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School is out, but Chesapeake wildlife is hard at work

For wildlife in the Chesapeake, it’s time to get to work. From the water, to the land, to the sky, summer for many species is breeding and nesting season.

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What’s Poppin’? Beech Leaf disease

Over the past decade, another disease has been on the rise in a prominent tree species in Northeast forests – American beech. The disease? Beech leaf disease.

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July: El sol

It’s hot out there in the watershed this time of year. Whether you’re experiencing the suffocating urban heat island effect in Washington D.C., Richmond, VA, and Lancaster, PA…or the open fields of central Maryland, the sun is impacting you.

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Digging into state soils: Maryland’s Sassafras

Sassafras was chosen to represent Maryland because of its massive footprint and high agricultural productivity, presenting few limitations for most land uses.

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Celebrating Melissa Erdman – Taste PA Watershed Champion

Congratulations, Melissa, on being the Alliance’s 2026 Pennsylvania Watershed Champion!

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Celebrating Jenn Clarke – Taste VA Watershed Champion

Congratulations, Jenn, on being the Alliance’s 2026 Virginia Watershed Champion!

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Celebrating Will Avila and Bill Ferrell – Taste DC Watershed Champions

Congratulations, Will and Bill, on being the Alliance’s 2026 DC Watershed Champions!

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Celebrating Les Knapp – Taste MD Watershed Champion

Congratulations, Les, on being the Alliance’s 2026 Maryland Watershed Champion!

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Celebrating Al McCullough – Fran Flanigan Awardee

Congratulations, Al, on being the Alliance’s 2026 Fran Flanigan Award Winner!

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Invitations for Bids: Green Infrastructure Best Management Practice Installation in D.C. (Multiple Projects, Due July 13)

The Alliance is soliciting two separate bids from qualified and licensed professional landscape contractors to install best management practices in DC.

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