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What’s Poppin’? Phenological Fun: Japanese Honeysuckle

At this point in the winter, most of the green you see when looking around in the forest is from our native ferns, conifers, and mosses. However, if you take a closer look at the understory, you may see some green that doesn’t come from one of our native species.

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Our Hidden Urban Neighbors: Macroinvertebrates

Beneath a creek’s waters lives an entirely different ecosystem of critters that would not look out of place from the movie franchise, Alien, clinging to rocks and crawling on the submerged substrate. Despite their less than loveable features, a stream’s aquatic benthic macroinvertebrates are great indicators of stream health.

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Reflections from the Bay: A Retreat to Bishops Head

This season there were plenty of warm sunny days to be spent on the Bay. In fact, one weekend in particular was more seasonable than most when I attended a retreat along the shores of the Bay herself.

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Thank You for a Successful 2023 Chesapeake Watershed Forum!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Alliance’s 18th Annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum, both in person and virtually!

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Catch up on Chesapeake Watershed Forum Sessions

To reach more restoration and protection practitioners with this watershed-wide event, the Alliance provides virtual Watershed Forum sessions to inspire and empower local action towards clean water, regardless of where you’re tuning in!

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Request for Proposals: Amelia Street School Accessible Trail Design

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is seeking landscape designers/architects or trail builder groups to respond to this Request for Proposals (RFP). We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Amelia Street School in Richmond, the National Park Service, and Virginia Commonwealth University to create a concept plan for an outdoor trail on the Amelia Street campus.

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Streamside Science: How We Monitor our Waterways

Clean water and resilient landscapes, cared for by all the people who live, work, and play in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. That’s the Alliance’s vision, and we are working on another piece of the puzzle that makes that vision clearer: community-based stream monitoring.

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Welcome, New Alliance Team Members!

The Alliance has had another growth spurt! Please join us in welcoming nine new team members across the watershed.

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Down the Winding Current: Paddling the Susquehanna River

Last September, I completed the fourth and final leg of my 444-mile kayaking journey, from North Branch of the Susquehanna from Cooperstown, New York, to Havre de Grace, Maryland with my dad.

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The Alliance’s DEIJ-Infused Strategic Vision

The Alliance launched its 2023-2028 Strategic Plan. The 5+ year roadmap for this Plan furthers the efforts within our four program areas, and serves as a recommitment to prioritize Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) in our policies, strategic efforts, and program delivery.

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