Chesapeake Conservancy
Chesapeake Conservancy Inc. | |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Annapolis, Maryland |
Board Chair | Randall W. Larrimore |
President & CEO | Joel Dunn |
| Website | https://www.chesapeakeconservancy.org |
Chesapeake Conservancy is a non-profit organisation, whose aim is to use technology and advocacy to support conservation of the
History
In December 2016, the organisation announced that Robert Stanton, former director of the National Park Service, and Anne Scott, a philanthropic investment manager, had joined the board of directors, replacing outgoing board members Patrick Noonan, Stephen Adkins and Lloyd Beatty, Jr.[2]
Board of directors
The current board of directors of the conservancy includes:[3]
- President and CEO: Joel E. Dunn
- Chair: Randall W. Larrimore
- Vice Chair: Mark Belton
- Treasurer: Leslie Delgran
- Secretary: Marc Guenter Bunting
- Maite Arce
- Thad Bench
- Michael Brubaker
- Matthew Earl
- Colin Harrington
- Verna Harrison
- Jeffery More
- Stephanie Meeks
- John G. Neely
- Dr. Mamie A. Parker
- John J. Reynolds
- Chief Rappahannock Tribe
- Jeff Sabot
- Nancy B. Walters, PhD
- Molly Joseph Ward
- Beattra Wilson
Honorary Board Members
- Gilbert Melville Grosvenor
- U.S. Senator John Warner
Emeritus Directors
- Patrick Noonan
- Charles A. Stek
Projects
High-Resolution Land Cover
Chesapeake Conservancy used
In 2018, Chesapeake Conservancy was awarded $1.1 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to support its land cover project and to expand a pilot program that maps how water moves across the landscape. The land cover project uses aerial images and computer programming to identify natural and man-made objects across the watershed. Updating the previous 2013/14 land cover dataset to more recent years, aids states, counties and local jurisdictions to see how development shapes the watershed over time. To map how water moves across the land, the Conservancy uses existing United States Geological Survey lidar data, which is collected by a plane bouncing a laser to the ground to collect the height of objects. Combining this information with the updated land cover map will help to precisely locate areas where restoration projects will be the most efficient.[7]
Return of Native American land
In 2017, the conservancy worked with former Virginia Senator John Warner to return an area of land adjacent to the Rappahannock River to the Rappahannock Native Americans who had been forcibly moved from the area in the 17th century.[8]
Champions of the Chesapeake
Each year, the organization gives out Champions of the Chesapeake awards to recognize individuals for their contribution to conservation of the bay, its environment, and its resources.[1] In 2017 the award was given to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan.[1] In 2018 the award was given to Ecosystem Investment Partners,[9] The Conservation Fund,[10] and The Department of Defense's Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) program.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d "Governor Larry Hogan Named "Champion of the Chesapeake" By Chesapeake Conservancy". Office of Governor Larry Hogan. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Brockett, Megan (19 December 2016). "Chesapeake Conservancy announces new board members". Capital Gazette. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Chesapeake Conservancy. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ a b c d Saiyid, Amena (4 January 2018). "High-Tech Tools Help Map Chesapeake Bay Restoration". Bloomberg Environment. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d Brockett, Megan (4 January 2017). "Chesapeake Conservancy mapping ways to strengthen conservation". Capital Gazette. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Pixel-Level Land Cover Classification Using the Geo AI Data Science Virtual Machine and Batch AI". Microsoft Machine Learning Blog. Microsoft. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Pacella, Rachael. "Chesapeake Conservancy gets $1.1 million to bolster mapping data aimed at stormwater cleanup". capitalgazette.com. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
- ^ "Rappahannock River Property Donated Back to American Indian Tribe". Chesapeake Bay Magazine. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Ecosystem Investment Partners Receives Chesapeake Conservancy's "Champion Of The Chesapeake" Award". Ecosystem Investment Partners. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
- ^ "The Fund Named 2018 "Champion of the Chesapeake"". The Conservation Fund. Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
- ^ "Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration, U.S. Department of Defense". www.repi.mil. Retrieved 2019-03-29.