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The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum is a reminder to me, and so many others of why I joined the environmental field, and plan to stay in it for the entirety of my career. There is tough work to be done, but we stand a better chance at success when we come together. In my eyes, the Watershed Forum is the glue of the watershed.
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The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay received a sweet boost for Sustainable Dairy PA, a newly formed partnership between the Alliance, The Hershey Company, and Land O’Lakes, Inc. The $500,000 Small Watershed Grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund will support on-the-ground efforts to accelerate sediment, nutrient, and greenhouse …
This month as part of our 50 Stories for our 50th we are sharing stories from one of the Alliance’s most beloved annual events, The Chesapeake Watershed Forum. The Forum is a space for like-minded individuals to get together and share successful tools and techniques, offer lessons and learning from on-the-ground work, build capacities of local organizations, foster partnerships, educate on new initiatives and emerging practices, network amount each other, and celebrate our successes. The following blog is by our one and only, Rebecca Wertime. Rebecca has been a part of pulling off this major event since its birth in 2006.
This month as part of our 50 Stories for Our 50th we are celebrating our Green Infrastructure work. This blog focuses on one of our programs through our Green Infrastructure team, the Riversmart Homes Landscaping.
Thank you, Lee Failing for being our keynote speaker at “The Taste: Celebrate 50 Years!” A key tenant of the Alliance over the last 50 years has been to work together. That means across the communities, businesses and companies, and conservation groups who live, work, and play in the Chesapeake. No single restoration project, education …
On October 14, 2021, The Roosevelt in Richmond, VA is hosting a special three-course prix fixe dinner to celebrate their 10 Year Anniversary with proceeds benefiting the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay-themed menu for the evening will highlight the diversity and bounty of food found throughout the watershed.
Al Todd – Frances H. Flanigan Environmental Leadership Award It was with great pleasure that the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay recognized Al Todd as our 2021 Fran Flanigan Environmental Leadership Award Winner at “The Taste: Celebrate 50 Years” on September 23rd. The Fran Flanigan award is named after our longest-tenured Executive Director of 20 …
It was with great pleasure that the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay recognized Teddi Stark as our 2021 Pennsylvania Watershed Champion. Teddi is a warrior for riparian forest buffers. We recognized that her passion for the reforestation of our watershed and leadership at DCNR has resulted in increased funding for buffers in Pennsylvania and for the Alliance.
It was with great pleasure that the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay recognized Dr. Alan Anderson as our 2021 Maryland Watershed Champion at our “Taste: Celebrate 50 Years on September 23rd. We recognized him for his work through our partnership with Bowie State University, and his commitment to ensuring his students have an opportunity to build skills related to environmental conservation. Dr. Anderson has been incredibly giving of his time to this partnership, and his efforts have created year-round meaningful watershed experiences for students in the classroom and beyond.
It was with great pleasure that the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay recognized Michael Powell as our 2021 Virginia Watershed Champion at “The Taste: Celebrate 50 Years” on September 23rd. His vision for John B. Cary Elementary School’s Eco Campus has prioritized outdoor learning and environmental literacy. Not only has he added trees and gardens to the campus, but his sensibility to stormwater runoff and replacing turf has created an outdoor space where all students can become environmental stewards.
