Location: Washington, DC

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RiverSmart Homes DIY Rain Garden Training

Please join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and Washington, DC’s Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) for a free, virtual rain garden installation training.

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RiverSmart Homes Information Session

Learn about how you can manage stormwater on your property with shade trees, rain barrels, rain gardens, BayScaping, or permeable pavers.

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Project Clean Stream with Boating in DC

Join the Alliance’s Washington, DC team as we partner with Boating in DC for a Project Clean Stream event! Experience paddling on the Potomac while helping clean trash and debris from the local waterway.

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RiverSmart Homes Rebate Rain Barrel Training

Learn how to install a rain barrel! The District Department of Energy & Environment offers rebates on rain barrels to DC residents.

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HBCU Chesapeake Bay Summit

Apply now to join us at the HBCU/MSI Chesapeake Bay Summit where students and faculty members from HBCUs and MSIs in Washington, DC and Maryland will come together to discuss issues related to the Chesapeake Bay.

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Bamboo: Good for Pandas, Bad for Property Owners

When you think of bamboo you may think of giant pandas or red pandas and that makes perfect sense as the word ‘panda’ is thought to have come from the Nepalese words ‘nigalaya ponya’ translating to ‘bamboo eater’. Although you can find both beloved creatures in zoos or research institutions, like the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, there are no wild North American species that consume the invasive bamboo species.

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DC United Fundraising Night

You’re invited to attend DC United vs. Philadelphia Union with the Alliance on August 26th!

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DC Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring Virtual Training

Become a Water Quality Monitoring Citizen Scientist and gain hands-on experience collecting data and water samples throughout the District!

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Capstone Projects Creating a “Brighter” Future and Cleaner Water

The Alliance’s Environmental Projects Interns from Bowie State University (BSU) have just finished up their time with us, and left a lasting impression.

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Celebrating Earth Day the DC Way

The Alliance’s Washington, DC team had a very busy Earth Day this year! Instead of hosting our own event, we wanted to show support for local environmental community partners and chose to attend different events across the DC Metro Area to do so.

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