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Posted January 31, 2023
Conservation Steward – Rolling Ridge Conservancy
Conservation Steward, Rolling Ridge Conservancy The Rolling Ridge Conservancy, located on 1600 ac. of beautiful, primarily forested land between the Appalachian Trail and the Shenandoah River in Jefferson County WV, is seeking candidates for a grant-funded Conservation Steward position. This position will assist in the Conservancy’s land protection, stewardship, and outreach work and will serve…
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Posted January 23, 2023
Tuesday, 01/24/2023: Advancing Agricultural Conservation through a Social Science Lens
Join the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for its FINAL 2022-2023 Chesapeake Ag Networking Session! Advancing Agricultural Conservation through a Social Science Lens Tuesday, January 24, 2023 10am-12pm Key Question: What recommendations and insights from the Chesapeake Bay Program Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee’s 2021 workshop on social science in agricultural conservation (Overcoming the Hurdle)…
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Posted January 12, 2023
Thursday, 01/12/2023: Integrating Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes – NFWF Chesapeake-Bay Agriculture Networking Forum and Listening Session
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation invites you to join us for the watershed-wide “Chesapeake-Bay Agriculture Networking Forum and Listening Sessions.” The Forum brings together NFWF grantees, partners, and practitioners in agricultural conservation from across the region to discuss emerging trends and topics, network and share ideas, and inform what’s next in our collective efforts…
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Posted September 10, 2020
Research Associate for the Virginia Soil Health Coalition
Research Associate Job no: 514140 Work type: Research Faculty Senior management: Agriculture & Life Sciences Department: School of Plant & Environmental Sci Location: Richmond Area Categories: Research / Scientific The Virginia Soil Health Coalition seeks to hire a Research Associate to assist in developing and implementing a strategy to rapidly accelerate support for the adoption…
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Posted August 27, 2020
NFWF Regional-Scale Water Quality Collaborative Resources
NFWF’s Regional Collaborative Spotlight Series Resources and Invitation The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and partners recently completed a web-based series focused on regional-scale water quality collaboratives, recognized as critical and effective vehicles for advancing and accelerating Chesapeake Bay watershed restoration goals at meaningful scales. The resources gathered from this series are now available online. …
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Posted August 12, 2020
August 20, 2020: NFWF Spotlight Series FEATURES: Basin Watershed Collaboratives: Riparian Buffers and Herding Cats – Relationships and Policies.
NFWF Regional Collaborative Spotlight Series – Session 3 Join Chesapeake Bay restoration practitioners and stakeholders for the third session in a five-part series to explore and elevate understanding of what constitutes effective, regional-scale collaborative approaches for Bay restoration, including the key factors that contribute to their success and how collaboratives evolve, adapt, and mature to…
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Posted August 12, 2020
August 25, 2020: NFWF Spotlight Series FEATURES: Urban Regional Collaboratives: Targeting Cities and Interesting Infrastructures – Motivation and Capacity
NFWF Regional Collaborative Spotlight Series – SESSION 4 About this Series: Join Chesapeake Bay restoration practitioners and stakeholders for the fourth in a five-part series to explore and elevate understanding of what constitutes effective, regional-scale collaborative approaches for Bay restoration, including the key factors that contribute to their success and how collaboratives evolve, adapt, and…
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Posted August 12, 2020
August 27, 2020: NFWF Spotlight Series FEATURING: Agricultural and Rural Collaboratives: The Shenandoah Valley – Relationship and Effective Process
NFWF Regional Collaborative Spotlight Series – SESSION 5 Join Chesapeake Bay restoration practitioners and stakeholders for the final session of a five-part series to explore and elevate understanding of what constitutes effective, regional-scale collaborative approaches for Bay restoration, including the key factors that contribute to their success and how collaboratives evolve, adapt, and mature to…
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Posted August 12, 2020
August 18, 2020: NFWF Spotlight Series Features: Interstate Regional Collaboratives: Grazing and Wetlands – Mission and Evaluation
NFWF Regional Collaborative Spotlight Series – SESSION 2 Join Chesapeake Bay restoration practitioners and stakeholders for the SECOND session in a five-part series to explore and elevate understanding of what constitutes effective, regional-scale collaborative approaches for Bay restoration, including the key factors that contribute to their success and how collaboratives evolve, adapt, and mature to…
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Posted June 30, 2020
Northeast SARE Grant Preproposals DUE July 23, 2020 – Sustainable Agriculture programs
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Research and Education, Professional Development, and Research for Novel Approaches grant programs are currently accepting preproposals for the 2021 grant cycle. Preproposals are due online by 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 23, 2020. The Research and Education Program funds applied research and farmer education projects on sustainable farming and food system topics. Projects…
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Posted June 17, 2020
It’s Hump Day in the Chesapeake Bay….
…And quite frankly, all of us, environmental professionals, conservationists, and the like, benefit from artistic reminders of the value of good conservation. In this case, native landscapes are brought to us, thanks to Park Ranger, Curtis Sherwood, Samuel Lewis Park, PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, for a delightful immersion into the Park meadow’s…
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Posted September 3, 2019
2019 Virginia Chapter SWCS Annual Meeting: Local Food Production Means Sustainability
Join the Virginia Chapter of the Soil & Water Conservation Society in Charlottesville, VA for its 2019 Annual Meeting! This year, the VA Chapter SWCS will convene in Charlottesville to hear from Virginia NRCS, Cooperative Extension, Researchers, Growers, Marketing Experts, Chapter leaders and local food hub specialists about how the local foods movement, conservation, soil…
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Posted November 14, 2018
The Real Dirt on Dirt: A Workshop on Soil & Health
Join authors/experts David Montgomery and Anne Biklé, local farmers and other experts to explore the promise and practice of soil restoration with a special emphasis on the microbial links between soil, plant, and human health. David Montgomery is a professor of geology at University of Washington and a 2008 MacArthur Fellowship (“genius grant”) recipient. Anne…