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As spring has sprung, you probably have noticed homeowners sprucing up their yards with flowers and shrubs, lawns being mowed, and people spending more time enjoying the outdoors. It may bring a wonderful sense of contentment and satisfaction to feel the sun on your face and watch birds flitter in and out of the trees. …
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Join us for locally-hosted Garden Parties throughout the Hickey Run Watershed in DC! Come see what completed rain gardens and pervious pavers look like! The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay has been working with the District Department of the Environment (DDOE) over the last five years to install rain gardens, pervious pavement, and landscape enhancements throughout …
A fundamental goal of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay has been to create partnerships among varying groups in a unified effort to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay and its waterways. This collaborative approach to restoration remains strongly rooted in the Alliance’s mission and is evident among the Alliance’s programs and projects. One such …
The RiverSmart Bloomingdale Rebate program is back and better than ever! Following the success of last year’s rebate program, the District Department of the Environment (DDOE) has once again partnered with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay to coordinate stormwater rebate projects on residential properties across the Bloomingdale Sewershed (land area in which the sewer …
Rain garden installed through RiverSmart Homes program in District Ward 3[three_fifth class=”acb-img-content-wrap” ]The RiverSmart Homes Program has successfully completed its 1000th stormwater reduction project! RiverSmart Homes has been installing rain gardens, BayScapes, and replacing impervious surface since 2009. We are incredibly proud of this milestone and are thrilled that DC homeowners remain excited about the program …
[title size=”4″ class=”acb-page-content-title” ] Elementary School Grooms Future Environmental Heroes To Protect Its Local Stream Students at Langdon Elementary School in northeast Washington, D.C. have been busy hand painting over forty rain barrels for their community. As a participant in the RiverSmart Schools Program, Langdon Elementary has been working with partners at DDOE (District Department …
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is will be announcing a new incentive program for District of Columbia residents this spring, the RiverSmart Rebate Program. In addition to the popular RiverSmart Homes program, the District Department of the Environment (DDOE), in partnership with the Alliance, is implementing an additional approach to help lessen the impact …
Hurry…transform your concrete parking pad or patio into usable, livable, permeable green or grey space, and get your free permeable pavers today! DC homeowner yard being fitted with environmentally friendly pervious pavers.The deadline for the Bloomingdale Rebate Program is quickly approaching. All projects must be completed by September 21, 2015. That means starting the process …
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 …
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 …
