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Alliance Awarded $1 Million For Virginia Farmers

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay awarded $1 Million to
Accelerate Conservation Action on Virginia farms

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Budding partnerships in D.C. create more opportunities for Urban Ag

With COVID-19 restrictions on events and gatherings beginning to relax, Washington, D.C.’s urban agriculture sector is starting to gradually open back up to the local community. If you’re looking to get involved, you will have plenty of opportunities since D.C.’s agricultural network consists of an estimated 27 urban farms, 66 community gardens, and 62 farmer’s …

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Every Day is Earth Day for the Cougars

Every day is Earth Day for the Cougars of John B. Cary Elementary School in Richmond, VA. This school year, amidst a pandemic and with his staff and students working and learning 100% virtually, Principal Michael Powell established Richmond Public School’s first Eco Campus

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50 Stories: Interview between Alliance CEO, Kate Fritz and Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s President, Will Baker

Soon to be retired, Will Baker has been president of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) for 40 years and has been at CBF for 45 years, starting when he was 22, right out of college. Watch as Alliance’s CEO, Kate Fritz interviews Will about his experience working on the bay for the past 45 years …

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The Impact of the “Across the Generations Dialogue” Conference with Leila Hamdan

In 1998, The Alliance hosted an “Across the Generations Dialogue” conference at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. The conference brought together the luminaries in coastal and estuary ecology and graduate students studying and researching in the same field. Leila Hamdan was a graduate student at the time at George Mason University studying water column microbes …

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Brood X: Return of the Cicadi

Periodical cicadas, unlike the annual cicadas we hear and see each summer, take part in a synchronous emergence that only occurs once every 13 or 17 years.

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The Best of the Best in Urban Stormwater Practices

Hosted by the Chesapeake Stormwater Network, the BUBBAs (Best Urban BMP in the Bay Awards) honor the innovation and success behind some of the Chesapeake Bay’s latest best management practices (BMPs). BMPs reduce the quantity or improve the quality of stormwater runoff in urban areas throughout the watershed. This ensures that runoff flowing into our …

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Now’s Your Chance to “Bee Better”

LANCASTER AREA RESIDENTS: If you’re interested in receiving FREE pollinator-friendly native plants and other resources, look no further than this “Bee Better” toolkit to get started.

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50 Stories: Big Bay Moments From The Past Five Decades

As we celebrate 50 years of the Alliance we take a look back at some of the major moments, impacts, and programs over the past five decades.

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Improving the Health of the Cocalico Creek One BMP at a Time

As part of our 50 stories for our 50th-anniversary, we are spending this month celebrating our work in agriculture. With approximately 87,000 farms in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the Alliance provides resources enabling farmers to maintain productive agricultural lands while simultaneously protecting their local waterways. Our collaboration with Cocalico Watershed Association, Lancaster Clean Water Partners, TeamAg, …

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