Sometimes, even though permanent protection of a beautiful piece of land is something that everyone wants, it can take a while to make it happen. Learn how individual action and collaboration helped the Vance brothers protect 179 acres in the Potomac headwaters.
Read MoreNow that you know what you can do on your property to benefit clean water, what about inside your home? Check out Rebecca’s fourth blog on river friendly cleaning and beauty products to help ensure what you put down the drain isn’t harming the Potomac.
Read MoreStarting out of a bus in 1978, learn how Ecoprint emerged from one person's passion as an environmental activist.
Guest blogger and Potomac Conservancy member, Roger Telschow, is President and Founder of Ecoprint, a sustainable printing and mailing business located in Silver Spring, Maryland. Learn more about Roger's story after the jump!
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce a public-private partnership unlike Potomac Conservancy has ever embarked upon before! Learn more about Hard Hats for a Healthy Potomac after the jump!
Read MoreWith National Arbor Day upon us, Potomac Conservancy Board Member and long-time friend, G. Tracy Mehan, III signals an important trend as local stakeholders show growing acceptance for investing in green and gray infrastructure to achieve source water protections.
Mehan reviews three publications on forests, natural infrastructure, and engineered solutions in the May/June 2014 edition of The Environmental Forum, published by the Environmental Law Institute (www.eli.org).
Learn more about changing attitudes and read Mehan's full literature review after the jump.
Read MoreWant to put your new knowledge of native and invasive plants to the test? Make your next planting a rain garden planting! Learn more about rain gardens from Rebecca's third blog post.
Read MoreSometimes it can feel like the world’s problems are too big for any one person or community to handle. But did you know that water quality is largely dependent on local actions?
Make a 2014 Earth Day resolution to take an action for clean water! Learn how you can help improve local water quality after the jump.
Read MoreDo you know which plants are native to the Potomac region? How about which plants aren't, how they got here, and how they're effecting the native plant species? Learn more from Rebecca's second blog post after the jump!
Read MorePotomac Conservancy recently lost a dear friend and partner with the passing of Frank Woodson in March. Frank was a long-time supporter of the Conservancy and a true champion for conservation. He protected more than 200 acres of his West Virginia farm and forest land in 2007 and was a well-respected and passionate advocate for land protection along the South Branch River in Hampshire County.
Learn more about Frank and his legacy after the jump.
Read MoreOur Chesapeake Conservation Corps fellow, Rebecca, is up to some exciting work! Not only is she leading and coordinating her capstone project, she’ll be blogging about it! Learn about her native planting event at Glen Echo Park and what you can do to help!
Read MoreThere are some who wake up on a Saturday morning and decide to ease into the day with a fresh cup of Joe and a glance at the weekend paper. Then there’s Eric.
Not one to miss out on a beautiful spring morning, Eric took a brisk walk from his place in Foggy Bottom over to Theodore Roosevelt Island to pitch in for the annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup.
How much trash did Eric and other volunteers remove from the Potomac? You'll have to find out after the jump!
Read MoreIn honor of World Wetlands Day in February, Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens hosted 100 volunteers for a fun day of restoration activities at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, a local treasure of Northeast Washington, DC.
Discover how local community members are helping to preserve this special urban oasis after the jump!
Read MoreTake part in the biggest annual Potomac River cleanup and restore healthy shorelines by removing litter, debris and trash from river access spots. On April 5, 2014, Alice Ferguson Foundation hosts its 26th Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup.
Join Potomac Conservancy at one of our three host sites from 9:00am – 12:00pm. This year, we will be hosting volunteers at the River Center at Lock 8 in Cabin John, Maryland; Fletcher's Cove in Washington, DC; and Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, DC.
Interested volunteers can register by emailing Rebecca at long@potomac.org. More details after the jump.
Read MoreThe Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay need our help. During rainstorms, pollutants like motor oils, excess nutrients, pesticides, and trash flow directly into your local rivers and streams. This toxic stew running off the land is the only growing source of pollution entering local waterways.
