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The Alliance is pleased to announce the winners of its 2014 Best of the Bay photo contest. We received almost 100 entries of photos of the Bay, its land, rivers and streams. Each image was beautiful in its own special way! All gave voice to the importance of the Alliance’s work and commitment to its …
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[imageframe link=”/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ChesapeakeBayWatershedAgreemenet-2014-FINAL.pdf” ] Click the cover above to view the final 2014 Bay Agreement.New landmark 2014 Chesapeake Watershed Agreement includes a new set of goals that will advance restoration and protection of the Bay, its tributaries and lands surrounding the watershed. The Agreement addresses continuing water quality and land use challenges and also confronts critical …
More trees are now growing in Pennsylvania and across the Chesapeake watershed thanks to a Maryland middle school teacher. John Smucker and his organization, StreamLink Education, donated more than 100 large seedlings to the Alliance’s Pennsylvania office to use in our Franklin County Trees for Tomorrow Program, which has a goal of planting 150,000 trees …
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 16, 2014 Hampden Township Recreation Building 5001 Hampden Park Dr. Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Register online at: www.capitalregioncog.org For the full agenda, click here: Sept 16 Stormwater Workshop Agenda Contact Donna Morelli, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay at dmorelli@allianceforthebay.org or 717-737-8622The Chesapeake Stormwater Training Partnership and the Capital Region Council of …
Dominion employees after volunteering at a Project Clean Stream site.Everyone has a role to play in Bay restoration, especially the business community. While many businesses are keenly focused on their sustainability efforts, some businesses in the watershed are beginning to expand their role in supporting Chesapeake Bay restoration. To make the connection between business sustainability …
It starts with individuals. One person can influence the larger community. This is how Richmond local Linda Mills feels about inspiring environmental action within the watershed. When it comes to keeping the watershed and river system clean, there has been a huge surge in local citizens wanting to do their part. The Chesapeake RiverWise Community …
[title class=”acb-page-content-subtitle ” ]Alliance Partnership Will Help Improve Local Drinking Water And The Chesapeake BayANNAPOLIS, MD, January 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service has awarded the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay $1.5 million in federal financial and technical assistance through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The Alliance with its partners Stroud …
This month we are gearing up for our 9th Annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum, as we expect a full house. At this year’s #ChesForum we are welcoming our keynote speaker, Dr. Wallace J Nichols, author of the acclaimed book, Blue Mind. We are honored to welcome the self-proclaimed “turtle geek” and are anticipating a brilliant talk. …
The Alliance was recently awarded $197,000 to support stormwater management and green infrastructure initiatives in Central Pennsylvania, in partnership with the Capital Region Council of Governments (CapCOG). Our new program, entitled the “Capital Region Framework for Watershed Restoration,” will serve communities in Cumberland, Dauphin, and York counties and will be funded through a Growing Greener …
[title size=”3″ class=”acb-page-content-title” ]Alliance Partnership Will Help Improve Local Drinking Water And The Chesapeake Bay Alliance Executive Director Al Todd discusses Mason-Dixon Lands Partnership Project at gathering on Terra Rubra Farm in Keymar, MD to celebrate new USDA Regional Conservation Partnerships Program.[three_fifth class=”acb-img-content-wrap” ]Carroll County, MD, May 6, 2015 – The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay gathered …
