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[two_fifth margin_top=”20px” class=”acb-img-container float-right-container” ] Project Clean Stream volunteer Shalisa Hutt poses with her daugher and nephews during cleanup of the Coty Cox Branch of the Wicomico River in Salisbury, Md. Photo courtesy of Chesapeake Bay Program.Project Clean Stream had an amazing turnout for 2014! This year 7,500 volunteers helped restore over 260 sites in …
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This fall, media has been abuzz on plastics polluting our natural resources and it begs the question: are we doing enough on this front for the Chesapeake watershed? California became the first state to ban plastic bags from being offered in retail stores across the state in late September. In the Chesapeake watershed, the City …
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at noon Online webinar [one_full ][button link=”https://allianceforthechesapeakebay.clickwebinar.com/businesses-for-the-bay-lunch-and-learn-3-23-2016-noon/register” color=”default” size=”medium” stretch=”” type=”” shape=”” target=”_self” title=”” gradient_colors=”#7ca700|” gradient_hover_colors=”|” accent_color=”” accent_hover_color=”” bevel_color=”” border_ icon_position=”left” icon_divider=”no” modal=”” animation_direction=”left” animation_speed=”1″ alignment=”” ]Register Online[/button] Do you own or work for a business in the Chesapeake Bay watershed? Do you love the Bay and its creeks, rivers, and …
[title content_ class=”acb-page-content-title” ]Click here: For more information about Businesses for the Bay [three_fifth class=”acb-img-content-wrap” ] Thursday March 27, 2014, 9am – 3pm Dominion Innsbrook Center At Glen Allen Richmond, VA [separator bottom_margin=”10px” ]Business Has An Important Role To Play!The Chesapeake Business Forum will provide a unique opportunity for business leaders to come together and …
[two_fifth margin_top=”20px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”acb-img-container float-right-container” ] Dear Chesapeake Business Forum Participants, Thank you for attending the first Chesapeake Business Forum and contributing your valuable insights and desires for future partnerships. We have been working to synthesize the input received and plan the next steps in the process of redefining and energizing an alliance of businesses …
With the start of the new year, I believe in the philosophy that satisfaction and happiness come from expanding our individual circles of involvement and influence. The more things that we care about and participate in, the broader our world becomes. We can be proud of work that enhances the quality of our community and …
Dominion employees after volunteering at a Project Clean Stream site.Everyone has a role to play in Bay restoration, especially the business community. While many businesses are keenly focused on their sustainability efforts, some businesses in the watershed are beginning to expand their role in supporting Chesapeake Bay restoration. To make the connection between business sustainability …
Download the Goose Creek Report Card, 2013.The Goose Creek Association and Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay have published the 2013 Goose Creek Report Card. The water quality in the Goose Creek watershed, a tributary to the Potomac River, is graded as pretty good. The “cleanliness” of the creek can be attributed to a high percentage …
The Chesapeake Bay’s health is inextricably linked to our own, and our collective impact on the land and streams of the Bay’s watershed has been tremendous. We can try to point our fingers at one segment of society or another but the difficult truth is, if we live and do business here, we are likely …
Saturday, December 13, 2014, 9am to Noon Richmond Wastewater Treatment Plant Training Room 1400 Brander St. Richmond VA 23224Are you interested in learning more about your local stream? We need volunteers to collect important data on streams in Richmond, Virginia. We will provide training and supplies, all you have to do is commit to attending the training and …
