Taste: Celebrate the Chesapeake

Celebrating Jeanne Braha – Taste DC Watershed Champion

Jeanne Braha has dedicated her career to connecting people with nearby nature to catalyze environmental stewardship.

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Thank you for another successful Taste!

The 2024 Taste was another great success! Many thanks to our sponsors and friends for raising $116k for our mission to restore the lands and waters of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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Celebrate Our 2024 Taste Award Winners

One of our favorite parts of the Taste is honoring individuals who have gone above and beyond to help improve the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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Thank You for a Successful 2023 Taste

We had a great time celebrating the Chesapeake this year with our family, friends, partners, and volunteers across the watershed for the Taste!

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Celebrate Our 2023 Watershed Champions

The Watershed Champion and Fran Flanigan Awards are special recognition awards for leadership and dedication to cleaner rivers and streams of the Chesapeake Bay. The following awardees have thoughtfully considered how to push the boundaries between science, the environment, and art, and are leaders to be recognized for their exemplary stewardship and profound impacts on the Bay.

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Recognizing 2022 Fran Flanigan Awardee – Sally Claggett

It is with great pleasure that the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay recognizes Sally Claggett as our 2022 Fran Flanigan Environmental Leadership Award Winner at “The Taste: Celebrate the Chesapeake” on September 22nd at the Annapolis Maritime Museum. The Fran Flanigan award is named after our longest-tenured Executive Director of 20 years. Fran Flanigan was …

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Recognizing 2022 Maryland Watershed Champion Awardees – Franklin & Theresa Robinson

It is with great pleasure that the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay recognizes Franklin and Theresa Robinson as the 2022 Maryland Watershed Champion Awardees at this year’s “Taste: Celebrate the Chesapeake on September 22nd at the Annapolis Maritime Museum. We recognize Franklin and Teresa for their leadership and dedication to cleaner rivers and streams of …

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Recognizing 2022 Pennslyvania Watershed Champion Awardee – Wendy Smith

It is with great pleasure that the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay recognizes Wendy Smith as the 2022 Pennsylvania Watershed Champion Awardee at this year’s “Taste: Celebrate the Chesapeake” on September 15th at Rivers Edge at Long Level in Wrightsville, PA. We recognize Wendy for her efforts to grow and donate native trees to the …

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Recognizing 2022 Virginia Watershed Champion Awardee – Jasmine Gore

It is with great pleasure that the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay recognizes Jasmine Gore as the 2022 Virginia Watershed Champion Awardee at this year’s “Taste: Celebrate the Chesapeake on September 8th at Brambly Park in Richmond, Virginia. We recognize Jasmine for her leadership on the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) and …

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Recognizing 2022 DC Watershed Champion Awardee – Steve Saari

It is with great pleasure that the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay recognizes Steve Saari as the 2022 DC Watershed Champion Awardee at this year’s “Taste: Celebrate the Chesapeake on September 22nd at the Annapolis Maritime Museum. We recognize Steve as a staunch supporter of the Alliance, and an advocate for equitable environmental impacts in …

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