Maryland’s state legislature stood up for clean water and passed the 2012 Watershed Protection and Restoration Law to curb runoff levels in our waters. But the law is under attack.
Email your state legislators, now, and urge them to maintain critical funding to protect our local lands and waters!
Read MoreWe were very sad to learn about the recent passing of a longtime environmental supporter and friend of Potomac Conservancy, Caroline Stalnaker. Caroline owned a 106-acre working farm along Cedar Creek in Strasburg, Virginia. In 2006, Caroline permanently protected her land through a conservation easement with Potomac Conservancy and Virginia Outdoor Foundation. We have been extremely fortunate to know Caroline and work with her to preserve her land and legacy forever.
Read MorePotomac Conservancy welcomes Rebecca Wodder to our Board of Directors! Rebecca has devoted her career to conservation and comes to the Conservancy having served for two years as Senior Advisor to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, advancing conservation objectives. Rebecca was nominated by President Obama for the post of Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks in the Department of the Interior in June 2011. Previously, Rebecca served as President and CEO of American Rivers from 1995 to 2011, successfully directing strategic, programmatic and financial operations.
Potomac Conservancy staff and fellow Board members were delighted to welcome Rebecca at her first Board meeting in March 2014.
Read MorePotomac Conservancy was thrilled to have Nico, Sebastian, Aziza, Vanessa and Mac join us at the February 22nd Canal Stewards cleanup event. The team dedicated their Saturday morning to removing litter and debris along the shores of the Potomac at Fletcher's Cove in Washington, DC.
Nico, Sebastian, Aziza, Vanessa and Mac are members of AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) FEMA Corps: Southern Region, Gulf 4. Team members from this FEMA Corps group are assigned service projects in and around Jessup, Maryland.
See what the team had to say after the jump.
Read MoreAs our society has shifted from moving to sitting – it’s increasingly important for children and adults alike to make regular time outside for recreation, fun adventures, and relaxation.
National Park Service's Healthy Parks, Healthy People initiative recruited doctors and health care providers to explain why the Park Prescription is so important to Washington D.C.'s quality of life.
Learn what doctors had to say after the jump.
Read MoreMontgomery County, Maryland is home to one of the most pristine waterways in the Chesapeake Bay region: Ten Mile Creek in Clarksburg Town Center. But this important natural resource is in trouble.
Long-time development plans threaten to strip healthy forests and habitat surrounding the Creek, removing important natural defenses and water quality protections.
On March 4, Montgomery County Council will vote and decide whether to restrict future development activities along the Creek.
If you live in Montgomery County and would like to stand up for local water quality protections, tell your Montgomery County Council representatives to save Ten Mile Creek before March 4!
Contact Montgomery County Council officials >
Read MoreLeanna Diggs recently joined Potomac Conservancy in January 2014 as the Policy and Advocacy Intern. Leanna works with the Policy Manager, Amanda John, to assist in advocating for policy and legislation surrounding water quality and land conservation programs throughout the D.C. Metro Area. As a multifaceted organization, Potomac Conservancy will greatly benefit from Leanna’s research and briefings, and her work will help inform policy strategy and advance conservation in the Potomac Watershed.
Learn more about Leanna's efforts after the jump.
Read MoreThe region’s leading clean water advocate, fighting to ensure the Potomac River boasts clean drinking water, healthy lands, and connected communities.
Potomac Conservancy
4500 East-West Highway, Suite 150
Bethesda, MD 20814
Call: (301) 608-1188
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Potomac Conservancy is a nationally accredited land trust and clean water leader in the Potomac River region. We’re committed to restoring the Potomac to full health for the five million people who rely on the river for drinking water and outdoor enjoyment. We improve local water quality through land conservation initiatives that effectively stop pollution from entering our streams and tributaries. Our impassioned base of 42,000 supporters empowers us to protect and expand streamside forests, pass water protection laws, and restore local shorelines.
