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How to Get the Most Out of Your Virtual Forum Experience

We are just under a week from the Alliance’s 15th annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum (October 29 – 30, 2020). This year’s Forum is fully virtual, which may be a new experience for many of this year’s attendees. Are you feeling a little underprepared when it comes to participating in this year’s Forum, or do you …

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Hack the Bay Winners Create New Ways to Use CMC Data

Over the past year, the Alliance has developed a partnership with Booz Allen Hamilton’s 501 Green Teams and Women in Data Science with the goal of hosting a hackathon event using the data collected through the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative (CMC) to answer real world questions about the health of the Chesapeake Bay. This event turned in …

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Local Governments and Climate Experts Convene to Problem Solve on Community Flooding

Federal funding, collaboration, environmental justice and more examined at the 2020 Local Government Forum

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National Farmers Day Farmer Spotlight: Spring Meadow Dairy

Spring Meadow Dairy is a participating farm of the Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership (THCWP).

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The Great Hack of 2020

As I finally finish regaling another successful and collaborative spring tree planting season and the last of the maintenance is being implemented, I can’t help but to praise the various tree species that have worked so hard over the season to help us realize our lofty dreams of more forests in our landscape. We strive …

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Year of the Woman: The Importance of Stories with Caroline Brewer

“We as women have so much to be grateful for and a reason for hope.” Caroline Brewer is the Director of Marketing and Communications at the Audubon Naturalist Society in Chevy Chase, MD. She grew up in Indiana and was grateful to have had ample green space available to explore, including a small farm that …

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Expanding the Harvest (Recipes Included!)

Harvest time – where an explosion of summer’s abundance is met with the fragrant smells and colors of autumn first breath. There is so much joy to be had from picking out oddly shaped squashes, being dazzled by golden tones, or feeling the slow creep of crispness in the air. As things begin to wind …

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Experts seek to bridge the gap between environmental quality and public health

Chesapeake Bay Program’s Citizens Advisory Committee holds panel to address the need for inclusive, community-driven solutions.

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Defining Our Bay Community: A Reflection on Hispanic Heritage Month

The many stakeholders working to strengthen the Chesapeake Bay watershed are truly phenomenal. From conservationists to sportsmen, foundations, governments, businesses, and houses of worship, the Bay gives us so much and we work to give back. I give back by helping to enhance our watershed’s environmental resilience, many others focus on economic stability or community …

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Welcoming Our New CMC Intern, Christell Azuaje

Christell Azuaje (she/her/hers pronouns) will be joining the Virginia Water Quality Monitoring Initiative team as an intern. Christell is a current senior at Virginia Commonwealth University pursuing a B.S. in Environmental Studies with a minor in Biology. She loves being involved on her campus serving as the president of the Nature Appreciation & Community Healing …

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