Current Events

ForumPlus Workshop: Effective Community Outreach

Thursday, July 16th from 1pm-4pm Roger “Pip” Moyer Recreation Center 273 Hilltop Ln, Annapolis, MD 21403 or live webinar (link available after registration) Are you interested in beginning a community outreach project or improving your existing efforts? Join the Alliance for our ForumPlus Workshop on Effective Community Outreach! We will be learning about the elements of …

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Free African American Health Program Community Day, Saturday, April 16th

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay will be sponsoring the African American Health Program (AAHP) Community Day on April 16th, 2016. The event is free and open to individuals and families of all ages. Attendees will experience the “Taste of Nutrition,” energizing group fitness activities, and health screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, prostate cancer, and …

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Bandy Field Work Day in Richmond, VA

Teen volunteers cutting vines and invasives. Photo courtesy of Washington Suburban Sanitary CommissionSaturday, February 22, 2014 Bandy Field Nature Park, Richmond, VA Come join us for the annual Friends of Bandy Field Work Day! Help us clean up this wonderful park in the West End of Richmond. We’ll be cutting down vines that harm the …

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A Collaborative Summit: Protecting Water Quality through Actions on Urban-Suburban Properties

Wednesday  Feb. 13,  8:00 am  â€” 4:30 pm (4:30 – 6:30 pm – Social Mixer) Thursday Feb. 14,  8:30 am — 2:45 pm Williamsburg Lodge 310 South England Street Williamsburg, VA 23185 Registration and space is limited.View the Agenda This Summit is a grassroots effort, bringing together a diverse group of 200 people all actively …

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Your Woods and Your Wallet

Photo Credit: Chesapeake Bay ProgramA Woodland Conservation Funding Workshop March 12, 2014 at 7:00 PM in Frederick, Maryland Having woods on your property not only benefits wildlife, the air you breathe, and your local streams but your pocket as well. Forests for the Bay and the Catoctin Land Trust will introduce you to the many economic incentive programs available …

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FREE Member Event: Tour Blue Plains on June 16th

Alliance Members! Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay on a FREE Members Only tour of DC Water’s Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, the largest of its kind in the world! Learn how Blue Plains has paved the way in wastewater treatment during an interactive driving tour on June 16th from 9:30-12noon. Feel free …

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Spring 2016 RiverSmart Rain Garden Contractor Training

Image courtesy of Arthur Kay.The next free rain garden training for local landscape contractors will be held on Wednesday, June 8, and Thursday, June 9, 2016.  (In the event of inclement weather, the rain date for the field session is Tuesday, June 14th). Who is eligible to attend? Everyone. You do not need previous experience in rain garden …

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Martins Mill Bridge Park Tree Planting Event

Martins Mill Bridge Park planting plan for the October event (will be adjusted on-site, prior to the event as needed)Looking for a fun family event this autumn? Come on out and plant a tree at Antrim Township’s Martins Mill Bridge Park on Saturday October 11th from 9:00AM – Noon. The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and …

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RiverWise Congregations Volunteer Planting Days

Monday, October 13, 2014 from 1pm – 4pm Cecil Memorial United Methodist Church 15 Parole Street, Annapolis, MD 21401 Monday, October 27, 2014 from 1pm – 4pm Mount Olive AME Church 2 Hicks Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401 The RiverWise Congregations partnership will come together to celebrate the completion of two stormwater retrofit projects with volunteer …

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Hampden Township Watershed Festival

Tuesday, June 14th 5-8 p.m. Hampden Park 5002 Hampden Park Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay will co-host the Hampden Township Watershed Festival, a FREE, family-friendly event celebrating the Yellow Breeches and Conodoguinet Creeks. Activities include interactive watershed models, a rain barrel display, an environmental trivia hunt, door prizes, and a …

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