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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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What’s Poppin’? Phenological Fun: A Drink from the Clouds (No Rain Required)

Have you ever noticed wet leaves when you go outside in the morning even when without rain in the forecast? It is not dew. This is Fog Drip.

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“That’s a wrap!” She said bittersweetly…

In 2024, the Alliance began contributing to a blooming workforce development program with the Loysville Youth Development Center (LYDC) in central Pennsylvania. Two years later, Alliance and LYDC staff reflect on the program as it comes to a close.

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Lancaster Park Receives Trees, Meadow, and More

Noel Dorwart Park was predominantly a parking lot and a large lawn space before the project began. With help from the Alliance’s Forests Team and dedicated volunteers, the park is receiving shade trees, stormwater practices, and a native meadow.

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Digging into state soils: Pennsylvania’s Hazleton

First established in 1960 in Carbon County, Hazleton was selected as PA’s state soil for its massive footprint and economic significance. It is the most extensive soil series in Pennsylvania, covering more than 1.5 million acres across half of the state’s counties.

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