cultural parks and heritage areas have a history that now dates back almost four decades, yet they often still struggle to receive adequate and predictable support at the local, state and federal levels. Why do programs so often touted as the future of conservation and preservation receive so little support from agencies and public officials charged with managing their funding?

Read More »