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Throughout much of the Chesapeake, there is a direct connection between forests and your faucet. Around 75% of us rely on drinking water that flows through forests. As forest land is converted to other uses like development, water quality goes down and drinking water treatment costs go up. According to The State of Chesapeake Forests …
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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 …
[two_fifth ][imageframe link=”https://www.flickr.com/photos/29388462@N06/23225422080/” ] To help celebrate International Year of Forests, the U.S. Forest Service and partners are launching a new annual contest to recognize forest champions throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Forests provide clean water and air, wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, and a host of other benefits to people. With around 100 acres of …
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay has teamed up with The Cleaning Corps, a local cleaning company dedicated to environmentally sound cleaning and actions. Their use of environmentally sound cleaning products and waste disposal practices make them a natural partner for the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. They are also the first carpet cleaning company in …
Partnerships are all about collaboration but consensus has never been easy. Over its 30 year history, time and time again, the Chesapeake Bay Program has proven that when smart and dedicated people come together, face to face, with the intent of solving a problem, they will find something to move forward on together. Progress has …
[imageframe link=”http://bitly.com/PrjClnStrm” ] Over the last few months, working for the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, I have had a chance to experience how local watershed and citizen groups and volunteers work together and respond to a cause like Project Clean Stream. Our partners, local and regional groups like Blue Water Baltimore, the Sassafras River …
[imageframe link=”https://www.allianceforthebay.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2013-Alliance_Mid-Year-Appeal_WEB.pdf” ] Before and after shots of an impervious paver removal through RiverSmart HomesWhat does clean water mean to you? Swimming and boating in a river or the Bay, catching that first fish with your child, or just taking a walk along a stream and breathing in the freshness that comes with clean flowing …
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 …
[imageframe link=”https://www.flickr.com/photos/29388462@N06/23225422080/” class=”acb-img-container float-right-container” ] The Chesapeake Bay is among the nation’s greatest natural resources and one of its most challenged bodies of water. Chesapeake Bay seafood is prized around the world and Virginia ranks third in the nation for seafood production. A cleaner Bay is also good for business – more tourism, more seafood and more jobs. That’s why we …
[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 …
