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Taste of the Chesapeake 2012, Great Success

[one_full class=”acb-address” ]Annapolis, MD September 30, 2012The Taste of the Chesapeake 2012, our hallmark annual fundraiser, was a great success! On September 20th, the Alliance hosted over 200 guests at Quiet Waters Park to celebrate its many programs affecting the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and enjoy an evening of local food, drink and music. The …

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Help Shape the New Native Plant Center

Calling Landscapers, Gardeners, Tree Experts and General Plant People The Native Plant Center (http://nativeplantcenter.net/) is about to get an overhaul- new design, updated data, and improved features. The site is a web version of the US Fish & Wildlife Service’s popular Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping and lets users search for native plants …

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Planting Trees with Congregations

The Alliance is excited to partner with the Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake Bay to plant trees with dozens of congregations across Maryland. Our goal is to plant over 10,000 trees across 50 acres of various congregations’ property! This ambitious program will offer congregations the following: Educational workshops on the importance of tree planting in …

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RiverSmart Homes Program, Getting RiverSmart-er

The RiverSmart Homes Program has been having a terrific year. There have been 254 stormwater management projects completed in 2012 thus far, with installations continuing through mid-December.  50% of those projects completed were BayScaping projects. BayScaping is a local term coined to refer to landscaping with plants that are native to the Chesapeake Bay region. Using …

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Capstone Brings Trees and Environmental Education to Baltimore City

The Alliance, with our Chesapeake Conservation Corps Volunteer, Heather Jentilet, recently completed three riparian buffer plantings in Baltimore City with Baltimore City School students under the MD DNR Governor O’Malley Stream Restoration Challenge Grant. In partnership with Blue Water Baltimore, Baltimore City Recreation & Parks and TreeBaltimore, the project resulted in over 600 students from 3 Baltimore …

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Alliance Chosen As Environmental Non-Profit Awardee for WonderDeal

[imageframe link=”http://wonderdeal.net/” class=”acb-img-frame marginTop22px” ] The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay has been chosen by What’s Up? Media to be the recipient of a portion of its proceeds from their daily deal website called www.WonderDeal.net. The Alliance will receive a donation from the What’s Up? Gives Foundation based on the sale of each WonderDeal purchased in 2012. …

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Environmental Showcase of the Annapolis Film Festival 2016

Friday, April 1st 2:00pm to 5:00pm St. Anne’s Parish House 199 Duke of Gloucester Street Annapolis, Maryland Don’t miss out! The Alliance is supporting as a partner the fourth annual Annapolis Film Festival’s Environmental Showcase that will be held on Friday, April 1 from 2:00 pm- 5:00 pm at St. Anne’s Parish House in downtown Annapolis, …

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The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is awarded Conservation Innovation Grant from USDA

Grant will improve water quality by prioritizing forests in restoration strategies. (October 4, 2012 — Annapolis, MD) The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is the recipient of a Conservation Innovation Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service. The Alliance is one of twelve awardees nationally and five locally that …

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October Proves Successful for ‘Trees for Tomorrow’ Plantings in Pennsylvania

Penn State Mont Alto professor Craig Houghton demonstrates proper tree planting techniques. October was a big month for Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay tree plantings in Pennsylvania! The Alliance is wrapping up its October Proves Successful for ‘Trees for Tomorrow’ program in Franklin County, and helped coordinate volunteer plantings at six locations to plant over 800 new …

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RiverWise Congregations: Creating Environmental Stewards from Faithful Stewards

RiverWise Congregations is busy installing stormwater BMPs, including rain gardens and native plant gardens, at houses of worship throughout Anne Arundel County in Maryland. RiverWise Congregations, started in 2014, is an extension of the Alliances RiverWise Communities program and engages 20+ congregations in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and their members in the Chesapeake Bay restoration …

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