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LHJ Elementary Reforestation Area Maintenance Day

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for a garden cleanup and refresh of school conservation gardens and landscapes. Participants should come prepared to plant native plants, weed, prune, water, and spread mulch. Supplies and tools will be provided. Wear closed toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a water bottle. Sign ... Read More >

Dogwood Middle School Garden Maintenance & Cleanup

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for a garden cleanup and refresh of school conservation gardens and landscapes. Participants should come prepared to plant native plants, weed, prune, water, and spread mulch. Supplies and tools will be provided. Wear closed toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a water bottle. Sign ... Read More >

Tree Planting in Gettysburg

Come help us plant 250 trees and install livestakes in a Riparian Forest Buffer! What to wear & bring Please dress for the weather, we are rain or shine! Volunteers need to wear long pants, clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes (boots recommended). We also recommend a hat, sunscreen, and gloves if you ... Read More >

Treelay Site 1: Upper Oxford Township Arboretum, PA

Join the Treelay, our 24-hour tree relay planting marathon! At this site in Oxford, we will be planting 600 trees. What to wear & bring Please dress for the weather, we are rain or shine! Volunteers need to wear long pants, clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes (boots recommended). We also recommend a ... Read More >

Treelay Site 2: Elizabethtown, PA

Join the Treelay, our 24-hour tree relay planting marathon! At this site in Elizabethtown, we will be planting 300 trees. What to wear & bring Please dress for the weather, we are rain or shine! Volunteers need to wear long pants, clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes (boots recommended). We also recommend a ... Read More >

Treelay Site 3: Lititz, PA

Join the Treelay, our 24-hour tree relay planting marathon! At this site in Lititz, we will be planting 220 trees. What to wear & bring Please dress for the weather, we are rain or shine! Volunteers need to wear long pants, clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes (boots recommended). We also recommend a ... Read More >

Treelay Site 4: Abbotstown Park, PA

Join the Treelay, our 24-hour tree relay planting marathon! At this site in Abbotstown, we will be planting 682 trees. What to wear & bring Please dress for the weather, we are rain or shine! Volunteers need to wear long pants, clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes (boots recommended). We also recommend a ... Read More >

Treelay Site 6: Millersville, PA

Join the Treelay, our 24-hour tree relay planting marathon! At this site in Millersville, we will be planting 740 trees. What to wear & bring Please dress for the weather, we are rain or shine! Volunteers need to wear long pants, clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes (boots recommended). We also recommend a ... Read More >

Treelay Site 7: Big Elk Creek State Park, PA

Join the Treelay, our 24-hour tree relay planting marathon! At this site at Big Elk Creek State Park, we will be planting 1500 trees!! What to wear & bring Please dress for the weather, we are rain or shine! Volunteers need to wear long pants, clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes (boots recommended). ... Read More >

Project Clean Stream Kick Off Event – Richmond, VA

Kick-off the annual Project Clean Stream weekend with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay on Friday, April 12 with a stream clean-up event at Crooked Branch Ravine Park in Richmond, VA. We’ll gather at the entrance to the park at the end of Northrup Street starting at 2 pm, before splitting up to collect litter ... Read More >

Project Clean Stream Kick Off Event – Washington, DC Metro Area

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s DC team for a trash cleanup of Oxon Cove Park to kick off this spring’s Project Clean Stream season! Read More >

Project Clean Stream Kick Off Event – York, PA

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay as we kick off Project Clean Stream’s spring season in PA! This season we are hosting a clean up at Bantz Park in the City of York along the Codorus River. Please prepare to be outside, including wearing long pants, close-toed shoes, and bringing a reusable water bottle. ... Read More >

Tree Planting in Glen Rock

Come help us plant 212 trees in a Riparian Forest Buffer! What to wear & bring Please dress for the weather, we are rain or shine! Volunteers need to wear long pants, clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes (boots recommended). We also recommend a hat, sunscreen, and gloves if you have them. Please ... Read More >

DC Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring Training – In-Person

Become a Water Quality Monitoring Citizen Scientist and gain hands-on experience collecting data and water samples throughout the District! Read More >

Tree Planting in Mechanicsburg

Come help us plant 178 trees in a Riparian Forest Buffer! What to wear & bring Please dress for the weather, we are rain or shine! Volunteers need to wear long pants, clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes (boots recommended). We also recommend a hat, sunscreen, and gloves if you have them. Please ... Read More >

Tree Planting in Mount Joy

Come help us plant 160 trees in a lawn conversion planting! What to wear & bring Please dress for the weather, we are rain or shine! Volunteers need to wear long pants, clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes (boots recommended). We also recommend a hat, sunscreen, and gloves if you have them. Please ... Read More >

Tree Planting in Oxford

Come help us plant 800 trees in a park! What to wear & bring Please dress for the weather, we are rain or shine! Volunteers need to wear long pants, clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes (boots recommended). We also recommend a hat, sunscreen, and gloves if you have them. Please bring water ... Read More >

Tree Planting in Chambersburg

Come help us plant 725 trees in a Riparian Forest Buffer! What to wear & bring Please dress for the weather, we are rain or shine! Volunteers need to wear long pants, clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes (boots recommended). We also recommend a hat, sunscreen, and gloves if you have them. Please ... Read More >

LHJ Elementary Reforestation Area Maintenance Day

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for a garden cleanup and refresh of school conservation gardens and landscapes. Participants should come prepared to plant native plants, weed, prune, water, and spread mulch. Supplies and tools will be provided. Wear closed toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a water bottle. Sign ... Read More >

Dogwood Middle School Garden Maintenance & Cleanup

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for a garden cleanup and refresh of school conservation gardens and landscapes. Participants should come prepared to plant native plants, weed, prune, water, and spread mulch. Supplies and tools will be provided. Wear closed toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a water bottle. Sign ... Read More >

Tree Planting in Christiana

Come help us plant 800 trees in a Riparian Forest Buffer! What to wear & bring Please dress for the weather, we are rain or shine! Volunteers need to wear long pants, clothes that can get dirty, and close-toed shoes (boots recommended). We also recommend a hat, sunscreen, and gloves if you have them. Please ... Read More >

Dogwood Middle School Garden Maintenance & Cleanup

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for a garden cleanup and refresh of school conservation gardens and landscapes. Participants should come prepared to plant native plants, weed, prune, water, and spread mulch. Supplies and tools will be provided. Wear closed toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a water bottle. Sign ... Read More >

LHJ Elementary Reforestation Area Maintenance Day

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for a garden cleanup and refresh of school conservation gardens and landscapes. Participants should come prepared to plant native plants, weed, prune, water, and spread mulch. Supplies and tools will be provided. Wear closed toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a water bottle. Sign ... Read More >

LHJ Elementary Reforestation Area Maintenance Day

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for a garden cleanup and refresh of school conservation gardens and landscapes. Participants should come prepared to plant native plants, weed, prune, water, and spread mulch. Supplies and tools will be provided. Wear closed toe shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a water bottle. Sign ... Read More >

2024 Chesapeake Watershed Forum

Save the date! The 2024 Chesapeake Watershed Forum is planned for October 18-20 at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV. More details soon to come! Learn More   Read More >

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