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Bats of the Bay – Not as Spooky as You Think

It’s officially spooky season, which makes it the best time to talk about my favorite misunderstood creature, bats. Although not aquatic wildlife, bats play an important ecological role in the Chesapeake Bay.

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Thank you for another successful Taste!

This year’s Taste events were great successes once again! We had our biggest turnout in recent years with 400 guests.

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Celebrating Three Years of the HBCU/MSI Chesapeake Bay Summit

Last month, the Alliance hosted students and faculty members from universities across MD and DC at the 3rd Annual HBCU/MSI Chesapeake Bay Summit. Students and faculty members brought expertise and passion for an array of academic backgrounds, including biology, environmental science, business, and creative studies.

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Explore the Quiet Corners of the Chesapeake

When you picture the Chesapeake Bay, you of course imagine blue crabs, a vast estuary, and lively coastal cities like Baltimore and Annapolis. While those are all iconic, there are other, sometimes overlooked areas of the Bay’s expansive watershed, making quiet, but important impacts on the health of the region we call home.

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Reduce Your Stormwater: Rain Gardens

Learn how to reduce your stormwater runoff with rain gardens!

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Lancaster, PA Farm Helps Clean Pequea Creek

For the past four years, the Alliance’s Agriculture team worked with an organic dairy farm in Lancaster County, PA, and last year, this nutrient reduction project was completed! Mr. Abner Stotlzfus, a Plain Sect farmer, operates a 40-cow organic dairy, supplying high-quality milk to Organic Valley.

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Susquehannock Stewardship of the Susquehanna River Valley

Indigenous people understood the importance of sustainability and stewardship, and occupied the Susquehanna River Valley as early as 16,000 years ago during the “Paleo-Indian” era.

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Revitalized Greenspace and public Art in Historic Richmond

Greening Greater Fulton is complete! The Alliance worked closely with partners to implement a green street on Richmond’s Government Road, bringing the Greater Fulton community’s vision of a vibrant, safer, green business district to life.

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Welcome to Our New Alliance Team Members!

The Alliance has had another growth spurt! Please join us in welcoming new team members across the watershed.

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Wandering Waterways: Greenspace and Community Access in DC

Despite its famed cherry blossoms, the District of Columbia does not typically come to mind when envisioning outdoor greenspace. However, with its plentiful parks, generous waterfront access, and extensive urban tree canopy, Washington, DC has more to offer in the way of greenspace than one might expect.

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