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In 2021, the Alliance and ecoLatinos set forth to partner on a new project: The Greening of St. Catherine Labouré. In total, this project helped educate hundreds of Spanish and English-speaking parishioners, engage 60+ volunteers, and install over 2,000 square feet of green stormwater infrastructure.
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Last fall, the Alliance’s Annapolis headquarters moved across town. In the old space for 12 years, we accumulated a lot of stuff, and we decided it would be best to downsize.
I recently took advantage of a clear but brisk morning in early March to steal away to a gem of a property in the outskirts of Westminster, Maryland, the Wakefield Valley Golf Course. As I stood in the tee box of the third hole, a 549 yard par 5 with Copps Branch bisecting it at about 250 yards, I gazed out on the fairway and contemplated my strategy. Could we really reforest 22 acres of this city park in three days?
It is with great pleasure that the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay recognizes Franklin and Theresa Robinson as the 2022 Maryland Watershed Champion Awardees at this year’s “Taste: Celebrate the Chesapeake on September 22nd at the Annapolis Maritime Museum. We recognize Franklin and Teresa for their leadership and dedication to cleaner rivers and streams of …
If you have spent any significant amount of time driving through Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, or Pennsylvania, you’ve probably experienced at least a few moments of fist-clenching frustration when giving a little extra space to someone pedaling on two wheels. We are often called Bikers, Bicyclists, Cyclists – and sometimes a combination of more profane commuter vernacular during rush hour.
After experiencing so much success with the Agriculture Program in Pennsylvania, the Alliance recently expanded its agricultural conservation efforts to Maryland and Virginia. I was hired as the Maryland Agriculture Projects Coordinator in October 2021. My task is to use the Alliance’s success in Pennsylvania as a template to pioneer new agricultural work in Maryland. …
I’ve been isolating myself with my family at my parent’s house on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Our house is on Irish Creek, which is off the Choptank River. The town is “Royal Oak”, which is in between St. Michaels and Easton, two more popular towns in the area, all of which are in Talbot …
This summer, the Alliance’s Headquarters office in Annapolis, MD went through a much needed facelift! We updated the exterior, painted the outside of the building, and added a new color trimming. We continued to work hard on our mission to bring together communities, companies, and conservationists to restore the lands and waters of the Chesapeake, …
On June 11, 2019, Governor Larry Hogan met with the Chairs of the three Chesapeake Advisory Committees to hear their annual recommendations and priorities. Ann Simonetti, Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), Matt Ehrhart, Citizens Advisory Committee, and Dr. Lisa Wainger (past chair), Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), plus essential staff including Dana Aunkst (Director …
In Maryland, the Alliance is excited to announce that we are partnering with a local neighborhood on a resilient marsh and living shoreline project in the Cape St. Claire Community. This project will support the creation of a 970 linear foot living shoreline and 8,000 sq. ft. tidal wetland on the shores of the Magothy …
