CHESAPEAKE WILDLIFE HERITAGE

Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage is dedicated to designing, building, and maintaining wildlife habitat and establishing a more sustainable agriculture through direct action, education, and research in partnership with public and private landowners... Operating in a largely agrarian area, we strive to clean farm runoff while providing critical habitat for local and migratory wildlife, in sharp contrast to conservation groups that devise ways to improve runoff without considering the wildlife struggling to survive in the modern farm landscape. By increasing the amount and diversity of wildlife habitat and educating the public about the critical need for habitat, CWH is improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed... Over the past 20 years, CWH has restored nearly 1,900 acres of wetlands, created more than 5,000 acres of warm season grass meadows, planted nearly 1,000 acres of trees, and permanently protected more than 2,600 acres of wildlife habitat. Annually, our staff..

Also known as: CWH

Primary location: Chester United States