Winter is coming, and so are the ticks! Learn about how losing trees can increase tick populations, and how you can get involved.
Our youngest volunteer leader is making waves for a cleaner river and educating youth at the same time! Safeguarding the ...
Something sinister is hiding in the forests of the Potomac River region, where invasive pests and disease are quietly killing native hemlock, beech, and ash trees. Their disappearance threatens more ...
Once slated for development, it's now the state's newest public land! And, its forest, streams, and wildlife habitat are permanently protected by a conservation easement. Potomac Conservancy ...
From American goldfinches to diamondback terrapins, a treasure trove of critters calls the tidal marshes along the Potomac River their home, but the climate crisis is threatening these invaluable ...
Coming soon to a river near you: eels, and lots of them if everything goes according to plan. Centuries ago the Potomac teemed with American eels (Anguilla rostrata), the only freshwater eel species ...
Research led by Dr. Susan Barco done in the 1990s off of Virginia Beach, Virginia found a higher ratio of baby dolphins, called calves, in the lower Chesapeake Bay than in the adjacent coastal waters ...
Over 2,100 residents and 20 environmental groups and businesses joined us in demanding accountability for the region’s worst sewage spill. Potomac Conservancy submitted a letter to DC Water (below) ...
We acknowledge that the Potomac River and Chesapeake regions are the traditional land of the Powhatan, Piscataway, and Nanticoke peoples. Have you ever stopped to wonder how the Potomac River has ...
Before humans settled along the banks of the Potomac River, plants and animals ruled the land. Teeming with fish and bolstered by forests, the river was a force to be reckoned with. Today, the river ...
The Potomac River being in the news is nothing new–it’s been making headlines since America’s earliest days. Rich in history and biodiversity, it’s easy to see why the Potomac River has always ...
“Nature is healing.” While this statement can mean many different things to many different people, it has a complex meaning for the African American community. Nature is very important both culturally ...