CLA and Back Creek Conservancy are preparing a guidebook to educate waterfront property owners about shoreline stewardship best management practices. The project focuses on 490 properties within the Buffer Zone shoreline of Annapolis and the Severn River. The Buffer Zone is the first 100 feet inland from the shoreline and is part of the 1000’ […]
A CLA volunteer attorney is assisting the Anacostia Riverkeeper with on-going strategic advice and tracking the progress of the cleanup to restore the Anacostia River. Over time, the River has become degraded, and its sediment contains elevated concentrations of hazardous substances and pesticides. The DC Department of Energy and Environment is conducting a remedial investigation […]
For the past five years, a total of seven (7) CLA volunteer attorneys assisted the Annapolis Neck Peninsula Federation (ANPF) to ensure that the proposed Parkside Preserve development in Annapolis would not move forward in violation of state and local laws. As a result, the City of Annapolis is planning to purchase 4.4 acres of […]
CLA volunteer attorneys are representing two local community groups, South County Citizens for Responsible Development and the West/Rhode Riverkeeper, who want to stop Snyder Development Corporation’s plan to build a housing development along Deep Cove Creek in Deale, MD. Deep Cove Creek is one of the last, pristine tidal waterfront areas in the county. Snyder […]