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COVID-19 has impacted every part of our society, underscoring the importance of the work that many non-profits do in service to the environment, efforts to reduce hunger and end homelessness, provide health services, and other critical activities. The Alliance believes in service to our non-profit movement, and that includes all of our frontline non-profit friends …
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April and May are usually a very busy time in the water quality monitoring world and for the Alliance’s citizen science RiverTrends program. RiverTrends volunteer monitors have been tracking the conditions of waterways that flow into the Bay since 1985! Normally, we would take this time to onboard and re-certify our monitors to ensure we …
This month’s Year of the Woman feature is Paula Jasinski, the president of Green Fin Studio, a full-service marketing and communications agency serving clients in the environmental field. Paula was recommended to me by our Virginia team and I am thankful they suggested such an interesting and inspirational woman. Paula grew up in the Northern …
For many of us, Spring 2020 was packed with dreams of new growth, freshly planted tree seedlings, volunteer events, and plant sales! Despite current world events, a beautiful spring still arrived, along with all of the lovely tulips, lilacs, and for those fungi lovers….morels! Local nurseries, deemed essential businesses, have worked hard to supply us …
When you hear the phrase, “forest birds,” what comes to mind? Tall, mature oaks and pines spanning ridge tops? Riverbank guardians of sycamore and willows? Thick, young stands of aspen and birch? Low-lying bottomlands of red maple and black gum? The amazing assortment of plant communities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed sets the stage for …
Are you missing professional sports as the nation pulls together to slow the spread of COVID-19? In case watching old games is getting…well…old, we figured that our first ever Forests for the Birds celebration of spring would be the perfect occasion to highlight the avian Major League Baseball mascots and the teams that endear these …
With bars and restaurants closed and social distancing measures in place, many people are finding new and creative recipes for food and drinks using the ingredients available in their cupboards. I am one of these people. With limited ingredients on hand and a desire for a cocktail, this is how I discovered the Mountain Mint …
I’ve been isolating myself with my family at my parent’s house on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Our house is on Irish Creek, which is off the Choptank River. The town is “Royal Oak”, which is in between St. Michaels and Easton, two more popular towns in the area, all of which are in Talbot …
April showers bring…the Spotted Lanternfly? Unfortunately, yes. The arrival of warmer, Spring weather also means the arrival of Spotted Lanternfly as late April marks the beginning of the species’ egg hatching season. Originally from China, India, Bangladesh, and Vietnam, the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) was first found in the United States in 2014 in Berks …
“This has been sitting in our garage for 7 years and of course it only took us about 30 minutes to build.” – My dad, once we finished putting together the duck box After about 20 years of living on the Eastern Shore, my dad has grown a fondness for the wildlife in the area. …
