Building Stewardship

An Act of Faith on the Anacostia River

On a beautiful and sunny Saturday morning, a group of 45 volunteers gathered on a foot bridge spanning the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. Members of the group EcoSikh had met, passing around trash bags and gloves, to collect trash from Heritage and Kingman Islands as part of the Alliance’s Project Clean Stream initiative. Before …

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Halfway Through My Chesapeake Conservation Corps Internship

This month marks the half way point in my year long internship with the Chesapeake Conservation Corps (CCC), which is a great time for reflection on my work so far and a cause for celebration looking forward to my end of the year project. The CCC program was formed to help young adults pursue a …

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Project Clean Stream: Engaging Businesses and Making a Splash in Local Communities

Every spring, local waterways and woodlands receive a clean start as thousands of volunteers come together for the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s Project Clean Stream, the largest annual volunteer cleanup event in the Chesapeake Bay region. This year, Project Clean Stream officially kicks off on April 1, 2017 for its 14th year of bringing …

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York RiverTrends & Save our Streams Water Quality Monitoring Training

April 26, 2014 9am to 5pm York River State Park 9801 York River Park Rd Williamsburg, VA 23188Are you interested in learning more about your local stream? We need volunteers to collect important data on streams in the York River watershed tidal area. We will provide training and supplies, all you have to do is …

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#MyBeautifulEarth

The Alliance works hard throughout the year planting trees, organizing trash cleanups, and engaging citizens, local governments and businesses to work towards a cleaner, healthier Chesapeake Bay. Your support helps us continue this vital work. Donate today to help get the job done! » Post by Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.

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New Smartphone App Lets You Collect & Share Catch Data – for Fun & Conservation!

The following is an excerpt from Chesapeake Catch Press Release by The Hatcher Group 21 April 2015 With the opening day of rockfish season upon us, recreational fishing and conservation organizations are urging Maryland anglers to use a new website and smartphone app to record their catch and share important data about Chesapeake Bay sport …

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Project Clean Stream 2011 Hits Goals & Sets Records

Volunteers Remove Trash And Debris From Streams Throughout The Chesapeake Bay[imageframe class=”acb-img-container float-right-container” ] Local streams and woodlands received a clean start to Earth Month as thousands of volunteers came out on the first Saturday in April for Project Clean Stream, one of the largest cleanup events in the Chesapeake Bay region. Perdue proudly presented …

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Virginia Citizens For Water Quality Summit

Want to see how the Detective solves the Muddy Mystery? There’s still time to register. Hope you can join us! Check out the draft agenda by clicking here. Register online here: https://www.elleevance.com/beventLive.aspx?EventID=NBI15646650 Questions? Contact Anna Mathis at amathis@allianceforthebay.org or 804-775-0951. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clFjh_YFMvg

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Cleaning Corp Partnership

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 …

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Can you give a day to your local stream?

[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 …

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