This September, our team traveled the watershed, celebrating the Chesapeake at a four-part Taste event series. At each event, we honored our 2026 award winners, enjoyed delicious food and beverages, mingled with 380 friends and partners, and debuted our 2026 impact video!

Our annual impact video offers a glimpse at just four of our many projects across the watershed. Beginning in the headwaters, where our Agriculture Team is helping a Virginia farmer fight drought and improve water quality, our journey then takes us to the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, up the Susquehanna to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and wraps up with two exciting events in Maryland and Virginia.

As you’ll see in the video below, our team has been hard at work. Taking on bold conservation projects requires ongoing action, and that’s only possible with steady, reliable support from dedicated friends like you. As we debut this celebration of our impact, we’re also launching a new opportunity for you to give the Chesapeake the steady, reliable support it needs.

“I give monthly to the Alliance because protecting clean water and healthy lands is something that requires sustained effort. I see how critical it is to support organizations that are driving real, on-the-ground impact. The Alliance is doing meaningful work to improve water quality and strengthen ecosystems, and giving monthly is a simple way for me to contribute to that progress over time.” – Monthly Sustainer

With our monthly sustainer campaign, you can support what you care about with intention and ensure the Alliance is always ready to tackle the watershed’s most pressing challenges. As you enjoy our 2026 impact video, I invite you to consider the things that matter to you in the Chesapeake and welcome you to join us as a monthly sustainer.

  • A $25/month gift can divert 50 lbs of pollution from a creek monthly, reducing 600 lbs of pollution after 1 year!
  • A $40/month gift can grow 1 native tree from seed monthly and 12 native trees in 1 year!
  • A $75/month gift can plant a cover crop on 1 acre of pasture, adding up to 12 acres per year!
  • A $100/month gift can train a new water quality monitoring (WQM) volunteers, helping launch 12 new WQM volunteers a year!
  • A $125/month gift can install 5 square feet of permeable pavers. This adds up to 60 feet per year!

Thank you for joining us at the Taste, spending a few minutes with the impact video, and for being part of the solution for clean water in the Chesapeake Bay watershed!

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