Jenny McGarvey of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay leads a tree identification workshop during the Chesapeake Watershed Forum at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, W.Va., on Sept. 30, 2016. Over 400 environmental professionals and local government officials attended the event. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

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Our Impact

We strive for clean streams and rivers flowing through resilient landscapes, cared for by the people who live, work, and play in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

1 million+

Trees planted along local streams and rivers

$10 million

Worth of stormwater management practices installed

141

Farms in the Chesapeake Bay watershed supported

700

Community scientists learned how to monitor water quality

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The Alliance brings together communities, companies, and conservationists to improve our lands and waters.

Forests

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100,000 Pounds of Trash Picked Up This Project Clean Stream Season
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A Growing Partnership With Bowie State University
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Welcome Four New Alliance Staff Members
Our Top Five Favorite Native Plant Fun Facts
100,000 Pounds of Trash Picked Up This Project Clean Stream Season
For Our Forests: Over 10,000 Trees Planted This Spring
A Growing Partnership With Bowie State University
Hell Bent on Clean Water
John B. Cary Honored as a Green Ribbon School
Welcome Four New Alliance Staff Members
Our Top Five Favorite Native Plant Fun Facts

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Photo courtesy of Chesapeake Bay Program