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The streets we travel during our evening walks or work commutes are full of twists and turns, bumps and curves. These same streets carry the oil that drips from our cars, the fertilizers we spray on our yards, the salt laid on the street in preparation for the snow that inevitably doesn’t fall, and many more pollutants.
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Are you looking to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day, get your hands dirty, and make an impact? The Alliance will be at plenty of opportunities during both days! You can help plant trees, pick up trash, or simply learn from environmental/conservation experts about the Bay and what you can do to help protect it.
The Alliance kicked off our 21st Project Clean Stream season this past weekend! Collectively, we gather over 1200 pounds of trash throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Join me in celebrating the four community events we hosted.
Live staking is a tree propagation method that involves cutting a stem from certain species of trees and shrubs and driving them into the ground, where they will begin to grow.
I recently took advantage of a clear but brisk morning in early March to steal away to a gem of a property in the outskirts of Westminster, Maryland, the Wakefield Valley Golf Course. As I stood in the tee box of the third hole, a 549 yard par 5 with Copps Branch bisecting it at about 250 yards, I gazed out on the fairway and contemplated my strategy. Could we really reforest 22 acres of this city park in three days?
Come get your hands dirty and join in on the reforestation effort for Pennsylvania streams! We have thousands of trees to plant, we have the tools, and all we need is you.
The summer of 2022 marked the fourth year of the DC Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring program, funded by our partners at the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE). From May to September, during the peak recreation season, volunteers braved DC traffic each week to collect valuable water quality data about their watershed.
Depending on where you are in the watershed, this unseasonably warm spell may have your plants getting ready to break dormancy early. Right now is a perfect opportunity to prepare your garden and prevent it from blooming too early.
Alliance staff, Jamie Alberti, loves to surround herself with blues, and that includes her outdoor space. If you’d like to add a little dash of blue to your gardens, consider her top five favorite blue native plants!
Since 2019, the Alliance has brought communities in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, DC, together by hosting the Wild & Scenic Film Festival across the watershed. This spring, the Film Festival will provide warmth, inspire action, and raise hope during a time of growth and rebirth.
