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Press Release: Giant Awards $65,000 for Sustainable Dairy Practices in Chesapeake Bay

In Celebration of June Dairy Month, Giant Food recently awarded more than $65,000 to the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (Alliance) to implement sustainability practices on local dairy farms in the Chesapeake Bay.

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RFP Seeking Farmers and TA Businesses to Provide Soil Health Technical Assistance – Lancaster County, PA

The Alliance is leading a project in Lancaster County, PA to address important obstacles to agricultural soil health practice adoption.

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RFP Seeking Businesses and Farmers to Provide Rental Soil Health Equipment – Lancaster County, PA

The Alliance is leading a project in Lancaster County, PA to address important obstacles to agricultural soil health practice adoption. Part of the program will provide cost-share for farmers to rent equipment needed for soil health practices.

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New Stakeholders’ Advisory Committee Chair shares why people are the most important part of environmental restoration

Executive director of Defensores de la Cuenca, Abel Olivo, is the new chair of the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Stakeholders’ Advisory Committee, and dedicated to engaging Spanish-speaking communities with the environment.

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Bittersweet Spring: Native Vines and Vibrant Birds of the Chesapeake Bay

American bittersweet is a resilient, climbing native vine that’s more than just a pretty face in the spring woods.

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Setophaga pensylvanica: The ‘Pennsylvania Moth Eater’

The chestnut-sided warbler is a diminutive but beautiful neotropical migrant songbird that breeds throughout the forests of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

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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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Morel Madness – A Beginner Guide to Finding and Cooking Morel Mushrooms

What draws you to spend time outdoors each spring? A topic currently filling my social media feeds with reports, accomplishments, and heartache from participants around the watershed; morel mushrooms.

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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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