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Lititz, PA – August 26, 2013 On August 22nd at 2:00pm, LandStudies launched a Lititz Region Healthy Watersheds Tour (Tour) in partnership with the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) to the Chesapeake Executive Council. The Citizens Advisory Committee is a diverse group of volunteers appointed by the Governors of PA, MD, VA, the Mayor of DC …
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The Dominion Foundation has awarded the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay a $35,000 Environmental Stewardship Grant for our RiverTrends Water Quality Monitoring program. With this grant, we will expanding the program to the Tidal York and Small Coastal Basins watersheds. Many of these watersheds are impaired due to bacteria pollution, which makes shellfish unsafe for …
[imageframe link=”/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/child-on-tire-swing.jpg” ] Saturday, June 22, 2013, 9:00am – 3:15pm Forest Resources Building Room 107, Penn State University Park Campus Department of Ecosystem Science and Management Bigler Rd State College, PA 16803 Cost: $20.00/person Do you have woods in your backyard? Would you like to reduce your lawn, plant trees, and invite wildlife to your suburban …
Calling Landscapers, Gardeners, Tree Experts and General Plant People The Native Plant Center (http://nativeplantcenter.net/) is about to get an overhaul- new design, updated data, and improved features. The site is a web version of the US Fish & Wildlife Service’s popular Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping and lets users search for native plants …
The Alliance is excited to partner with the Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake Bay to plant trees with dozens of congregations across Maryland. Our goal is to plant over 10,000 trees across 50 acres of various congregations’ property! This ambitious program will offer congregations the following: Educational workshops on the importance of tree planting in …
The RiverSmart Homes Program has been having a terrific year. There have been 254 stormwater management projects completed in 2012 thus far, with installations continuing through mid-December. 50% of those projects completed were BayScaping projects. BayScaping is a local term coined to refer to landscaping with plants that are native to the Chesapeake Bay region. Using …
The Alliance, with our Chesapeake Conservation Corps Volunteer, Heather Jentilet, recently completed three riparian buffer plantings in Baltimore City with Baltimore City School students under the MD DNR Governor O’Malley Stream Restoration Challenge Grant. In partnership with Blue Water Baltimore, Baltimore City Recreation & Parks and TreeBaltimore, the project resulted in over 600 students from 3 Baltimore …
Grant will improve water quality by prioritizing forests in restoration strategies. (October 4, 2012 — Annapolis, MD) The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is the recipient of a Conservation Innovation Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service. The Alliance is one of twelve awardees nationally and five locally that …
Penn State Mont Alto professor Craig Houghton demonstrates proper tree planting techniques. October was a big month for Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay tree plantings in Pennsylvania! The Alliance is wrapping up its October Proves Successful for ‘Trees for Tomorrow’ program in Franklin County, and helped coordinate volunteer plantings at six locations to plant over 800 new …
RiverWise Congregations is busy installing stormwater BMPs, including rain gardens and native plant gardens, at houses of worship throughout Anne Arundel County in Maryland. RiverWise Congregations, started in 2014, is an extension of the Alliances RiverWise Communities program and engages 20+ congregations in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and their members in the Chesapeake Bay restoration …
