Eastern Shore of Virginia Sees Largest Land Protection in a Generation
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is working with partners to permanently protect 8,884 acres of land--the largest privately-held land holding--on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Delmarva Peninsula is a hemispherically-significant region that supports [...]
The Year in Review: Looking Back on 2020
From the Coordinator ACJV Coordinator, Aimee Weldon The last year has been full of challenges for everyone, both personally and professionally. We have had to learn new ways to teach our children, buy [...]
Webinar: Three New Products for Saltmarsh Sparrow Conservation
November 12, 2020 A three-for-one webinar! Join for an overview of three new products developed to support saltmarsh sparrow conservation. The Service's Saltmarsh Sparrow Current Conditions Report, which comprehensively evaluates the current condition of the species and their habitat [...]
Webinar: Saltmarsh Sparrow Conservation
March 11, 2020 Tune in for an overview of the work of the Regional Saltmarsh Sparrow Team and the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture to ramp up conservation for Saltmarsh Sparrow. We will discuss species conservation [...]
Webinar: Salt Marsh Revegetation Through Runnels
August 20, 2020 Coastal wetlands in much of New England and the mid-Atlantic are not keeping pace with sea-level rise. A surprising result is that legacy effects of farming and mosquito control practices are leading to an [...]
Webinar: Using Dredged Sediment to Create Vanishing Habitats and Restore Tidal Wetlands
Dredging and other coastal-restoration techniques offer promising solutions to the urgent problem of habitat loss from sea-level rise. However, unknowns about these relatively new techniques can make it challenging for practitioners to implement them. That’s [...]