Location: Washington, D.C, Park Drive between Branch Ave. & 30th St. SE Type of buffer: Urban Partners Involved: D.C Department of Energy and Environment, Biohabitats, Inc. Submitted by: Josh Burch & Matt Gallagher The District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) has recently achieved a significant milestone in environmental restoration on National Park…
Blogger Katie Pinkham September, 17 2024 In November 2023, the Scotty Scholars Fund was established to celebrate the life and legacy of Scotty Guinn Dilworth. Thanks to the generous contributions from Scotty’s loved ones and supporters of CCLC, we have been able to award ten Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional (CBLP) Level 1 Scholarships. …
July 1, 2024 By Blair Blanchette, Virginia Conservation Assistance Program Coordinator, Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts “What we’re going to look for is the spread, right? And disappearance.” Dave Hirschman says as two technicians pour water over a paver-covered parking area. Air bubbles up at the seams between pavers. The…
April 9th, 2024 By Jim Edward About 20 years ago, I started treating myself to a special “outdoors day” on or around my birthday each year. I would go somewhere in the Chesapeake Bay watershed for a hike and take photos all day. Over the years, more often than not, I would wind up going…
March 19th 2024 By Jason Swope One of the most interesting aspects of landscape maintenance is that there is always something more to learn, and I think this is truer today than when I first started in the industry thirty years ago. Conservation landscaping and green stormwater infrastructure wasn’t something that I was…