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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 …
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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 …
[imageframe link=”http://wonderdeal.net/” class=”acb-img-frame marginTop22px” ] The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay has been chosen by What’s Up? Media to be the recipient of a portion of its proceeds from their daily deal website called www.WonderDeal.net. The Alliance will receive a donation from the What’s Up? Gives Foundation based on the sale of each WonderDeal purchased in 2012. …
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 …
[one_full class=”acb-img-content-wrap” ]In Maryland, and the Chesapeake Bay watershed as a whole, private forestland plays a vital role in helping to maintain water quality and overall watershed health. During the past two decades there has been a rapid increase in the number of forest landowners in the region. Often the only person many new landowners …
On November 18, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay staff had the chance to attend a showing of the documentary “Water Blues, Green Solutions” in Harrisburg, PA. The event was hosted by Capital Region Water, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. The evening began with a showing …
July 26th 2011 The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (ACB) announced today that Albert H. Todd, a long-time partner and ally, has been chosen as the new Executive Director. Todd has an extensive professional history in Bay watershed issues and solutions. Most recently he served as the Chesapeake Bay Team Leader for the US Department …
Forests For The Bay Launches New Tool To Help Develop Conservation Projects Nearly 80% of woodlands in the Chesapeake are owned by families and businesses. This means that much of the clean air and water, wildlife habitat, jobs, and other benefits are provided by private woodland owners. To help maintain and enhance these benefits, many …
Business leaders from the Chesapeake region gather to rally support for Bay restoration(Annapolis, MD – November 11, 2015) – Regional business leaders gathered yesterday for the 2015 Chesapeake Bay Business Forum in Baltimore, Maryland, to rally business and support for Bay restoration. The day-long Forum, sponsored by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay at the …
4 October, 2011 Four Chesapeake Forest Champions were honored last weekend at the 2011 Chesapeake Watershed Forum held at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV. The U.S. Forest Service and Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay sponsored the inaugural Chesapeake Forest Champion contest in honor of the International Year of Forests. The awards recognize groups …
