Location: Virginia

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Agriculture Uncovered: Explore Virginia Ag

Since launching our Richmond-based agriculture team in 2021, the Alliance has expanded its efforts across the Commonwealth of Virginia, working closely with farmers and rural landowners from all corners of the state.

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Thank You to Our Volunteers for Making the 3rd Annual Treelay a Success

Thank you to everyone who made the 2025 Volunteer Tree Planting Relay possible! Over the course of the day on April 5, 2025, the Alliance team, partners, and 186 dedicated volunteers planted 1,200 trees across the watershed.

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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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Thank you for another great Wild & Scenic Film Fest!

Thank you to everyone who joined us from March 4-6 across the watershed for the Alliance’s 5th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival!

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Film Screening: Surf & Turf in Staunton, VA

Join us for an evening with Surf and Turf: A Chesapeake Bay watershed story!

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Treelay Site: Richmond, VA

Join the Treelay, a watershed-wide hands-on volunteer day, and help plant 40 trees at this Virginia site!

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Wild & Scenic Film Festival – VA

Save the date for the 2025 Wild & Scenic Film Festival in VA!

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Thank you for another successful Taste!

The 2024 Taste was another great success! Many thanks to our sponsors and friends for raising $116k for our mission to restore the lands and waters of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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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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A group of volunteers pose in front of the Crooked Branch Ravine Park sign with their trash bags.

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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