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The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay has been awarded a Small Watershed Grant by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to build upon its popular Reduce Your Stormwater website beginning in 2015.[imageframe link=”http://www.stormwater.allianceforthebay.org/” ] The original website was designed by Alliance staff to assist homeowners throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in addressing stormwater-related issues on their …
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This year (2014) marked another record setting year for Project Clean Stream. With over 7,000 volunteers at 250 cleanup sites we were able to bring in over 425,000 lbs of trash! As we continue to grow each year, it’s essential to thank our sponsors and volunteers. [title content_ ]Read Our Volunteer Thank-You Project Clean Stream …
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The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is helping the Maryland Forestry Board Foundation to seek qualified tree planting and forest management services for its Healthy Forests, Healthy Waters Initiative. The Initiative will implement riparian forest buffers, upland tree plantings and road erosion control projects that are part of private landowner forest management plans. The implementation of …
In a continued effort to improve our programs, the RiverSmart Rebate has received a facelift! To streamline the application process and make it easier for homeowners, we have eliminated the requirement to register through the DC Green Up website. While we still encourage homeowners to use Green Up DC as a project planning tool, website registration …
Governor Martin O’Malley today signed into law first-of-its-kind legislation that amends Maryland’s forest conservation policy to maintain the State’s current 40 percent tree canopy – a no-net-loss. Read more about the legislation on the Maryland DNR website: Governor O’Malley Signs Landmark Forest Legislation.
If you keep manure-producing animals, even one horse in your backyard, you are required to write a manure management plan in Pennsylvania. But that doesn’t mean it has to be a difficult task. It does mean that organizations, like the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, State Conservation Districts and Penn State Extension Offices have a …
*Adapted from a blog by Molly Alton Mullins, Communications Director for the Chesapeake Bay Trust, March 2012 Restoring the Chesapeake Bay is a complex problem and the Bay watershed is huge. From advocacy for laws and regulations to on-the-ground restoration to outreach and education, there are a seemingly countless number of groups and initiatives that …
The Local Government Advisory Committee has recently developed a new publication aimed at helping local governments understand the requirements and opportunities under the Phase II Watershed Implementation Plans now being developed by the six Bay states and the District of Columbia. It is titled: “Our Waters, Our Towns, Local Governments’ Role In The Watershed Implementation Plans.” …
