Stewardship & Engagement

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Another Project Clean Stream Kickoff Means More Trash Removed from the Bay

On Friday, April 4, 2025, we kicked off our 23rd season of Project Clean Stream (PCS)! Thank you to all of our dedicated volunteers and partners who helped us kick off the season.

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Emerging Contaminants in the Bay: Insights, Innovation, and Inspiration from the 2025 Symposium

The Alliance hosted the Symposium on Emerging Contaminants in the Bay, in partnership with Morgan State University. This groundbreaking event highlighted cutting-edge research, innovative solutions, and collaborative strategies for tackling issues related to emerging contaminants.

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Project Clean Stream Returns for Another Season!

Every year, thousands of volunteers come together to pick up trash from local streams, creeks, rivers, parks, and neighborhoods as part of the Alliance’s Project Clean Stream.

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Explore DC’s Waterways with the 2024 Water Quality Monitoring Report

The District of Columbia Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring Report 2024 is out! The report covers key data and takeaways from citizen science monitoring from the 2024 season and gives insight into water quality near popular recreation sites across the District.

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Become a Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps Member with the Alliance

The Alliance strives to create opportunities for our Corps Members, and since 2018, has hosted four, all of whom have moved onto being full-time or part-time members of our team!

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Branching out with a Campus Tree Canopy Assessment

Environmental Projects Intern, Alex DuBuclet, from Bowie State University, has concluded another semester with the Alliance! Join us, as Alex tells us about their Capstone Project from this semester.

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5 Community-based Organizations receive the Community-green Access Mini-grant

This summer, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay announced a new mini-grant program called Community Green Access (CGA). The Alliance is excited to award five projects across the watershed!

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Connecting with Nature is Easier When You’re In It!

Throughout my years of working in the outdoor and conservation space, I’ve noticed a common theme; galvanizing people to conserve their own communities is a lot more effective when they’re experiencing it firsthand.

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Local Feedback, Collective Impact: How Community Leaders are Guiding the Chesapeake Bay’s Future

When it comes to clean water, diverse communities require diverse solutions. Spanning more than 64,000 square miles across six states and the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay watershed is home to roughly 1,800 local governments. At this vast scale, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to achieving clean water.

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Project Clean Stream Kicks-off the Fall Season Collecting 2,850 Pounds of Trash!

In recognition of the National Day of Service on Wednesday, September 11, The Alliance kicked off the fall 2024 Project Clean Stream season in Pennsylvania, Annapolis, Washington, DC, and Virginia!

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