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Request for Tree Planting and Forest Management Services

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is helping the Maryland Forestry Board Foundation to seek qualified tree planting and forest management services for its Healthy Forests, Healthy Waters Initiative. The Initiative will implement riparian forest buffers, upland tree plantings and road erosion control projects that are part of private landowner forest management plans. The implementation of …

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RiverSmart Rebate – Revamped

In a continued effort to improve our programs, the RiverSmart Rebate has received a facelift! To streamline the application process and make it easier for homeowners, we have eliminated the requirement to register through the DC Green Up website. While we still encourage homeowners to use Green Up DC as a project planning tool, website registration …

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Maryland: The “No-Net-Loss” of Forest State

Governor Martin O’Malley today signed into law first-of-its-kind legislation that amends Maryland’s forest conservation policy to maintain the State’s current 40 percent tree canopy – a no-net-loss. Read more about the legislation on the Maryland DNR website: Governor O’Malley Signs Landmark Forest Legislation.

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Targeting BMPs for Horse Owners in Pennsylvania

If you keep manure-producing animals, even one horse in your backyard, you are required to write a manure management plan in Pennsylvania. But that doesn’t mean it has to be a difficult task. It does mean that organizations, like the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, State Conservation Districts and Penn State Extension Offices have a …

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The A-B-C’s Of Working On The Bay

*Adapted from a blog by Molly Alton Mullins, Communications Director for the Chesapeake Bay Trust, March 2012 Restoring the Chesapeake Bay is a complex problem and the Bay watershed is huge. From  advocacy for laws and regulations to on-the-ground restoration to outreach and education, there  are a seemingly countless number of groups and initiatives that …

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Local Governments’ Role in Watershed Implementation Plans

The Local Government Advisory Committee has recently developed a new publication aimed at helping local governments understand the requirements and opportunities under the Phase II Watershed Implementation Plans now being developed by the six Bay states and the District of Columbia. It is titled: “Our Waters, Our Towns, Local Governments’ Role In The Watershed Implementation Plans.” …

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