Member Highlight: St. Mary's River Watershed Association
For this Member Highlight, the Coalition’s Maryland State Lead, Marisa Olszewski, interviews Emma Green, General Manager of the St. Mary’s River Watershed Association.
Member Highlight: Elks Run Watershed Group
In this member highlight, the Coalition’s West Virginia State Lead, Maria Russo, sits down with Steve Paradis, a Public Works Administrator for Harpers Ferry and member of Elks Run Watershed Group. The following was edited for length and clarity.
Member Highlight: Prince William Conservation Alliance
Pat Calvert, the Coalition's Virginia State Lead, interviews Ashley Studholme, the Executive Director of the Prince William Conservation Alliance in Woodbridge, Virginia. An edited version of their conversation follows.
Exploring Wild Virginia
In this member highlight, the Coalition’s Virginia State Lead, Pat Calvert, sits down with the Calandra Waters Lake and David Sligh of Coalition member Wild Virginia, a grassroots statewide nonprofit dedicated to protecting and connecting Virginia's wild places.
More than a Name: A Conversation with Nature Forward
A long-time member of the Choose Clean Water Coalition, Nature Forward may look like a group you have never heard of, but perhaps you were familiar with the Audubon Naturalist Society?
Medicine Waters: The Cacapon River
Friends of the Cacapon River (FCR), a West Virginia Choose Clean Water Coalition member, recognizes the importance of preserving, protecting and promoting the river. Tim Reese, president of FCR, describes the role of the volunteer-run organization to “create river advocates by connecting people to the river.”
Wetlands Watch: Resilience Approaches of a Virginia Coalition Member
Starting out in 1999 as a volunteer group, Wetlands Watch met around a kitchen table to fight a wetlands permit. “We stuck around and expanded to advocate for better protection of wetlands statewide. In 2007, after meeting with scientists about the impacts of sea level rise, we began to concentrate on protecting wetlands from climate change impacts. One of the first groups in the country to work on that, our goal is to protect Virginia’s wetlands today, tomorrow, and forever.”
Entering the Next Chapter with Blue Water Baltimore
In 2021, Maryland State Delegate Tony Bridges led legislation improving forest conservation , environmental justice, and voted for clean water on policies related to stormwater, transportation, and land use. All of this will serve him well as he begins his new role as Executive Director of Blue Water Baltimore.
Member Highlight: Protect Hanover
Hanover County, Virginia is probably most widely known as the birthplace of Patrick Henry as well as some of the nation's tastiest tomatoes. Located just north of Richmond, it is also home to a recent newcomer to the Coalition: Protect Hanover.
The Clean Water for Delaware Act: Back in 2021!
In January 2020, clean water advocates from across the state of Delaware were crowded into a small room, huddled around a podium where Governor Carney was preparing to make the announcement we had all been waiting years to hear.
All Hands on Deck for Frederick County's Forests
Between 2012 and 2019, Frederick County experienced a net loss of about 480 acres of forest, or an average of nearly 70 acres annually. This is because forward-thinking "no net loss of forest" policies were repealed in 2011 by the County Council. After years of perpetual loss, it was time to make a big change.
Creative Civic Engagement During the Pandemic
As an advocacy organization active with state and federal policy, in legislatures, and the courts, PennFuture views participation in voting as strategic to the environmental outcomes we work toward. So we moved intentionally into democracy work to ensure that this aspect of our democracy is optimized.
There's an App for That: Civic Engagement and Clean Water
At the headwaters to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in New York, the Ostego County Conservation Association is working to improve and protect the health of the local air, land, and water. Critical to this effort is encouraging our members to raise their voice through civic engagement.
Voting by Mail in the Old Line State
To pass strong environmental legislation, we must have the right elected officials in office. Nothing is more important to that goal than a robust election where voters'—all voters'— voices are heard and champions are elected that reflect their conservation values over the interests of those who would pave over forests and eliminate environmental protections.
Finding Peace in Nature: Cool Spring Nature Preserve in West Virginia
With the heat of the summer coming on and the pandemic still in full swing, many families have been spending a lot of time together, most often indoors. But there is so much to explore outside in nature and it is a great way to stay healthy and possibly sane.
Taking a Stance for Equity and Inclusion at Delaware Nature Society
This is a period of growing discomfort for many white people and the institutions they serve. Many are beginning to uncover and challenge their own complicity and unconscious racial biases. It is time to harness that discomfort, learn from it, and take action as individuals and organizations.
The Chesapeake WILD (and Wonderful) Act
Eastern brook trout, American eels, and countless others, are part of West Virginia’s natural heritage. More than that, they are a vital part of our economy. But these species and their habitat won't be here forever, not without our help.
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