Archive for July, 2009
Date: July 25th, 2009 | Category: News Updates | Comments (0) | Tags Biodiversity markets, Carbon markets, carbon neutral, carbon standard, climate exchange, ecosystem marketplace, Ecosystem Services, Greenhouse Gas abatement, Market-based conservation, nutrient markets, socially responsible funds, voluntary carbon standard
Some websites that contain helpful information for those interested in the movement toward ecosystem-based bioregional economies….
Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) resource guide
The Tree Carbon Offsetting Survey 2009
Ecosystem Services by Buck Kline and Vijay Satyal (Powerpoint presentation)
Costa Rica Environmental [...]
Date: July 25th, 2009 | Category: Commentary | Comments (0) | Tags Bioregional economy, Chesapeake Bay Economy, Ecological economics, Green economy, New Economy, Post-industrial economy, sustainable economy
Last week, the Rappahannock River Basin Commission, working with Conserv, the Virginia Department of Forestry, and the George Washington Regional Commission, submitted a Greenhouse Gas Reduction proposal for federal funding. One of the novel ideas contained in the proposal is to tie Virginia Greenhouse Gas reduction goal to products and services listed on The Rappahannock [...]
Date: July 23rd, 2009 | Category: News Updates | Comments (1) | Tags Chesapeake Bay, Conservation marketplace, Conservation markets, Ecosystem Services, green building, Greenhouse Gas abatement, Market-based conservation, Rappahannock Exchange, Rappahannock River Basin
Rappahannock River Basin Commission staff, working with Conserv, and The Virginia Department of Forestry, have actively begun the process to create the Rappahannock River Basin Ecosystem Services Council (ESC). The Council, to consist of approximately 30 members, with a majority from business and industry interests working within the basin, will likely convene for a symposium [...]
Date: July 14th, 2009 | Category: News Updates | Comments (0) | Tags Bioregional marketplace, Carbohydrate economy, Carbon abatement economy, Carbon reduction economy, CO2 reduction economy, Conserv, Conservation marketplace, Green marketplace, Greenhouse gas and Chesapeake Bay, The Rappahannock Exchange, Watershed economy, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has recently released some reports helpful to creation of bioregional sustainable economies such as The Rappahannock Exchange. These include the following:
The WBCSD’s Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI), representing the collective effort of 18 leading cement companies from around the world, today released the report “Cement Industry Energy [...]
Date: July 13th, 2009 | Category: News Updates | Comments (1) | Tags Bald eagles, Bird watching on Nanticoke River, Birding lease, Birding on the Nanticoke River, Camping Nanticoke River, Deer Hunting in Maryland, Deer hunting lease, Deer hunting lease Nanticoke River, Duck hunting lease, Duck hunting lease on Nanticoke River, Duck hunting on Nanticoke River, Hunt Maryland trophy bucks, Kayaking on the Nanticoke River, Kayaking to historic Vienna Maryland, Mallards, Maryland birding, Maryland deer hunting, Maryland duck hunting, Maryland eagle watching, Maryland for-fee birding, Maryland hunting and fishing leases, Maryland kayaking, Nanticoke River camping, Sika Deer Hunting, Teals, White Tail Deer Hunting, Wildlife observation on the Nanticoke River
New hunting, birding/kayaking leasing opportunity just in….
250 acres on Barren Creek in Nanticoke River watershed near Mardela Springs, Maryland.
Contact Barrencreekfarms@hughes.net
Duck Hunting Lease:
Lighted boat ramp with 2 duck blinds.
Depending on season, teal, woodies, mallard.
Full or partial seasons, lease terms negotiable.
Hunting liability insurance available.
Deer Hunting Lease
Mixed hardwood/softwood forest.
4 fixed deer stands.
Multiple points available for tree stands.
Bow [...]
Date: July 12th, 2009 | Category: News Updates | Comments (0) | Tags Maryland birding lease, Maryland deer hunting lease, Maryland duck hunting lease, Maryland kayaking/camping lease
Read tomorrow’s post about a Maryland property owner offering hunting, birdwatching, and kayak/camping leases on their waterfront property…
Date: July 12th, 2009 | Category: News Updates | Comments (2) | Tags Agriculture and the Old Testament, American Conservation Brokers, Bluegrass music, Christianity and agriculture, Christianity and the environment, climate change, Climate Change and Faith, CO2, Community supported agriculture, Community-based conservation, Conserv, Conservation economy, Ecosystem Services, Environmentalism and the Presbyterian Church, Faith and environment, Food security, Food sustainability, Green design, Hunger, Industrial economy, Interfaith sustainability, Landcare, locavore, Montreat Conference Center, Presbyterian Church Eco-Justice Conference, Presbyterian Church ecology, Sustainable agriculture, Sustainable Design, Sustainable economic development, sustainable economy, Sustainable forestry, The New Economy, Watershed planning
The Presbyterian Church 2009 PRC National Eco-justice Conference was held at Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, North Carolina, this past week. The conference organizers were clearly focusing on sustainability through attention to links between topics such as global warming, human health, and food. Particularly significant from a conservation marketplace perspective were discussions that touched on [...]
Date: July 4th, 2009 | Category: News Updates | Comments (2) | Tags Deer hunting leases, Duck hunting leases, For fee farm pond fishing, For fee fishing, For fee hunting, For fee mountain biking, For fee trout fishing, Leasing rural land for outdoor recreation uses, Leasing suburban land for outdoor recreation uses, Maryland, Maryland hunting and fishing leases, mountain biking, North Carolina birding and wildlife observation, North Carolina camping leases, North Carolina hiking, North Carolina hunting and fishing leases, North Carolina stargazing leases, Trout fishing leases, Virginia, Virginia hunting and fishing leases, West Virginia, West Virginia hunting and fishing leases, x-country skiing leases
Today, after several months of testing Deep Green Classifieds, we have substantially simplified format. Changes include:
Specific Outdoor Recreation Lease categories for Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina
Reduced the number of leasing categories to 6. These are:
Hunting (deer, duck, bear, etc.)
Fishing (trout in streams or for bass in farm ponds)
Birding and wildlife observation
Stargazing
Camping
Hiking, mountain biking, [...]