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[imageframe class=”acb-img-frame maginTop22px” ] In our efforts to increase the tree canopy of Baltimore City, the Alliance and its TreeBaltimore partners have engaged the skills of the SalterMitchell social marketing firm to determine the right path towards adding 30,000 trees/year and to help institute the early phases of the marketing plan. To reach this number it …
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Thursday, October 4th, 10:30 am — 1:30 p.m. Wilson College Science Center 1015 Philadelphia Avenue Chambersburg, PA 17201 If you keep any manure-producing animals—even one horse in your backyard—you are now required to have a manure management plan in Pennsylvania. But that doesn’t mean it has to be a difficult task. The Alliance for the …
On Thursday, June 19, federal, state and non-profit partners kicked off an initiative to accelerate the implementation of riparian forest buffers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Chesapeake Riparian Forest Buffer Leadership Summit included discussions on the unique value of riparian forests in water quality and stream health, the importance of forest buffer goals set …
A Neighborhood-Focused Approach to Stormwater Pollution Prevention NFWF presents funding for the Edible Rain Garden project.The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay has partnered with Church Hill Activities and Tutoring (CHAT), a faith-based non-profit that serves at-risk youth in the East End of Richmond, to demonstrate how traditional rain gardens can be used to direct rainwater …
The Alliance Pennsylvania office has had a busy year in successfully launching the TreeVitalize Streams program. Nearly 1500 trees have been planted in these Susquehanna River watersheds: Little Conestoga, Little Swatara, Letort, Mud Run, Pequea; and the West Branch of the Susquehanna. To date nearly 500 volunteers have either participated in buffer training workshops; involved in …
The Alliance held its annual fundraiser, The Taste of the Chesapeake, on Thursday evening, September 19, at Quiet Waters Park, in Annapolis, accompanied by starry skies, music by The Fiddle Oaks, and a sellout crowd of almost 300 sponsors, partners and supporters. Alliance Executive Director, Al Todd, along with the Chair of the Board, Alex Beehler, presenting …
I love the phrase, “We are the ones we have been waiting for.” Peter Levine, who wrote a book of the same name on civic renewal, cites the origin of this phrase in the poetry of June Jordan. It has been used in discussion of both the civil rights and environmental movements. There are some parallels. …
We’re thrilled to announce that we have added 20 new monitoring sites to our RiverTrends program. This spring, we trained new volunteers in the Richmond, Lynchburg, and tidal York areas to collect water quality data through our RiverTrends program. In Richmond, we partnered with the City of Richmond to train volunteers to collect field data …
The website highlights 12 different community “roles”, and the actions each can take in protecting nature and local waterways. In partnership with the Blair County Conservation District, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay has developed the educational website www.cleanblairwater.org to teach Blair County, PA residents about water quality and their local watersheds. What are the pollution threats to …
Forum attendees share a discussion on forest management strategies with the Alliance’s Chesapeake Forest team.On Friday, April 1st at 2 pm the Annapolis Film Festival will roll out a Chesapeake red carpet for the 4th annual Environmental Showcase. The Alliance is supporting as a partner the fourth annual Annapolis Film Festival’s Environmental Showcase that will be held …
