Educational Resources

Having a Dam Good Time at BeaverCon

In 2022, myself and about 200 others from across the United States, England, Wales, and the Netherlands gathered near Baltimore to attend BeaverCon, a two-day conference to learn and share about beavers. The attendees included restoration professionals, scientists, biologists, landowners, students, and representatives from state, local, and federal governments. So why a conference dedicated to …

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A Bald Eagle sitting on a tree branch.

Winter Birding – It’s for the Birds!

The coo of a Mourning Dove outside your window. The fluted sound of a Wood Thrush accompanying you on a hike. Birds add richness to our lives if we are simply open to it – and they are just beautiful to look at!

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Newt Cam

  Have you ever wondered what a tree planting looks like from a dog’s perspective? Alliance Forests team member Ryan Davis’ beloved beagle, Newt, is an occasional guest at our volunteer tree plantings. Our volunteers love Newt, and she loves our volunteers! Follow along with #NewtCam as she gives us a tour of a volunteer …

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Plant a tree. Pick up some litter. Grow a rain garden.

On the northwest edge of Lancaster, framed by PA-283 and a set of railroad tracks and nestled next to Little Conestoga Creek sits a historic mill from the 1800s. On the other side of the creek past a footbridge, you can see hundreds of green tubes planted in neat rows out of which little saplings …

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Stories from the Susquehanna: Paddling from the Headwaters to the Chesapeake Bay – Mile 109 to 225

Follow along as Alliance staff member, Laura Todd, paddles all 444 miles of the Main Branch of the Susquehanna River with her father, Mark. Starting in June 2022 in Cooperstown, New York, the pair began kayaking down the river to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay at Havre de Grace, Maryland.

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Fall Gardening Tips & Tricks

It’s fall, and that means falling leaves, plants heading into dormancy, and the opportunity to fill out your garden. Refresh your autumn gardening knowledge with our Fall Care Tips!

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A Trip Down Monarda Lane

It can be easy to forget where our food comes from and the work that goes into making that food (and that it doesn’t just appear in a grocery store). In a similar way, it can be easy to ignore where the native seed mixes we purchase come from. In the era of online shopping, it just takes a few clicks to have a nice sack of native wildflower seed mix delivered to our doors, but of course, much more work goes into the process of making sure there are enough native seeds to go around!

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Ask the Alliance – A Summer Webinar Series Recap

  I often sit in amazement on our Staff calls when team members are sharing about their work in either Forest, Agriculture, Green Infrastructure, and Stewardship and Engagement. Last year, I saw the opportunity to also share their work (and my amazement) with you. So, in 2021 the Alliance kicked off its first webinar series …

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Celebrating Shark Week: Jaws of the Chesapeake

Happy Shark Week everyone! If you’re anything like me, you are glued to the Discovery Channel for exactly one week every summer to learn from the newest and most groundbreaking shark research happening around the world. With Shark Week coinciding with peak swimming and boating season, you may have found yourself wondering – Are there …

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“Ask the Alliance”: Recap and Upcoming

Ask the Alliance is a signature live talk webinar series. Alliance Staff experts share what you can do at home to both enjoy and improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. In 2021, the Alliance hosted its first live talk webinar series, “Breakfast on the Bay.” We united Alliance staff expertise and our partners’ …

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